Emmanuel Macron returns to the French scene. Very unpopular in the latest opinion polls, the president travels to the region this Tuesday, November 4, for the first time in more than a month: he attends the Conference on the Economy of the Sea in La Rochelle (Charente Maritime), before discussing with young people the impact of social networks on their daily lives.
The Assises de la mer, which celebrates its 20th anniversary, brings together more than 1,500 professionals (merchant marine, shipyards, fishermen, scientists, etc.) each year on the major topics of the sector.
Emmanuel Macron will speak there around noon at the end of two round tables on “maritime Europe dominated by China and the United States” and “economic threats and opportunities for maritime transport and services”, according to the conference program.
The Head of State regularly intervenes on these issues, from the decarbonization of maritime transport to the fight against the ghost fleet of oil tankers created by Russia to avoid sanctions induced by the war in Ukraine.
It will also close a year 2025 marked by the oceans in France after the United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC) held in June in Nice.
His last trip to the region dates back to September 19
Next, Emmanuel Macron will hold an exchange with middle and high school students from Rochefort (Charente-Maritime) on the impact of social networks and screen time on the mental health of young people and their daily lives, the Elysée reported.
The president intends to make the harmful effects of screens and social networks his new workhorse in the final stretch of the five-year period before the municipal elections of 2026 and the presidential elections of 2027.
During a meeting at the Elysée with 200 experts and field workers on October 28, he launched a collective call for reflection to strengthen “democratic and republican models.”
Among the key issues, the algorithms created by the platforms to capture the attention of users and direct it for ideological or advertising purposes. And disinformation and foreign interference through trolls and bots.
You will also visit the house of the travel writer Pierre Loti (1850-1923), reopened in June in Rochefort after more than five years of works financed by the Heritage Lottery.
His last excursion dates back to September 19 in Loir-et-Cher. He then went to Pontlevoy Abbey and made a surprise visit to a tobacco bar in Montrichard.
This visit to Charente-Maritime comes at a time when the president is breaking records of unpopularity. His confidence index reaches 11%, according to a Verian survey for Le Figaro magazine published last Thursday.
Source: BFM TV
