Arthur de Laborde / Photo credit: LEWIS JOLY / POOL / AFP 09:13, April 19, 2023

Two days after his televised address, Emmanuel Macron is back to meet the French. The head of state travels this Wednesday to Muttersholtz, Alsace, in a company specializing in wooden construction. A visit on the theme of work for a president who would like to close once and for all the issue of pensions.

Weakened by the social crisis, Emmanuel Macron wants to revive himself by multiplying travel in the regions. Expected Thursday in the Hérault, the President will first go this Wednesday in the Bas-Rhin, in Muttersholtz. On the program, the visit of the Mathis company. A trip to talk about work and industry.

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The value of work at the centre of travel

Through this century-old family company, specializing in wooden construction, it is the France of work that the head of state wants to honor. Mathis is responsible for constructing several buildings for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. "It illustrates the vitality of the wood industry, a strategic sector of the country's reindustrialization while being one of the main players in the decarbonization of construction," says the Elysee.

The President of the Republic should therefore highlight the new productive and ecological model that he had evoked on Monday in his televised address. More broadly, he wants to start turning the page on pension reform by explaining, listening, and showing that he is not "hidden", says one of his relatives.

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The head of state should be greeted by a concert of pots and pans

In the current context, security requires, this trip to Muttersholtz, Alsace, has been kept secret as long as possible. Emmanuel Macron should be welcomed on the spot by a concert of pots and pans. The inter-union calls for a demonstration on the spot this Wednesday from noon.