On Gaza, Michel Barnier defends “a two-state solution”
Calling for a ceasefire in the Middle East, the Prime Minister said he was in favor of “a two-state solution”. “This violence has lasted too long,” he denounced.
Praising “the courage” of the Ukrainians, Barnier promises that “France will remain alongside” kyiv
“France will remain alongside the Ukrainians,” promised the new head of government.
The Prime Minister wants to “resume the dialogue” on the end of life from 2025
Aborted due to the dissolution of the Assembly, discussions on the law on the end of life will resume in 2025, promised Michel Barnier.
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Barnier wants to “facilitate the exceptional extension of the detention of foreigners in an irregular situation”
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Government to propose “short prison sentences” for certain crimes, says Barnier
Barnier recalls the need for “respect for the rule of law”
Michel Barnier reminded the Assembly of the need for “respect for the rule of law”, after the controversy created by the comments of his Minister of the Interior Bruno Retailleau, who declared this weekend that the State of right was “neither intangible nor sacred”. “The firmness of the penal policy, which the French demand, is inseparable from respect for the rule of law and the principles of independence and impartiality of justice, to which I am personally deeply and definitively attached,” indicated the Prime Minister.
The Prime Minister promises to “really build” prison places, in “insufficient” numbers
The current situation in French prisons “harms the dignity of detention conditions”, lamented the head of government, who said he was “in favor of the creation of new establishments for short sentences”. Michel Barnier also wanted to “limit” the “possibilities” of modifying sentences.
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Barnier promises to make law enforcement more “visible” because “all French people need to be reassured”
Mental health will be “the great national cause of 2025”, says Barnier
“We will make mental health the great national cause of 2025,” declared the Prime Minister.
The draft orientation law for agricultural sovereignty will be taken up “without delay” by the government, promises Barnier
The orientation bill for agricultural sovereignty, which could not be examined in the Senate after being adopted in the Assembly due to the dissolution, will be taken up “without delay” by the government, announced Michel Barnier .
Barnier proposes the creation of a “new savings account dedicated to industry” to “amplify industrial ambition”
Michel Barnier proposed the creation of a “new savings account dedicated to industry” to “support” “industrial dynamics” in France. “Our country must and wants to amplify its industrial ambition,” he said. “The government will encourage better mobilization of French savings to support this industrial dynamic, for example through a new savings account dedicated to industry.”
The minimum wage increased by 2% from November 1, announces Barnier
“We will increase the minimum wage by 2% from November 1, in anticipation of the date of January 1,” announced the Prime Minister. “There remain professional branches in our country in which the minimums are lower than the minimum wage, this is not acceptable and this will have to be the subject of rapid negotiations,” added the head of government.
“No tolerance towards racism and anti-Semitism”, promises Barnier
Referring to his “red lines”, Michel Barnier affirmed that there will be “no tolerance towards racism, anti-Semitism, violence against women, communitarianism”. And “no accommodation” either on “the defense of secularism” or “the questioning” of marriage for all or even PMA. “We will not accept any discrimination,” insisted the head of government.
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On the agricultural crisis, the Prime Minister promises “the bare minimum” in terms of “new standards”
Barnier gives back control to the social partners to negotiate on unemployment insurance
Michel Barnier gave back control to the unions and employers to negotiate “on our unemployment compensation system” as well as on “the employment of seniors”, at the same time burying the reform of unemployment insurance planned by the Attal government . The social partners “are best placed to provide solutions”, estimated the head of government, asking that this negotiation open “in the coming weeks”, while the current rules for compensating job seekers have been extended by decree until October 31.
Regarding the crisis in New Caledonia, Barnier affirms that the project to thaw the electoral body “will not be submitted to Congress”
In New Caledonia, “the draft constitutional law on the unfreezing of the electorate adopted last May by the parliamentary assemblies will not be submitted to Congress”, announced Michel Barnier.
Barnier says he is ready to “resume the dialogue on pensions,” and to correct “certain limits” of the reform
“On pensions, we will have to resume dialogue,” said the new head of government, who considered that it was “imperative to preserve the lasting balance of our pension system”.
The Prime Minister open to “reflection on proportional voting”
“The government is ready to open a discussion without ideology on proportional voting,” declared Michel Barnier.
Barnier “wishes there to be fewer texts and more time to debate them”.
Faced with an Assembly more fragmented than ever, Michel Barnier said he would like “there to be fewer texts and more time to debate them”.
Barnier evokes the legislative elections and “the reality” of this “divided” Assembly, flinches on the benches of the left
“We need a new method: listening, respect and dialogue between the government and Parliament,” declared the Prime Minister to boos from the left.
The head of government addresses “ecological debt”, “another sword of Damocles”
“Ecology”, affirmed Michel Barnier, will be “at the heart of our action”. “We must do more to fight climate change. We must act more concretely within the EU. We must promote the initiatives of municipalities, of our regions, of so many companies and associations,” he said. -he added.
Michel Barnier announces “an exceptional contribution” from “the most fortunate French people”
In the name of “the demand for tax justice”, the Prime Minister announced that he would ask for “an exceptional contribution” from “the most fortunate French people”. He will also demand “participation in collective recovery from large companies which make significant profits”. But “we will do it without calling into question our competitiveness,” added the head of government.
Barnier promises to “hunt for inefficiencies and fraud”
“We will hunt for duplication, inefficiencies, fraud, abuse of the system and unjustified rents,” he detailed.
The Prime Minister wants to reduce the deficit to 5% of GDP in 2025, below 3% in 2029
“Our desire is to reduce the deficit to 5% in 2025,” declared Michel Barnier. “Our objective is to put our country back on the right trajectory to return below the 3% ceiling in 2029, while respecting our European commitments.”
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“The sword of Damocles” of the public deficit requires that “we face reality”, says Barnier
LFI deputies brandish their electoral cards, the bailiffs of the Assembly intervene
During the speech of the new tenant of Matignon, several LFI elected officials brandished their electoral cards, leading to the intervention of the bailiffs of the National Assembly.
“We must do a lot and well”, but “with little”, says Barnier
“This requirement, ‘doing a lot with a little’, is the daily life of many of our compatriots,” declared the Prime Minister from the podium. “We are collectively on a crest line. We must do a lot and do well to meet expectations. With little. But we are not starting from almost nothing.”
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“I am aware of the seriousness of this moment,” says Barnier in the introduction to his speech
Barnier expresses his “emotion” after the death of Philippine
“I think of her, her family and all the families who are victims of violence,” he said in the introduction to his speech.
The President of the Assembly, Yaël Braun-Pivet, opens the session with a tribute to Philippine
“The affliction” of Philippine’s parents “is also ours,” she told the Perch before the tribute.
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The speech should last 1 hour before the presidents of the parliamentary groups take the floor
Olivier Faure wants the Barnier government to “last as short as possible”
At the microphone of BFMTV, the first secretary of the Socialist Party said he hoped that the Barnier government would “last as short as possible”. “There is a real determination to ensure that the Barnier experiment lasts as short as possible,” said Olivier Faure, who warned that the left would, as expected, table a motion of censure.
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High incomes, businesses, electricity taxes… these ideas from Michel Barnier to reduce the public deficit
A tribute to Philippine but not to Lebanon, LFI “angry”
The National Assembly will observe a minute of silence Tuesday afternoon in tribute to Philippine, a young student killed ten days ago in Paris, but will not do the same for the two French people killed in Lebanon, which makes her “angry” the Insoumis deputies.
“I had asked that a minute of silence be organized in tribute to the two French people killed” in recent days by bombings by the Israeli army, Mathilde Panot declared at a press conference. “This tribute was refused by the President of the Assembly” Yaël Braun-Pivet, “pretending that this afternoon there would already be a tribute to Philippine,” added the head of the LFI deputies. “We said that we were in favor of this tribute to Philippine”, while demanding “that in addition there be a tribute to the 103 women who have already died of femicide this year”, continued Mathilde Panot.
But “this cannot explain why there is no tribute for our two compatriots who died in Lebanon,” she insisted, reporting that Ms. Braun-Pivet “dared to say (… ) that minutes of silence were reserved for great moments of national emotion.
The Prime Minister will not seek a vote of confidence
This is not a constitutional requirement. Just like his predecessors Elisabeth Borne and Gabriel Attal, Michel Barnier announced Monday that he will not seek a vote of confidence following his general policy declaration.
Michel Barnier wants to make his speech “a founding moment”
The Prime Minister does not hold a majority in the Palais-Bourbon hemicycle. His government is made up of the presidential minority and the right-wing parties Les Républicains (LR) and Horizons. He will have to convince his own camp, but also beyond his troops.
Michel Barnier’s general policy declaration to the National Assembly expected at 3 p.m.
In a few hours, the Prime Minister will deliver his general policy speech to the 577 deputies. He will present his government’s roadmap for the coming months.
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