Europe 1 with AFP 19:07 p.m., April 18, 2023

Before going to the Hérault this Thursday, President Emmanuel Macron will travel Wednesday to the Bas-Rhin, more precisely to the small Alsatian town of Muttersholtz, to discuss the theme of reindustrialization and to reconnect with the field after his speech supposed to turn the page on the pension crisis.

Emmanuel Macron travels Wednesday to the Bas-Rhin for a trip on the theme of reindustrialization and to reconnect with the field after his speech supposed to turn the page on the pension crisis. The head of state is expected in the small Alsatian town of Muttersholtz, announced Tuesday the Elysee. He will visit the company Mathis, specializing in wood construction and intervening on several sites for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, said the Elysee.

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The timber industry, a "strategic sector" according to the presidency

The wood industry is particularly involved in the decarbonisation of the building sector. It is "a strategic sector of this reindustrialization of the country supported by the government," added the presidency. The inter-union has already called in a statement for a rally at noon in Muttersholtz, asking the demonstrators to bring pots or pans or lids to "make themselves heard" and show that "the retirement page is far from being turned".

After promulgating at the beginning of the weekend the highly contested reform on the 64 years, President Macron gave Monday, during a solemn address, one hundred days to relaunch his second five-year term, stuck in the political and social crisis.

Another trip Thursday in the Hérault

Among the priority projects that he wants to start between now and 14 July, that of a "new pact for life at work" to be negotiated with the social partners, and that of "progress" in public services such as education or health. Thursday, he must also follow with another trip, in the Hérault, dedicated to the school, as revealed by Europe 1 this Monday. According to several Macronist sources, he could on this occasion make announcements on the remuneration of teachers.

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Several members of the executive or the presidential entourage encouraged Emmanuel Macron to reconnect with the French on the ground after three months spent largely in withdrawal at the Élysée. "It is important" that he makes trips to the territories as Wednesday, said on France 3 Alsace his Minister of Transport Clément Beaune, rejoicing that he "can be on the ground", "in contact", to "hear a number of these demands too".