Energy fueled the debate between Jordan Bardella and Valérie Hayer on BFMTV this Thursday, May 2. “The inaction of your government on energy matters condemns dozens and dozens of companies to death,” accused the head of the National Group (RN) list, referring to the issue of the European energy market, regularly highlighted by his political party at that time. moment. of the energy crisis.
“Since the start of the war in Ukraine, you have let the pricing rules at the European level slip,” said Jordan Bardella, for whom “at all times, from General De Gaulle to President Sarkozy, [les Français] were able to benefit from the fruits of their nuclear production, which assured them cheap energy” and “very important competitiveness” for French companies.
“Today, the French are being robbed because the price of electricity is no longer set based on the cost of production of nuclear energy, but is set at European level based on the cost of production of the last called power plant,” it is say, “gas.” , lamented Jordan Bardella, pointing to a “total deregulation of electricity bills” and calling for “finding a French price for electricity.” Enough to lower electricity prices, according to the head of the RN list, “between 30 and 40%.”
Possible “power outages”
In response to his opponent, the head of the presidential majority list acknowledged that electricity bills had increased, but “to a much lesser extent than in other European countries,” he clarified. Valérie Hayer, referring to the “back and forth” of the RN on this issue, declared herself “in favor” of the European energy market, which “brings us money every year.”
“If we left the European energy market […]”These would potentially be power cuts that we would have to endure, beyond the income that we are depriving ourselves of,” defended Valérie Hayer, who praised the recent reform. “We have integrated the existing nuclear fleet, which the Germans did not want at all because they knew it would allow us to gain competitiveness for our businesses,” she said.
Source: BFM TV
