French President Emmanuel Macron announced this Tuesday, in front of the mayors of cities affected by the disturbances of recent days, an emergency law to repair the damage caused.
The French head of state promised financial aid to cities for repairs related to “roads, municipal institutions and schools”.
“We are going to be very firm and clear towards insurers, municipality by municipality”Macron assured during the meeting with mayors in the Élysée, the presidential palace in Paris.
Despite taking a cautious stance during the meeting with mayors, Macron admitted that the peak of violence has already passed, after several nights of disturbances in several French cities following the death of 17-year-old Nahel, shot by police. during a traffic check in Nanterre (on the outskirts of Paris) on June 27.
“This is our top priority, this is what we are all looking for”said the French leader, referring to the return to normalcy after a series of riots that led to the arrest of more than 3,400 people.
“We are going to introduce an emergency law to speed up all the deadlines, to have a quick process to rebuild”said the head of state.
Macron also pledged support for communities to be able to repair broken video surveillance equipment “very quickly”.
After listening to many of the 250 or so mayors present, Emmanuel Macron acknowledged that there was no “unanimity in the room” on the solutions to be given after Nahel’s death.
Macron also expressed his support and recognition to the mayors for their actions during the riots.
“If you’re here, it’s because you were a direct and personal victim, because your families and loved ones were affected”said the minister, thanking efforts to contain acts of violence.
“I want to thank you with the same solemnity with which I thanked the police, municipal officers and firefighters for their work”said the French president.
The French president lamented that social networks contributed to highlighting the disturbances, evoking “a desire for revenge” for Nahel’s death.
According to the French employers’ organization Medef, the disturbances have already caused damage estimated at around one billion euros: 200 commercial establishments were completely looted and 300 bank branches were destroyed, as well as 250 street kiosks.
Medef has not yet included a forecast of the possible impact of the incidents on France’s image in the field of tourism.
Source: DN
