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Emmanuel Macron made his return to the Presidential Press Association at the Élysée on Wednesday (August 21st). At three days of the G7 that opens Saturday, August 24 in Biarritz, he reviewed several issues, especially on the international scene: the Brexit, the Gafa, the Iranian nuclear, Syria, relations with Russia .
Act 2 must not be that of " immobilism ". In this season, Emmanuel Macron, smiling and tanned, wants to show that he wants to continue to move forward. For him, the greatest danger would be to change nothing. He acknowledges that many reforms have been experienced as unfair but defends himself by citing pensions, a project of " emancipation ", " tax measures " to improve the " attractiveness " of the country. And ignites by stating that we must " re-embark everyone in this spirit of transformation ." One way to concede that there was a break.
After the crisis of the yellow vests, the president gives the impression of wanting to resume the course of his action with the same determination on the objective but with still more measure in the tone and the method. The fact that he takes the time to meet the press just returned to Paris is indicative of a change. His instructions to the government confirm it: " reform more with the French rather than for them. Emmanuel Macron understood that the certainty of being right was not enough and added: " It is necessary that the country knows where it is taken. "
The president is not considering a major reshuffle of the government at the moment. " If I thought we had to reorganize, I would have done it in April. But does not exclude amenities. What he expects is that the ministers are "up to " the second time of his quinquennium.
Iranian nuclear: a meeting with the Iranians before the G7. Emmanuel Macron will meet in Paris on Friday with the Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammad Javad Zarif, according to the Iranian official agency Irna. This meeting will take place before the G7 summit to work on proposals to safeguard the Iranian nuclear agreement (JCPOA). The Iranian nuclear will also be the focus of discussions in Biarritz between the United States on one side, out of the agreement in 2018, and European signatories of the text of the other, said the French president.
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►Russia must be able to join the G8 " in the long term " .- " It is relevant that eventually Russia can join the G8 " which it was excluded in 2014 after the invasion of Crimea, said Wednesday the French president Emmanuel Macron. He added: " The divorce was recorded at the time of the invasion of Ukraine. The indispensable prerequisite (to a readmission of Moscow) is that a solution be found in connection with Ukraine on the basis of the Minsk agreements ".
Syrian crisis: Idlib should not be ignored. The province of Idlib , north-west of Syria, has been subjected for three months to bombing the Syrian army with the support of his Russian ally. This situation should not be " killed, " said the head of state, who raised the subject in the introduction to the discussion with President Putin, Monday, August 19, in Brégançon. " I hope that during this G7 we can have a very clear message on the rules and values that are ours and a reminder of respect for humanitarian values, " he added.
►A taxation on Gafa defended by Paris.- Emmanuel Macron will defend the G7, which is held from 24 to 26 August in Biarritz, a global taxation of digital giants, the Gafa . He denounced Wednesday a " crazy " system that allows these large groups enjoy a " permanent tax haven status ". " The global digital players do not contribute financially to the financing of the common good, it is not sustainable, " hammered the president.
►Fiscal stimulus in Europe raised in Biarritz.- During the G7, Emmanuel Macron wants the G7 leaders to discuss a fiscal stimulus to support the weak economy, especially in Germany , where the subject is a political taboo. " We must ask the question for the countries that have the capacity, the relevance of a fiscal stimulus, it is a subject that is posed to Europe, to France (...) , to the Germany, and other countries, we have a deep question here , "said the President reviewing the next topics of the G7 opens Saturday in Biarritz.
►Italy: beware of alliances with the far right.- " When we join forces with the extreme right, in the end it is always the extreme right that wins, " said the president, commenting on the Italian political crisis in front of the Presidential Press Association. " Italy deserves leaders at the height " of this " great people ", he insisted. The country plunged into a political crisis when Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte resigned on Tuesday (August 20th), putting an end to Italy's first populist government. Mr. Conte, in charge of the day-to-day business, will however represent Italy at the G7 in Biarritz.
►Brexit: the renegotiation is "not an option that exists" .- The French president will ask, on Thursday, August 22, Boris Johnson, during their meeting in Paris, " clarifications " because the demands of the British Prime Minister renegotiation of Brexit are " not an option that exists ". " I'm waiting for clarifications from Boris Johnso ," he said, hoping the talks with London on Brexit would be " the most friendly and fraternal " possible.
► " Very vigilant " about the state of fatigue of French law enforcement. Emmanuel Macron said, too, " very vigilant " about the state of fatigue of the police, while considering " Rethinking certain methods of intervention ", in view of the " unacceptable injuries " among police officers and demonstrators during the " yellow vests " movement. Monday, to his annoyance, Vladimir Putin he received at Fort Brégançon has compared the actions of the police in France against " yellow vests " waves of arrests of opponents in Moscow.