About twenty minutes of speech, before a long sequence of questions and answers. Emmanuel Macron put on his clothes as president of the Council of the European Union, Wednesday, January 19, in front of the Parliament of Strasbourg. The Head of State must speak from 11:15 a.m. Among the topics it should address,he minimum wage, the climate or the reform of the Schengen area… Follow our live.
One 20 minute speech… According to information from franceinfo, Emmanuel Macron will do like its predecessors: offer a vision, a course, be a driving force… But beware, warns his entourage: three months before the presidential election, this sequence is not an act of campaign, no offense to the political opponents of the head of state who polish their arguments.
A long sequence of questions and answers with the deputies. After his speech, Emmanuel Macron will be challenged by elected officials from all countries. But, as is customary for rotating EU presidencies, an important place will be given to French speakers. The right-wing MEPs, François-Xavier Bellamy, the radical left-wing Manon Aubry and the far-right MEPs, Jordan Bardella and Nicolas Bay, but also the ecologist Yannick Jadot, the only presidential candidate to sit in Strasbourg, should thus speak.
Ask your questions. Sophie Pornschlegel, political analyst specializing in the EU at the think tank European Policy Center in Brussels, will be the guest of the franceinfo live from 1 p.m. She will answer your questions about the French Presidency of the Council of the EU and react to Emmanuel Macron’s speech. Do not hesitate to ask him your questions now.