For his sixth New Year’s greetings, Emmanuel Macron called for “a united and united country” and “unity” so as not to give in to “the spirit of division”. “Let’s be proud”, launched the President of the Republic in his televised address, listing the successes of the country.
After painting a portrait of the past year, between war in Ukraine, Covid-19 inflation and (re) presidential and legislative elections, Emmanuel Macron confirmed that 2023 will indeed be the year of pension reform. “As I made a commitment to you, this year will indeed be that of a pension reform which aims to ensure the balance of our system for the years and decades to come”, and to “consolidate our pay-as-you-go pensions,” he said.
He also said that France must “win” the “battle” of ecological transition. “After the law aimed at accelerating the deployment of renewable energies”, “the nuclear law will mark the launch of the construction of new power plants on our territory”, announced Emmanuel Macron.
On the international scene, the French president promised in his greetings for the New Year to continue to help Ukraine “without fail”, “until victory”. “We will be together to build a just and lasting peace. Count on France and count on Europe,” he said in his televised address.