To show his commitment to local public services, Emmanuel Macron inaugurated Friday in a popular district of northern Amiens the first House France Services, a device created to meet the demands of "yellow vests" for neglected territories. This establishment is one of 460 that must be labeled by January.
"A place where we will solve your problems"
"Because when we live in a poor neighborhood, when we live in the isolation of the very rural as urban troubled, we want a place where we will solve your problems," said the head of state in the district of Pigeonnier, by visiting "L'Atrium", a district town hall that brings together municipal services and state services. He took advantage of this visit, one of the stages of his two days in Amiens, to make two long baths of crowd before and after, where he was welcomed rather favorably by residents who crowded for selfies. Some questioned him on issues related to purchasing power or the price of fuel.
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"The people are nice? You got mugged?", Asked the head of state to the reception staff entering the building "No, no, that's okay," responded the employees. He then interviewed officials. "I've seen a lot of people saying, I want work, what are you doing?" He asked representatives of the Local Employment Mission. "When we put in more taxes, Pole employment, culture, and digital, it will change even more" the lives of people, he said. "Many people do not go to places where there is administration, it's scary, these are not necessarily happy places." If we put the association, the quality of welcome, the culture, we bring another experience ".
460 Maisons France Services are due to open on January 1, 2020 out of the 2,000 that the government plans to create by 2022, with stricter requirements compared to 1,340 public service houses created under François Hollande.