Roselyne Bachelot refuses to "whine" and "demand money" for culture

Culture Minister Roselyne Bachelot said on Monday that she would not " whine " to " demand money " as part of the economic recovery plan, after the health crisis that hit the world of culture. “ My mandate is not to claim money, it is to build projects. My role is not to whine, "said the minister on LCI.

“ What matters to me is the recovery plan. It is not for the Minister of Culture that I am going to cry in Bercy to get a tenth of an additional point, "she said.

Read also: Roselyne Bachelot, the lady in pink

The minister says she defends " collective projects " of development for the world of culture, which she does not imagine conceiving " all alone at the head of her administration ", but " with the big players in culture, the territorial officials , Presidents of regions ”.

Read also: Enguérand Renault: "Please draw me a Minister of Culture"

She also wants the emergency credits of a billion euros in favor of the intermittent of the spectacle to be " quickly " distributed to artists who " need this money to extend their social rights ", and calls for this to " overcome "certain" technocratic heavinesses ".

The states general of the festivals, which she had announced when she took office, will also be organized " in the first weeks of September ", specified Roselyne Bachelot, who will receive this Monday the president of the Avignon festival, Olivier Py.