The President of the Republic also announced a European summit dedicated to the sovereignty of the Union on 10 and 11 March next in Versailles.
Faced with the war in Ukraine, Emmanuel Macron announced on Wednesday evening, during a speech, that he had asked Prime Minister Jean Castex “ to develop an economic and social resilience plan to respond to the difficultieseconomic factors caused by the conflict.
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And unroll: “Many economic sectors are suffering and will suffer, either because they depend on imports of raw materials from Russia and Ukraine, or because they export to these countries. Our growth will be impacted. Tomorrow the price of refueling, the amount of the heating bill, may increase further. Faced with these economic and social consequences, I have only one compass: to protect you.said the president.
He insisted that Europe must invest to become a more independent and sovereign power, and announced a summit of European heads of state and government on March 10 and 11 in Versailles, “who will have to decide on these subjects“.