On January 1, France will take the head of the Council of the European Union for six months.

As this date approaches, Emmanuel Macron will hold a press conference on Thursday to present the priorities of this presidency.

At the same time, Prime Minister Jean Castex is due to bring together the presidents of the parliamentary groups of the European Parliament and its president David Sassoli on the same day.

The Head of State, who will explain himself at 4 p.m. at the Elysee Palace, "will present the main European priorities that France will carry during the presidency", the presidency confirmed on Sunday, in a context of debate concerning the reception of migrants or the place of the EU in the world.

This rotating presidency of the Council of the EU, which brings together the 27 member countries but does not govern the Commission, will allow France to moderate the debates by setting the agenda for the meetings.

Presidential and legislative during the presidency

Emmanuel Macron, who presents himself as a convinced European, has already expressed on several occasions the importance he attached to this six-monthly presidency, which will coincide with the campaigns for the presidential election of April 10 and 24 and then for the legislative elections scheduled for June in France. Its objectives are to "strengthen European sovereignty", in particular through military autonomy, to reform the Schengen agreements, to advance the "climate package" with carbon taxation or to rebuild "a treaty of peace and friendship. with Africa ”under the aegis of the EU.

A defense summit is notably planned during the first three months of the presidency, during which the most important meetings will be organized, before the presidential election.

Emmanuel Macron should also give Thursday the list of cities in which several events of the French presidency will be organized and unveil the emblem, according to the Elysee.

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