Alexis Delafontaine, edited by Solène Leroux
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06:49, August 23, 2022
Emmanuel Macron and Élisabeth Borne dine together this Tuesday before the first post-holiday Council of Ministers, Wednesday morning. The Head of State is back at the Élysée, after three weeks of vacation at Fort Brégançon, in the Var. He wants to focus on a comeback that all observers predict hectic.
Tuesday evening, Emmanuel Macron dines with Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne. A tete-a-tete before the first Council of Ministers of the political return, scheduled for Wednesday morning. The President of the Republic is back at the Élysée Palace, after three weeks of vacation at Fort Brégançon, in the Var. He wants to focus on a comeback that all observers predict hectic. However, this return to school, Emmanuel Macron approaches it very “serenely”, affirms one of his relatives, who underlines the head of state has seen others since 2017.
The president “is however completely lucid about the challenges of the coming months”, assures another adviser.
Ecological planning and purchasing power
At the Élysée on Tuesday, most of the discussion between Emmanuel Macron and Élisabeth Borne will focus on the major projects for the start of the school year. The priority for the head of state is ecological planning, after a summer marked by numerous natural disasters in France.
The other emergency, “the purchasing power of the French and energy sobriety”, in the face of galloping inflation and a serious risk of a gas shortage in the coming months.
Finally, the battle for full employment and education will be the other main points discussed during this face-to-face meeting.
Three battles during this quinquennium
Accused by the opposition of moving forward without direction, Emmanuel Macron has been very clear since his re-election.
He intends to lead “three major battles during this second five-year term: the climate, national sovereignty and equal opportunities”.