Immigration bill and joint joint committee, “climate of trust” with the LR… Franck Riester’s 8:30 a.m. franceinfo

The Minister Delegate responsible for Relations with Parliament was the guest on 8:30 a.m. Franceinfo on Friday December 15, 2023.

Franck Riester, Minister Delegate in charge of Relations with Parliament, was the guest of 8:30 a.m. franceinfo, Friday December 15, 2023. Agreement of the joint joint committee on immigration Monday, negotiation between majority and LR… He answered questions from ‘Agathe Lambret and Jean-Rémi Baudot.

Immigration: “no deal at any price”

Negotiations continue between the government and the Les Républicains party to try to find a compromise on the immigration bill, while the joint committee is due to begin its discussions on Monday, December 18. “Not sure there will be an agreement at the end of the CMP“, estimates the minister, for whom “we cannot have an agreement at any price“.

Franck Riester emphasizes that these discussions are taking place “on the base” of the text of the Senate, as is the procedure, since the text debated in the Laws Committee of the National Assembly was not examined in the hemicycle after the vote on the motion to reject.

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A “climate of trust” with the LRs

On this text, “we must find with our partners today on this text, the Republicans, the possibility of having an agreement“, continues the minister. And so far”we have established a climate of work and trust with Les Républicains“, he says, explaining how “trust” to the president of the Republicans, Éric Ciotti, or to Olivier Marleix, president of the LR group in the National Assembly, to work calmly and reach a consensus.

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