Jacques Serais, edited by Gauthier Delomez
Emmanuel Macron chairs a defense and national security council devoted to the situation in eastern Europe, while the armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine continues. Other major appointments await the head of state, who has still not formalized his candidacy for the presidential election a few days before the deadline.
It will be difficult for the president to officially declare his candidacy for the presidential election, as the deadline of Friday March 4 approaches. Emmanuel Macron has a busy agenda this Monday with the armed conflict between Ukraine and Russia continuing. The Head of State chairs, from 11 a.m., a defense and national security council devoted to the situation in eastern Europe. He should then meet with his Prime Minister Jean Castex. Other major appointments await the Head of State.
A videoconference to continue collaboration between allies and European partners
At 3 p.m., the President of the Republic is due to receive the President of Georgia, Salomé Zurabishvili, at the Élysée Palace to discuss the issues of regional stability in the context of the war in Ukraine. Shortly after, at 5.30 p.m., Emmanuel Macron will participate in a videoconference in “Enlarged Quint” format in order to continue coordination between allies and European partners. The Heads of State and Government of Germany, Canada, the United States, Italy, Japan, Poland, Romania, as well as representatives of European institutions and NATO will take part in this meeting. .
A dinner with Olaf Scholz and Ursula von der Leyen
Finally, the President will take part Monday evening at the Élysée Palace in a working dinner with the representatives of European industrialists from the European Round Table for Industry, in the presence of the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Olaf Scholz, and the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen. Organized as part of the French presidency of the Council of the European Union, this dinner will be an opportunity to address the issues of European economic sovereignty. It will also be a question of preparing the summit organized under the French presidency in March, devoted to the European model of growth and investment.