Emmanuel Macron gave himself "one hundred days" on Monday to launch a plan of "appeasement" and "action" by July 14, after the "anger" aroused by the pension reform, instructing his Prime Minister to present "as of next week" a roadmap.
"We have before us a hundred days of appeasement, unity, ambition and action in the service of France, it is our duty and I trust us, I trust you to get there", a- he said in a televised address.
"July 14 should allow us to make an initial assessment," he added, assuring that Elisabeth Borne would detail the roadmap "as of next week".
Among the major projects he intends to launch, the president promised "strong announcements from the month of May" against delinquency "and all social or tax fraud", while promising to "strengthen control of illegal immigration ".
"The rule of law is our foundation and there is no freedom without rights or without sanctions against those who violate the rights of others," said the Head of State.
He also said his desire to build a "new work life pact" in the coming weeks.
"This new pact" will be "constructed in the weeks and months to come through social dialogue" between trade unions and employers' organisations, declared the Head of State.
Negotiations will focus on the need to "improve employee income", "advance careers", "better share wealth", "improve working conditions", "find solutions to professional wear and tear" or even " help with the conversion,” he added.
Emmanuel Macron added that "the door would always be open to the unions" to negotiate. However, they refused to go to an invitation set on Tuesday by the Elysée.
Emmanuel Macron has also promised to "unclog" all emergency services by the end of 2024.
Returning to the pension reform, he considered that it was "necessary". But "is this reform accepted? Obviously not, and despite months of consultation a consensus could not be found. And I regret it," he added.
The Head of State assured that he heard the "anger" of the French, believing that "no one can remain deaf to this demand for social justice and the renovation of our democratic life".
But "the answer can be neither in immobility nor in extremism", he warned.
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04/17/2023 20:43:15 - Paris (AFP) - © 2023 AFP
