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"Safety" law, health restrictions, vaccine ... What to remember from the interview of Castex at BFM TV

2020-12-02T23:58:10.806Z


While the government is faced with various crises at the beginning of December, Jean Castex wanted to calm the situation, trying to provide answers.


"

Calm the game"

.

Such was the objective of Jean Castex invited Wednesday morning on BFM TV / RMC.

In addition to the health and economic crisis, the executive was faced with a political crisis.

In question: the divisions around article 24 of the law "global security", supposed to frame the diffusion of image of the police force.

Faced with the pressure, reinforced by images of police violence in recent days, the government has promised to back down and rewrite the article.

On another front, many French people are worried about the economic consequences of the health crisis.

If the lockdown will be lifted on December 15, many questions remain unanswered.

  • "France needs" the "security" law

Despite the controversy surrounding article 24, Jean Castex assures us that parliamentarians

“did well”

to vote for the “security” bill at first reading.

The Prime Minister indeed affirms that

“France needs”

this law

“to better ensure the security of our fellow citizens”

.

"It will create the municipal police in Paris, better supervise private security"

, explained Jean Castex, assuring that the text also promised an increase in the budget of justice.

  • Article 24: Castex "takes note" that the article has

    "

    not been understood

    "

At the origin of the quack, article 24 of the security law will be well rewritten, assured Jean Castex.

"The writing of this article 24 adopted by the National Assembly, and despite the efforts we have made, may have suggested that it would restrict the freedom of the press, of expression"

, regretted the Prime Minister.

“Our intention, I say, is not to infringe upon these fundamental freedoms.

I have always been a defender of press freedom.

Freedom of the press is sacred, ”

he said.

Jean Castex thus indicated to

"take note"

of this incomprehension and the raised emotion.

The article could initially be rewritten by the Senate, and supported by a

parliamentary

"committee"

.

  • Castex is "not against" the appointment of an independent person at the head of the IGPN

"Why not?"

.

Asked about the appointment of an independent person at the head of the General Inspectorate of the National Police (IGPN), Jean Castex assured that he was

"not unfavorable"

.

Before specifying:

"What interests me above all is that the facts

(of police violence)

are not committed"

, he underlined.

The Prime Minister thus wants to implement

“better training”

,

“better recruitment”

,

“better supervision”

.

  • France is "among the countries" in Europe "where the situation is less bad"

On the epidemic front, Jean Castex welcomed the sharp decrease in the number of people infected with Covid.

"This places us in Europe among the countries where the situation is the least bad"

, underlined the Prime Minister.

"For all those who have fallen on me, sometimes with shortened arms, perhaps the measures we have taken were essential,"

he said.

"The only thing to look at is the evolution of the epidemic"

in connection with

"the economy"

in the country, he said, recalling that

"the situation

(health)

n 'is not yet settled ”

.

  • Masses: Castex offers a gauge "of six square meters per faithful"

For the resumption of religious celebrations, Emmanuel Macron had proposed to worship a gauge set at 30 people.

Faced with the discontent raised, Jean Castex submits a new measure.

“I proposed to move from a quantitative limit to a gauge of six square meters per faithful,”

he explained.

This proposal has yet to be discussed with representatives.

Regarding the Christmas ceremonies, the Prime Minister has

"undertaken"

to study

"particular rules"

, by loosening

"a little the grip"

.

  • Three massive screening experiments in three metropolitan areas

Jean Castex explained that the government wanted to attempt massive screening, with

"three experiments"

in

"three metropolises"

, including one

"in the North"

, one

"in Normandy"

and one

"in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region"

.

"This will make it possible to know who has been contaminated and to isolate positive people

,

"

said the Prime Minister.

The idea is also to

"better understand the behavior of the virus",

he said.

  • Skiing abroad: “random checks” and “quarantine” to respect on return

While French ski resorts will remain closed for the Christmas holidays, it will also be difficult to ski abroad.

Emmanuel Macron announced Tuesday

“restrictive and dissuasive measures”

for French skiers who decide to cross the borders.

Jean Castex specified that

"random checks"

will be set up

"at the border"

.

For those who pass between the drops, the Prime Minister indicated that they would be on their return

"placed in quarantine for seven days"

with tests to be carried out.

The conclusion to be drawn is that I am not going to Switzerland.

It is my duty to protect my fellow citizens

”, he assumed.

  • Vaccines: "We have a schedule", assures Castex who says "hats off to Europe!"

The vaccine announcement sparked a wave of global hope.

Should we still have it available?

Jean Castex indicated that France was still awaiting

"American and European authorizations"

, a priori given

"towards the end of December"

.

"I am waiting for this signal start and I am preparing to know from the outset who we are going to vaccinate"

, explained the Prime Minister, assuring that France already had

"a schedule"

.

A rapid implementation made possible in particular thanks to Europe.

"As there are gaps for ski resorts, but there, hats off to Europe!"

, rejoiced Jean Castex.

The Prime Minister thus encouraged the French to

"accept"

to be vaccinated as soon as possible.

Source: lefigaro

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