Macron sticks to his sharp statements against those who did not receive the Corona vaccine
French President Emmanuel Macron confirmed his adherence to his statements he made earlier this week against unvaccinated people, according to Bloomberg News Agency.
In an interview with Le Parisien newspaper last Tuesday, Macron used sharp language to express no tolerance in any way to people who have not been vaccinated against Covid-19 and stressed that his government will continue to press as a way to contain the rapid increases in new infections.
Macron said at a press conference in Paris today, Friday: "You can resent the ways of speaking that may seem colloquial, but I take full responsibility for them... But what bothers me is the situation we are in. It was my responsibility to raise the alarm. And that's what I did This week, things will go faster.
The comments, which sparked political uproar, came the same week that the French parliament debated new legislation to ensure that only fully vaccinated people will be allowed into restaurants, visit museums, attend concerts and ride trains and planes.
The National Assembly (Parliament) approved the bill, and the Senate will debate it next week.
The government expects it to enter into force on January 15.
"Being a citizen means having rights and (obeying) responsibilities," Macron told reporters in Paris during a visit to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
Macron was criticized for saying that "an irresponsible citizen is no longer a citizen".
Von der Leyen and a team of commissioners are visiting Paris to mark the beginning of France's six-month rotating presidency of the European Union, and this period coincides with the holding of the presidential elections.
Macron, of the center-right, a strong supporter of integration into the European Union, said he wanted the French presidency to focus on making Europe stronger on the global stage, on supporting equitable economic growth and defending the values of the European Union.
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