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European elections: one year before, Clément Beaune positions himself to "go to the front"

5/8/2023, 6:26:14 PM

Highlights: The Minister of Transport and former Secretary of State for European Affairs wishes to get involved and be present at this electoral meeting. Special Envoy to Athens. Francis Joyon's maxi-trimaran contrasts with the luxury of the place. From one European port to another, the French sailor's ship serves as a support for the operation "The Arch", to bring ecological solutions. "A very strong symbol of our ties and dozens of projects all over Europe for concrete ideas to the challenge we face together," said Clément Beaune.


The Minister of Transport and former Secretary of State for European Affairs wishes to get involved and be present at this electoral meeting.

Special Envoy to Athens

Moored in the middle of the yachts of the marina of Flisvos, Francis Joyon's maxi-trimaran contrasts with the luxury of the place. From one European port to another, the French sailor's ship serves as a support for the operation "The Arch", to bring ecological solutions. "A very strong symbol of our ties and dozens of projects all over Europe for concrete ideas to the challenge we face together," said Clément Beaune, who took advantage of a visit to Greece on Monday to get on board.

The maritime leg of his trip does not only allow the Minister for Transport to put an image on an ecologist discourse. We could also detect a scent of electoral appointments. Not that of the legislative elections, which await the Greek government in two weeks. But the European elections of 2024, which already occupy Clément Beaune. "I will invest myself in this battle," warns the man who was Secretary of State for European Affairs during the French Presidency...

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