POLICY – “Measures were to be presented this summer, they are on your desk, Mr. Prime Minister”It was with these words that Gabriel Attal wished to pass the baton to the new Prime Minister Michel Barnier this Thursday, September 5, on the steps of Matignon.
Michel Barnier, appointed Prime Minister, gives the first outlines of his mission at Matignon
A symbolic formula, but one which hides a very real reality for the new tenant of Matignon, responsible for taking up a series of files left pending by the political situation of recent weeks.
In these parting words, the outgoing Prime Minister immediately wanted to guide his successor towards the paths of education, ” mother of battles “, according to him. Before giving the floor to Michel Barnier, the former Minister of National Education declared that if he had to make just one request of him, “It would be to continue to make the school of the Republic a priority”, car “It is the life insurance of the Republic.”
After eight months of action as head of government, Gabriel Attal then listed the other files abandoned after the dissolution of the National Assembly at the beginning of the summer.. “We have undertaken structuring projects to set our country in motion and respond to the deep expectations of the French: respond to the urgency that work pays better, with the project of de-micardization”began to list the youngest Prime Minister in the history of the Fifth Republic.
“Measures were to be presented this summer, they are on your desk, Mr. Prime Minister”he said to his successor on one of the first issues launched by Gabriel Attal upon his arrival at Matignon.
Health, ” disintegration » of youth…
After having addressed the subject of schools in depth, Gabriel Attal focused on other public services of the State, mentioning in particular ” health » et « the major challenge of access to care ».
« Here too, we have undertaken things, taken decisions and in particular an unprecedented simplification process for everyday medical procedures, to free up medical time for doctors and improve access to care in the regions. “, continued the man who now holds the position of president of the Ensemble pour la République group in the National Assembly.
In his speech, he also cited the work carried out in recent months to ” Double the number of medical students by 2027 “A file, he recalls, ” which was to be presented this summer, it is on your desk, Mr. Prime Minister ».
Faced with the ” disintegration » and a « form of unbridled violence ” of a part of the youth, Gabriel Attal continued this non-exhaustive list by citing the development, in collaboration with parliamentarians and members of civil society, of a ” bill that deeply responds to this need for authority ».
« Add my own added value »
The outgoing Prime Minister concluded by mentioning the development in recent months of a ” national climate change adaptation plan “. A new example for which Gabriel Attal used the formula: ” This national plan, which was to be presented this summer, is on your desk, Mr. Prime Minister.”
When it was time to speak, Michel Barnier immediately wanted to react to the thick pile of files waiting for him in his office at Matignon. “I liked the way you told me that my office… I found it a little empty earlier, but I understood that there were lots of pending bills that had not been completed.”the new Prime Minister said mischievously.
Before concluding with a pirouette: “Of course I will take them back because there are several that I like, but you will perhaps allow me to add my own added value.”
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