Deconfinement in France: Macron reaffirms his desire to proceed in stages
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French President Emmanuel Macron during a visit to Melun, France, April 26, 2021. REUTERS - POOL
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Emmanuel Macron went this Monday April 26 to a school in Melun, Seine-et-Marne, to meet students and teachers, on this new school year for kindergartens and primary.
Asked about the timetable for lifting the restrictions, the Head of State reaffirmed his willingness to proceed in stages.
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It is through the voice of a little girl that a question that all French people have on their lips was asked of Emmanuel Macron.
"
Curfew is a bit annoying,"
said the schoolgirl.
It's a bit early ...
""
We will try to shift it, we promise
", replies the French president.
By trying to be encouraging without going too far, the Head of State gave some additional clues about the deconfinement during his trip to the Paul Cézanne elementary school in Melun: “
Until May 3, it will be national.
And after, the openings ... There are elements that we will try to do at the national level, and others that will undoubtedly have to be territorialized.
I would like us to be able, at national level, to meet the objective of mid-May, for example for the opening of the terraces.
"
Step by step...
Everything is not settled, but Emmanuel Macron mentioned stages of fifteen days in fifteen days until the end of June to gradually open according to the results obtained in the departments.
Objective: to give the French a horizon.
“
We are in the process of finalizing the work,” he
says.
When that will be stabilized, that we can give visibility, it will be in the coming days.
Everyone needs to be able to project themselves, because I think it's important for our collective morale.
I believe that the objective is to be able to give visibility to these two, three phases of gradual reopening.
"
Emmanuel Macron should speak before May 5.
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