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3:50 p.m. : “There is no stable industrial production if there is not stable energy at the most competitive prices. There is no energy and climate transition if there is no decarbonization of the energy produced, in particular our electricity.”
3:49 p.m. : “There are choices that commit the nation over the long term: several decades, sometimes a century. The choices concerning energy, investment in infrastructure are among these.”
Emmanuel Macron begins his speech on the country’s energy policy.
3:48 p.m. : Emmanuel Macron speaks from Belfort to make announcements on France’s energy policy “for decades to come”, particularly in the nuclear field. Follow his speech live by clicking here.
3:44 p.m. : The President of the Republic, who is not yet an official candidate, is to announce this afternoon in Belfort the construction of a series of new second-generation EPR nuclear reactors. A proposal that makes Yannick Jadot jump in advance, for whom the Head of State “is in the process of condemning France to a century of nuclear power”he lambasted from Montpellier (Hérault).
2:59 p.m. : Emmanuel Macron is arrested by employees of General Electric in Belfort. He is justified in particular on the controversial choice to sell the former energy branch of Alstom to GE in 2015, when he was Minister of the Economy. “The choice that was made by [Alstom] was to leave the energy part to consolidate its transport sector. It was then that the takeover by General Electric took place. I don’t know if other industrial choices were smarter, but I do know that it allowed Alstom Transports to hold on, then to buy Bombardier to make an international champion”replies the President of the Republic.
2:20 p.m. : Here is the point on the news at the beginning of the afternoon:
• After the Paris police headquarters, the Belgian authorities announce that they want to prohibit access to Brussels from “freedom convoy” Due to “risks of public order disturbances”.
• Two months before the presidential election, Emmanuel Macron unveils today in Belfort his nuclear recovery plan and, more generally, his energy strategy for France. It is to follow live with us here.
• The Russian and Belarusian armies began military maneuvers in Belarus this morning for ten days, in the midst of Russian-Western tensions around Ukraine.
• Bad day for the French in Beijing. Alexis Pinturault failed in the alpine combined, falling in the slalom, and the snowboarders failed at the gates of the final.
2:15 p.m. : While waiting for the arrival of the Head of State, the employees wait in the hangar of GE. #nuclear #Macron https://t.co/A1HKi65cvY
2:15 p.m. : In Belfort, General Electric employees await the arrival of Emmanuel Macron in the hangar where he is to speak. The Head of State must detail his vision in terms of energy in this campaign-like trip.
1:39 p.m. : These Arabelle turbines belonged to Alstom until 2015, when they were sold to the American General Electric. This controversial strategic decision took place while a certain Emmanuel Macron was Minister of the Economy. The presidential speech, organized on the day of the formalization of the purchase of these turbines by EDF, wants to be an opportunity for Emmanuel Macron to repair a “original sin” in terms of energy policy, analyzed The world the day before yesterday.
1:38 p.m. : Accompanied by several ministers, Emmanuel Macron must speak at the start of the afternoon at the Arabelle turbine manufacturing site. A place that is anything but innocent: EDF formalized this morning an exclusive agreement for the purchase of part of the nuclear activity of GE Steam Power, including the famous Arabelle steam turbines.
1:13 p.m. : Finally remains Christiane Taubira. “Not favorable” personally nuclear “taking into account radioactive waste”the former minister wishes to consult the French by referendum on this question.
1:31 p.m. : On the other side, we find supporters of the atom on the left as well as on the right and on the extreme right. Marine Le Pen says she wants “build six EPRs and reopen [la centrale de] Fessenheim”. Valérie Pécresse wishes to launch “a new nuclear program”, when Eric Zemmour pleads to give “quickly a nice boost” to the atom, and the communist Fabien Roussel sees in it the means of “fight against expensive energy”.
1:08 p.m. : In the category “I want to get out of nuclear”, we find without surprise Yannick Jadot, environmental candidate. Anne Hidalgo and Jean-Luc Mélenchon have also set this objective, but “not before 2050” for the first, and in 2045 for the second.
1:07 p.m. : Two months before the presidential election, Emmanuel Macron is going to Belfort this afternoon to talk about nuclear. The President of the Republic will present his recovery plan and, more generally, his energy strategy for France. We took this opportunity to better understand the positioning on the subject of the atom of the candidates for the presidential election.
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(JEAN-PHILIPPE KSIAZEK / AFP)
12:02 : It is noon, here is the point on the news:
• The prefect of police of Paris prohibits the undeclared demonstration of the “freedom convoy” Due to “risks of public order disturbances”.
• The Russian and Belarusian armies began military maneuvers in Belarus this morning for ten days, in the midst of Russian-Western tensions around Ukraine.
• Two months before the presidential election, Emmanuel Macron unveils today in Belfort his nuclear recovery plan and, more generally, his energy strategy for France. To be continued from 2 p.m.
• Bad day for the French in Beijing. Alexis Pinturault failed in the alpine combined, falling in the slalom, and the snowboarders failed at the gates of the final.
10:11 a.m. : Will building new reactors be enough to cover France’s future electricity needs? Our journalist Grégoire Lecalot has looked into this question, while Emmanuel Macron is due to present an atomic energy recovery program this afternoon.
09:47 : The announcement had been expected for several days. The French electricity company has signed an exclusive agreement for the purchase of part of the nuclear activity of GE Steam Power, including the Arabelle steam turbines, the group announced Thursday in a joint press release with GE.
09:23 : It is 9 a.m., here is the point on the news:
• The Paris police chief prohibits the undeclared demonstration of “convoys of freedom” Due to “risks of public order disturbances”.
• The Russian and Belarusian armies began military maneuvers in Belarus this morning for ten days, in the midst of Russian-Western tensions around Ukraine.
• Two months before the presidential election, Emmanuel Macron unveils today in Belfort his nuclear recovery plan and, more generally, his energy strategy for France.
• Bad day for the French in Beijing. Alexis Pinturault failed in the alpine combined, falling in the slalom, and the snowboarders failed at the gates of the final.
08:10 : “We already had the opportunity seven years ago to see the promises of Emmanuel Macron, as Minister of the Economy, which were not kept.”
On franceinfo, the mayor of Belfort warns that he is waiting for “employment guarantees” of Emmanuel Macron’s visit to his city this morning. The president must present his nuclear recovery plan there.
07:08 : Short tour by the newsstand. Le Figaro devotes its front page to Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Belfort, where he is to announce his plan for the revival of nuclear power.
