European Union – Citizens’ consultations, visit by Nathalie Loiseau to Marseille and Brignoles (April 19-20) Share
Nathalie Loiseau, Minister for European Affairs, will visit Marseille and Brignoles on April 19 and 20 in the context of the citizens’ consultations on Europe launched in France by President Macron in Epinal on April 17.
These consultations, which will take place from April to October, will allow 450 million Europeans in 27 EU countries to respond to the question “What is your Europe?” and to make concrete recommendations on the functioning of Europe.
Ms. Loiseau will lead citizens’ consultations at the Cité des Associations in Marseille (93, la Canebière) today at 6:00 pm and then at the employment agency in Brignoles (269 Av. adjudant chef Marie Louis Broquier) on April 20 at 3:00 pm. These two public events will be open to the press subject to accreditation.
The ministers discussed the following issues:
the situation in Russia following the imprisonment of opposition figure Alexei Navalny. The minister urged the EU to adopt a strong, united response that among other things takes into account support for civil society and the need to preserve channels of dialogue with Russia.
the Iranian nuclear issue. The minister underscored the troubling nature of the current situation and presented the results of the E3+U.S. meeting held in Paris on February 18.
the situation in Africa, especially in Ethiopia and the Sahel. In the wake of the N’Djamena summit on February 15-16, the minister called on his European partners to support the new political, diplomatic and development-related momentum in the Sahel.