On work, public services, education or agriculture, Prime Minister Gabriel Attal made numerous announcements on Tuesday, January 30, during his general policy speech. France 24 summarizes most of its announcements.

On the work :

  • Dynamization of branch dialogue to “put an end to the ‘smicardisation’ of France”

  • Generalization of the RSA reform imposing 15 hours of weekly activity on beneficiaries

  • Removal of the specific solidarity allowance (ASS) intended for unemployed people at the end of their rights and allowing quarters to be validated for retirement

  • Simplification of standards for VSEs and SMEs

  • Presentation of a new “green industry” bill, particularly with the aim of simplifying standards

On accommodation:

  • Simplify standards: review energy performance diagnostics, simplify access to MaPrimeRenov, facilitate densification, lift constraints on zoning, speed up procedures

  • Designation of 20 territories “committed to housing”, with the objective of creating 30,000 new homes within three years

  • Requisition of empty buildings, notably offices

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On public services:

  • Creation of an access to care service in each department and, failing that, possibility of establishing the on-call obligation for private doctors

  • Make patients pay for missed medical appointments

  • Regularization of foreign doctors and sending of an emissary to seek doctors abroad

  • Increase of 200 euros net per month for school nurses and bonus of 800 euros in May 2024

On education:

  • Regulation of screen use

  • Teacher training reform

  • Support for children with disabilities during the lunch break by an AESH (dedicated staff) funded by the State

  • Experimenting with the unique outfit

  • Creation of an educational work sentence for minors under 16 years of age

  • For parents of delinquent children, creation of an additional penalty of community service for the offense of evading their legal obligations

  • Proposal to parents of difficult children to place them in boarding school

  • Generalization of the Universal National Service on January 1, 2026

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On the environment :

  • Creation of an ecological civic service for 50,000 young people by the end of the five-year term

  • Start-up in 2024 of the Flamanville EPR

On agriculture:

  • Massive and rapid simplification of standards

  • Establishment of an emergency fund for wine growers

  • Doubling of DGCCRF controls relating to the Egalim law

  • Reimbursement in February of 50% of the TICPE

  • Establishment of a one-stop shop and coverage of 90% of veterinary costs linked to epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EMD)

  • Payment of CAP aid before March 15

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