In Marseille, Beaune defends Macron’s balance sheet
The second round is approaching and the president-candidate deploys his soldiers throughout France. This Wednesday evening, Clément Beaune, the Secretary of State for European Affairs, was in Marseille for a conference-debate on ecology and youth. The meeting began with many spades generated by Emmanuel Macron’s opponent. ” If Marine Le Pen passes, it will be the stampede of ecology “, loose in the preamble Christophe Madrolle, regional councilor and president of the Union of centrists and ecologists (UCE). Followed by MEP Sylvie Brunet who lists the corresponding measures opposed to the far right in the European Parliament such as offshore wind.
Therefore, Clément Beaune, who came to do the after-sales service for Macron’s ecological assessment, cites the Climate and Resilience Law as a success for the majority. As a good Mr. Europe of the government, he points to the euroscepticism of the nationalist candidate. ” There is no result without a Europe that acts and a strong France “, he insists. Before adding: It was through European action that we saved the Paris Agreement » and to recognize « that there are things to improve “.
Caught up by current events, the Minister spoke of the war in Ukraine and advocated ” european values of humanism, in the face of Poutine of tomorrow “. And praises the French presidency of the EU.
Capital of the Sea
A hundred people were present around him at the Maison de la Mer in Pointe Rouge (8and) including a few majority MPs: Saïd Ahamada, Mohamed Laqhila, Jean-Marc Zulesi and Claire Pitollat. But also local supporters of the outgoing president including the mayor of 9-10, Lionel Royer-Perreaut and Christian Amiraty, mayor of Gignac-la-Nerthe. As well as many association representatives, who expressed their fear of the extreme right in power.
It is also in Marseille that Emmanuel Macron is giving a meeting between the two rounds this Saturday. A city, which the Minister of the Sea Annick Girardin had proposed to bear the label “European Capital of the Sea” in 2024.