His first major speech today at a joint session of the French Parliament. The telegraph is reporting that he vowed to end the state of emergency because he says freedoms are a precondition of a strong democracy. Ate is the speech he gave the palace of verse i. Versailles. Mr. President , you have the floor. Macron distinguished president of congress and the senate, ladies and gentlemen, members of the government, distinguished members of the National Assembly and senators. The constitution says that the president can take the floor for this purpose and it is sometimes necessary to do so. We are living through such a time right now. On the 17th of may, i was given mandate and the message was amplified with a large parliamentarian majority. Thent to tell you about mandate entrusted to us and the institutions that i want to change and the Guiding Principles that i wish to follow in my actions. 1000 different ways let us to hear and to this place today. Feel the same desire to serve the country, even though the desire may not have the same form, faith, or consequences. Know where the source lies a simple love for the fatherland. Been in politics for a long time here. I am not one of those. Support thembat or government, but we are united by something deep. Love for the homeland, whether it is the of landscapes in the north of france, the poor neighborhoods around our cities, or otherl deserts, constituencies in france, we feel the same love and this makes us in patients to act sometimes. We feel enthusiastic about action. Sometimes, we feel angry. All of these feelings come from a love of our country. You, like me, have received a mandate from our people, whether you have been elected by the of the population or one constituency, this mandate is just as strong. Whether it is direct or indirect suffrage, that changes nothing. Whether it is a long time ago or recently after a campaign where all of the opinions were able to he expressed in diversity and you expressed different opinions here today. It changes nothing to the collective obligation. This obligation is a duty to resolutely and deeply transform our country. Seen so many disappointments in the past. Retrieveation is to and restore to the french people a confidence to work towards their ideals. People ask us to go back to the spirit of what made france what it was in order to reconcile the french people with themselves. By making that unheard of step the nationals to assembly, the french people have shown they are impatient with the current political system. Way for the french people to say goodbye to certain give trust to to the people gathered in this room. The french have said how important it was for them to work towards change and i am sure that you are all aware of senatorsi am sure that are convinced of that, even though they have been elected for a longer time. By virtue of their mission, have had a chance to constituencies in the population at large. In being faithful to that message, it means that we have to show a certain kind of courage and dignity. More today than yesterday. It is easy to fall back into bad habits marked by cynicism and platitudes. We are living at a time that people are speculating on the kind of failure that would justify their very skepticism and it is up to us to bowl i fears andely those skepticism. It is up to those who do not trust us and those who have not voted in the last election and are disappointed with the ineffectiveness of politicians havenvince them that they something to expect from politician. What is the mandate the french people have given to us exactly . In order to know this, we need to get it out. There is a constant accusation and we need to find more dynamic , whetherm dynamism laws about reforming labor for those who do not have a job or adapting france to the cruelties of the globalize europe and world. A crisisbout avoiding of Public Finance . Children from paying excessive taxes again, we would be criticized. Whether it is about combating the effects of terrorism, again, we will be criticized. Theseer we do, accusations are always level that politicians whenever they try to do something. Ed in a truly root ofial of reality, a denial the real world and what is really happening around us, a blindness to the many emergencies in the current situation, whether security, societal, social, or labor related. Think the french people are much wiser than that and i think that this mandate requires commitment and is profoundly realistic. I think that we need to go andnd the theoretical rhetorical opposition that may tok good, but brings nothing france. Thes our duty to restore strength of the ambitious vision for our country and not to give facileast ill to solutions or illusions of what the country is. What is the mandate that the french people have given us . It is a mandate for a sovereign country, which means being able andake our own choices looking at the reality of the world as there are alienating forces that are very strong and alienating french people with of revolutionary forces at isalization thn disrupting the Business World and alienating forces that lead to so many living in poverty, something we need to combat. Alienating forces in the face of financial forces, if we do not get our budget back on its feet. Forces in the face if we do notrror, find ways to destroy it without giving up on any of our principles. Forces, if we are unable to protect the planet. Alienating forces, in terms of our daily life, in terms of the food our eat and the water we drink are imposed upon us by the relentless international competition. I strongly believe that, on all of these points, the peoples mandate is for us to give its back it back. It is sovereignty, but about change. Tonch citizens have chosen is on thethat france move. They know that, without moving and moving ahead, france is not france. A france thatars, nowhere andgoes notuces nothing, if happiness and vitriol. That is our historic mission. This is my mission and the cabin and submission. Mission. Binets it is not incumbent on a small amount of people. It is incumbent upon everyone. France has great resources in terms of innovation and creativity. I am thinking about every french whoand woman who once wants to carry on with their lives diligently and build a better life or themselves. The mandate that has been given to us to create unity where once there was division, and to give those who feel disadvantaged in society their fair place in society. Allow those who are entrepreneurs, creators, and innovators to go ahead with their project. The peoples mandate is not to ensure the government of an elite for its own benefits. It is to restore to the people the sense of collective dignity which means that you cannot exclude anyone. Yet, all too often we have chosen the wrong solutions. We preferred procedures over results, regulations over initiatives. I think that with the recent elections and choices of the french people, our citizens are asking us to strike a new and. I refuse a new path. I refuse to choose between ambition and fairness. I will not accept that in order to build a quality, you need to give up on excellence. In order to succeed, you do not need to trample on anyone. It is our duty as people and politicians to combine all of these commitments and objectives, and to do all of the above simultaneously. Those who were set in their old ways will be somewhat disrupted in their thinking, and this happens every time a debate arises in our countrys history. But we need to understand the full scope of the efforts that will be imposed by this search for renewal, which it is our job to bring to quotes bring to quelch. The peoples mandate is also a mandate of transparency. Politics is very important to french people. People expect a lot from politicians, and maybe blame politicians for too much, in some cases. But certainly i feel that all of you gathered here are depositories of that desire for change which we cannot betray. This change has two includes have to include behaviors. There cannot be trust or , even if this is cheaters or people who are just looking for their own interests to the detriment of french people. There have been changes in the past, and positive changes. Acceptingopped cronyism, conflicts of interest, those kinds of intangible forms of corruption. However, no one is beyond , even though it is true that we are the depositories of nation haswhich the interested has given to us. We need to make sure that our behavior is correct. Is correct and moral on a daily basis. Because, though we hate corruption, we also hate suspectshere everyone everyone else and announces everyone else. Tohink it is also important ,top looking out for scandal ignoring the presumption of where reputations and. Ives are destroyed frantic exchanging of accusations which we have seen on all sides of the political spectrum is unworthy of our mandate. To go back to this mandate, it is also one of loyalty. The french people once the government to be loyal to the history of our country, but we need to understand what this means, exactly. Over the past years, history has been taken hostage by the political debate, whether it is the identity debate, open , using, closed history colonial history to advance your agenda, whatever it is. It is certainly not right for politicians to take french history hostage. It doesnt mean that french history doesnt exist, or that , whileld be proud of it also looking at the low points in our history. But to us, french history should ornot about commentary acting toagenda, but move forward as a country because we will find it great models and inspiration in our history, and at the end of the. Ay we, too, are what we are the by looking at reality, by looking at our determination, which is to achieve the best, this is what we call progressivism. It is not to think that every ly a goods necessari thing. Identifying what needs to be corrected, amended, rectified, what in some places must be more deeply refounded, renewed. What is missing in society, to make it more just and more ,ffective, or more precisely more just because it is more effective and more effective because it is more just. This is the ethics of action and shared responsibility, loyalty to our history, to our republic an project. It is not just laws or abstract principles. Freedom, ofal of equality, of fraternity. Day we have to rethink this in the light of reality. Political action has meaning only if it is accomplished in the name of a certain ideal of man and women and his human destiny. France has been promoting this idea for a long time. Count, and myust eyes. It is not a society of entrepreneurs were Public Finance being in equilibrium. Those are useful goals, but they are only instruments. They are only tools at the vice of the cause which cause with which the name of fred has been attached for a long time. Views abouterent how to achieve that goal, but i am sure that we dont differ about the goal. ,e remind ourselves regularly sometimes at the worst moments, that we must make our debate more dignified and give it the grandeur and the face of so many failures which we have missed in recent years. In relation to this mandate of the people that we much grow up our policies for the next five years. You will have understood, you already know we havent got five years of adjustments and half measures ahead of us. The french are not simply curious. They are demanding and very intransigent. They hope for deep change. They demand deep change. Let us not fear this change. Lets embrace it, on the contrary. The roadmap of our action has been set during the campaign. You already know the landmarks, the milestones. Our commitments will be kept. The reforms, the deep transformation which i have committed to willie implement it committed to will be implemented. All of this will not be possible or will be possible only if we have a strong republic. There is no strong republic without powerful institutions. Born in difficult times, our institutions can resist periods of trouble. But like all institutions, they are also what we make of them. , theeveral decades now spirit that has given birth to our institutions has become less strong because of bad habits, because of certain renunciation. As a guarantor of public authorities, i will follow three principles. Effectiveness, efficiency, representation, and responsibility. Effectiveness, we need time to think about the laws. We need to design our laws, discuss them, and then pass them. We need the time to make sure that the conditions are right for them to be implemented. Wanting our institutions to be more efficient does not mean sacrificing everything to the god of speed. It means having the right priorities, setting the right priorities. Lets put an end to the proliferation of rule of laws. We know this sickness which has been often referred to, and i hope i may have participated in the pass in the past. Too many laws kill the law and reduces the vigor of law and its meaning. Things cannotn dictate the law. The laws are not there to simply follow the daytoday lives of our country. They are there to deal with the deep trends, the big changes, the key debates, and to set a. Ourse passing fewer laws gives us more time to focus on the laws that really fill the gaps, or which meet new needs. That is the role of parliament. , using parliamentary time better, means reserving more time for monetary for for monitoring and evaluating. We must go further. Not the firstis and most important act of parliament. Our societies have become too complex and too speedy for our laws to achieve their full aims without hitting against the principal of realities. The voices of the people must be heard, and they mustnt be seen as opposing or obstructing the will of the legislator. We will have to work to make sure that we monitor the implementation of the law, ensuring that it stays relevant over time, correcting its impact over time. This is an obligation. Reasons, i wish that a comprehensive review of all important laws, such as the law on social dialogue, on the fight against terrorism, should be carried out over the next two years or over the two years following their limitation. Reevaluate the older laws to open up new lawsbilities of repealing from the past whose existence would represent a break on the good functioning of french society. Finally, the pace of designing laws must meet the needs of society. There are some emergency situations where the speed of parliamentary work is not fast enough. Think of practices to do with digitalization and protection of copyright, or national security. Collective time is too slow today. We need the longterm perspective, but we must also act quickly and swiftly. Therefore, the shuttle between the two houses of parliament should be simplified. We should use commissions work more often. Some of you have already worked on this a lot. All of this must be seriously studied and implemented. I am fully aware of the constraints that parliament has. The lack of resources, the lack of space due to the constraints of today. For this reason, there is a measure with my fellow countrymen have been asking for for a long time, which i think is indispensable the reduction in the number of members of parliament. Mps, butent with fewer with greater resources, would be a parliament whose work would be more fluid. Parliamentarians would have better trained teams and advisers, and they would be able to work better. That is why i will propose to reduce by 1 3 the members of the three constitutional assemblies. I am convinced that this measure will have a positive impact on the quality of parliamentary work. To a sense giving in of antiparliamentarian is him best of antiparliamentarianism. Sense of antiparliamentarianism. Bearing in mind the need to represent all parts of the republic, all geographical regions, both domestic, national, and overseas french counties and territories. It will aim to give the elected officials of the republic more resources and greater weight and more power. The duty of being effective must not only way on parliament. Not onlyot only weigh on parliament. The executive must also play a role. That is the reason why, ladies and gentlemen of the parliament, i have wanted to reserve for you and for you for the french people my First Political speech since my election. Too many of my predecessors were criticized for not speaking enough and explaining enough the meaning and course of their mandate. Too many of my predecessors have taken initiatives without informing parliament sufficiently. I cannot be satisfied with such. Every year, i will come before you again to report to you. Goodwill that and this shows to parliament is criticized by some, they are wrong. They have the wrong vision of or role of a parliamentarian a vague idea of the role of a. Resident the representatives of the people must comply with the rules of the constitution we selected. The president of the republic must set the meaning, the vision, the course of his fiveyear mandate. This is what i am doing today. It is the role of the Prime Minister who leads the action of the government to embody this vision. The Prime Minister will have the heavy task of ensuring the coherence of emulating actions that are taken and making the necessary decisions and arbitrations with the ministers to submit to all of you. I was that this responsibility should be meaningful, and that is why i left the Prime Minister to allocate to each minister clear objectives that they will report on every year to the Prime Minister. Thatiency also requires ministers should be at the heart of public action. With their departments, they should have more direct contact. I also want to reduce the number of members of the private offices of ministers. The renewal of all senior Civil Servants meets that priority. Heads ofs to give the the Government Departments direct knowledge of the policies that they will have to implement, and to share in this way within the government and all Government Departments the responsibility, the shared responsibility with which the people have given us. They will be subject also to the obligation to achieve the results set out in the roadmap agreed with the Prime Minister. But the ministers must not lose sight of the conditions in which their policies will be implemented. I want to Government Departments to be more decentralized, to give advice more than to punish. That is the virtuous circle of effectiveness. It is that kind of government that will give all the territories of france the means of being successful and of acting effectively. Our democracy can only be fueled by action and our ability to change reality and daytoday life. But this concern for effectiveness will not be enough to make our democracy to give the oxygen of which it has been deprived for too long. We want to get rid of the ineffective republic. S means and a the lack of the routine this means getting rid of the routine. With the diversity of french society, which our institutions have to take into account, we have often accepted change only for others, but not for ourselves. The reality is multiple. Life is diverse. For ourm is necessary institutions which would otherwise we get which would otherwise weaken. This diversity is a unique andination of skills destinies of which you are the reflection here today. But all of this was not done by magic. It was done because we opened whodoors to the citizens were deprived of access to the world of politics beforehand. I want this renewal to restore the debate which is not based on dogmatism. A sharing of ideas, not authoritarianism. That is why i believe in the virtuous pluralism in respect for opposition, not because it is simply a custom, but because it is the very dignity at the heart of democratic debate. It will be our ardent responsibility. Of ourresentativeness country still has a lot of progress to be made. I will be proposing that parliament should be elected representational so that all the sensitivities, all the shades of opinion are represented. This is the reason for which we will limit the number of political mandates that individuals will be able to vote. This will be the key to the changes which will become something normal for the democratic restoration which why have which i have alluded. We will see that mandate an opportunity to help the country move forward, not just a career opportunity. There are other republican institutions which time has adversely affected, and they have lost sight of their real pain, which is to reflect the changes in french society. The economic and social council is one of those institutions. Its missions were to create between Civil Society and political bodies a bridge based on constructive dialogue and proposals quickly and effectively implemented. This founding intent has got lost. It has not been achieved. We need to go back to basics. The economic, social, Environmental Council must become the chamber of the future which will reflect all the forces of our nation. For this reason we must reduce the number by 1 3. We must review the rules of its representativeness. Once the rules have been reformed, we will make this assembly the crossroads for public consultation. The state cannot reform without consultation, and this is normal. But the consultants is institutions have multiplied. Diversity ofct the Civil Society, that that was the initial role of the economic, social, and Environmental Council. By reforming it, we will turn it into the unique, single consultantative body, and it will enhance the representativeness of our Civil Society, and at the same time simplify the procedures of lawmaking in our country. This council will become the forum of our republic, bringing together all the skills and shades of opinion, and become a place where all the of the corporate world, under the north, trade unions, wage earners, selfemployed people, nonprofit organizations, volunteer organizations, and ngos can come together. At the same time, i want the right to petition to be reviewed so that the direct expression of our fellow citizens can be better taken into account, and that the proposals of the french can be submitted in a clear and constructive framework to their representatives. What is at stake is the representativeness of our democracy, which must not be limited to elections every five. Ears, but daytoday actions based on a broader representative base, hired by a desire to be more effective, democratic debate and parliamentary debate will be rejuvenated and revitalized. The desire for action to see will convergess on another sovereign principle which we have ignored too often, the principle of responsibility. Activity revived by a clear course, better constructive debate, a parliament that is better able to carry out its role of control of the responsibility of the executive power, i want the parliament, the majority and the opposition, to more means to have more means of expressing the demands for the political responsibility. The ministers themselves must be accountable for what they do in their ordinary functions as ministers. For this reason i would like to eliminate the court of justice of the republic to be abolished. We will have to find the right organization to do that, but our citizens no longer understand or accept why only ministers can avail themselves of this exceptional court. The principle of responsibility throughout our institutions also means that the judiciary must be fully independent. That has to remain an ambition of hours despite the impasses and failures we have seen in the past. Be a tool forould of the bodythe role of the judiciary. This council should at least give a green light whenever a judge is appointed. Change. He rules to we will submit concrete proposals so we can meet that objective. I want us to steer clear of cosmetic adjustments and half me asures. Such reforms will be submitted necessary i but if will appeal to the votes of our citizens, our con patriot. Compatriots. We need to recreate the link between our citizens and institutions. Tohave the responsibility bring about a contractual repub lic where you give your trust and receive reports on whatever politicians are doing. The is the deep meaning of the social contract that is at the heart of the French Republic. What we do for france we want to replicate in our regions and territories too. Afraids a reason to be of signing new agreement with our regions and territories. Local institutions know what the local needs are. Centralization is often based on a fear on the part of theyin institutions that will lose some of their powers. Way by the gerindine signing agreements with our regions. Es and this conference will be about finding ways to adjust our policies to local realities. Im thinking of overseas territories that have to have all of the resources necessary to succeed in that same spirit of trust and confidence we will and have already started working thatr labor laws so companies and employees can better self regulate their relations. We know that trust requires more an authoritarian system and trust created the kind of peaceful coexistence without which no country can live. France has seen enough trials and enough grandeur in its ildlike to not be a ch populationt that cannot hear the truth about what has to be changed. By doing all of that we will make sure that french people are again restored to the sense in order toy need keep the building our country. And to the fill the mandate given to us by the people fulfill the mandate given to us by the people, we cannot afford to wait. I will need all sectors of society to be mobilized around a number of principles. And it is certainly the mission of the Prime Minister to do that. I will not draw up a whole list of sectors and professions and regions that will be affected by this changes. Need toprincples we work on apply to everyone. In cultural and territorial terms, we need to empower our citizens so french people do not suffer their lives but build their lives but can do whatever they want to do unhampered by unsuccessful rules and regulations. I believe in the spirit of the enlightenment. The autonomy of a clear, tious individuals. Territorial isolation when you have no access to geographic ourlity mean that many of compatriots feel that they like liberty. To improve access generally in our country so no french people are looted from ludedenefit are exc from programs and trying things out in order to succeed or maybe fail. Better need to ensure mobility for all people no matter your first name or origin. Mobility for all, for men and women. Fact, just a few days ago, we have lost an essential simple of that kind is trouble kind of. Truggle is toeatest liberty chose your life. We need to reckon while the thedom to do, reconcile freedom to do, the freedom to fail. Life is no longer one big trip to your destination, it is an exploration of opportunity. Let us explore this concept of education,viding training opportunities, all the things that are needed to build that kind of life. That is the whole meaning behind the profound economic and social changes which the government will have to conduct in the coming months to liberate and attacked. To innovate and make sure everyone has a late of their ownv has a place of their own. False promises because that would be only a path to unhappyness. We should avoid the kind of society that that want society to remain as it is, to stagnate when it needs to be helped. Terrorism, wanting strong liberty is ensuring andvidual freedoms guaranteeing everyones individual right. Islamist terrorism and ways to combat it. Victimswe owe to the and france that is grieving after these blind, stupid and cowardly murders. More thanem much commemorations. Be concedingld nialism. To the i will list of the state of th emergency in the fall. Giving up on liberty would be giving our enemy the kind of confirmation we cannot afford to give them. The adversaries of democracy have always said it was weak but it is the opposite of that is true. The power of judges as they exist, if the system works properly can allow us to annialate our enemies. They giving the Administration Control over peoples lives limitation if contrary to the principle of effectivene ss. I want the government to adopt thosenew provisions, provisions will target terrorists to the exclusion of all french people and give permanent respect to our constitutional obligation and our traditions of liberty. Democracy have not been built only for quiet times. Democracy is it specially important in times of trouble. Ound itsd nation ar principles is invincible. That is the actual meaning behind the legislation, legislative tests which you will have to examine, which you will be submitted. We will work to prevent and ouress terrorist acts in country without remorse, without weakness and with all of our know therecause we is nothing in our print we can give up on in our principles we can give up on. Responding to terrorism does not mean changing outcomes every other day changing our constitution every other day. In the very heart of the algerian war, we voted in this use of the constant action constitution that says courage is our liberty. In a frencherty context is all the freedom of cience, the liberty france must protect at all cost. Culture are the key to liberty of conscience. It is easy to roll back on those we arend the reminded how important it is to fight for enlightened ideals. Has never given up on these pools and ideal because we realize they are the precondition of the empowerment of our compatriots. General,this in liberal philosophy we need to withld our country globalization. It is obvious the voice of the french and french people must play an imminent role including the voice of all sectors of society. Enoughberty would not be was toguiding princple strive for more fraternity. Millionot 60 plus indivduals. Together iss amething that is fraternal link that we feel between us and we need to reinvigorate. One of the tragedies in our isntry is such a commitment not possible for those who are marginalized in the current, oldfashioned system. It is up to us to analyze the current situation, see what can be done by bringing together the government territorial foundations volunteers, all associations in france that work towards the collective interest and individual unity. Individual dignity. On top of this, we need to have a real government vision. The parliament will be able to take that responsibly into its hands. The mosted might be serious question of them all ebc society is divided by the people who want to profit from the opportunities of globalization and those who want impose their laws on the rest of society and those who feel the exact opposite way, that everything should be regulated. That will not work. We will not go forward if all those who live in misery and its illusion, who are deprived m exclusion, who are deprived of the path access path to success. It will require a number of isfound changes that it about. B to see we will find the proper place and consideration and a real answer to what george th battai called the part of our soul that is doomed. T analysis, the las the sense of belonging is less than before. Modern society seems to fragment. Here it is us who are in the public life who must resist the forces of division which are not ourselves if we give the means of acting. Itselfity must express in a concrete way. The school is the first cradle of this, the universities, our families, our culture, the language, access to knowledge, opening up to possibility, new possibilities, forged the solidarity we have underestimated. The moral crisis, the civilizational crisis, we must learn to forge again the deep solidarity and the imaginative feature. Future. Ative this is the message we must get to those who corrupt society. Response butcurity that will not be enough if we do not also use the instruments of culture, morality, education which must inspire our collective imagination and our solidarity yet again when we must rebuild what holds us together as a single people which has had the energy to rise to 70 challenges in the past to so many challenges in the past and never give up. The result of this will not be laws and regulations it is the collective dignity of restoring the will to act, because of responsibility each of us has in to regive meaning and beware of the challenge we are facing and not to give in to the spirit of division and to accuse each other of various things. This is what will last, this is what transcends us and this is what has made us what we are. The third all of action of our theate would be to restore place of french intelligence. By intelligence im referring to atr rate discovery our gre tists who and scien have contributed. We must celebrate them. Often we have referred to preferred to show jealousy of those who bring to the world of free point of view creators. Play,cs has a role to politics must open up new this istas theyve new v give it to the human condition its dignity. We must restore french intelligence to its place. For example, we cannot afford to believe to assert our in the right asylum if we do not processing of requests of the file by men and women who are under threat of war and persecution. Intelligence to the full means putting our country at the heart of the new humanist logic for the world project for the world. We must create a more balanced society, production and distribution rather than accumulation of wealth by a few. Digital sulfation at the surface digitalization at the service of humanity and reduction of emissions not just because it is fashion but because that is the level of ambition. When daytoday life difficult, we have to reconcile so many contradictions, we must combat the egotism, we must look forward, we must look at the course ahead because that is frances calling, that is ocation, france is not a country that reforms itself. Im sorry mr. President there, im going to announce that you cannot reform france, france is a country that resists all chances at reform. When you dont explain to the french, if you do not ask it thats if he notif you do not talk to their intelligence, they resist. The country has always been able to find the sense of history of humanity that has enabled it to become what it is. You will beis spending nights and days, days and nights on the subject, the issues which are the daily there of our selling the daily fellows of our citizens. To restore the position of richmond elgin french intelligence means understanding that the french are smart enough not to need specific public intervention. We must protect the most vulnerable through the labor code of course, we must recognize that our Public Service has an essential role to play. Are thel servants strength of our nation. Turn people into children. We must restore to them the power to act on their own destiny. We will give them the ability to exploit their intelligence, to allow each individual and each ceed andy to suc commit itself. Eow i would like to evoke th last principle of the actions, building peace. The world in which we are trying new force for france is a dangerous world. Every timeof war there is a crisis. The threat of war is not only there for the pessimist. It is a possibility. They, there are reached wars that have extremities of barbarity. The alliances of the past are crumbling, the illiberal democracies are f lourishing. Andcyberspace is expanding providing new instrument for waging these wars. The great duties of a nation, we open the dialogue the mostin the face of sinister threats. History loyalty to its is to preserve the dignity of human beings. We must protect our interests and security. That is why i have reasserted our commitment to fight against terrorism and all forms of fanaticism. In then our interest interest of the people co ncerned. Our armed forces are committed to this on a daytoday basis. Only if iteffective is a longterm effort that aims to find the political solution that will put an end to the crisis. We need to know how to talk to all the regional powers including those who do not share our own values in order to find a solution. I would not propose in this framework to take over the role peoples. Fill not impose our our values. Must respect the sovereignty of other peoples but wherever liberties are not that help minority and fightor the respect for the respect for human rights. Putting france at the center of the dialogue is what i have been trying to do. Engaging with the dialogue with all the leaders of the world. France must contribute to rebuilding or building new balances even though such balances remain fragile in many cases. Our military forces have major role to play. I have ordered a strategic or you of our strategic and security Strategic Review of our security situation. Our Nuclear Deterrent will continue and we will intervene wherever International Diploma y, International Stability is through. Stabilization and development are the only ways of sustaining peace. Our own forces, our military capabilities will establish our ability to build peace and this independence which i call for this not mean standing alone. Will be loyal to all its alliances. Vigilant,forces are committed and that is what makes our country feel very honored and the threats have never been greater and the multilateral enedd has been more threat than it has in a long time. In the years to come the goal of many and alle this is to protect our universal common good called into question in too many places. Since the 18th century we built our civilization on a balance we thought would be eternal, a market economy that allows progress and for the emergence of a middle class. All of that has been called byo question authoritarian regimes. We thought our allies would be democratic forever but they are no doubting the role of democracy. Our role today is to remind the world to support and implement the values of democracy. That will be our course of action and no other so our resistance and resilience are being put to the test. What we are experiencing with the migratory crisis from africa and the mediterranean, in the next few months, we will have some difficult decision to take and we will have to foresee the problem better through ambitious development programs, more foresight. We have to explain and act everywhere when there is war, when there is Global Warming which destabilizes so many parts of the world. Better control the migratory flows by fighting against trafficking in human beings. Wayust carry out in a human effective action that allows us to welcome political refugees who are really running risk. We must not confuse them with economic migrants. We must retain indispensable control over our borders. To keep to this course, we need a stronger europe more than ever. Has than ever, europe been weakened by divisions and doubts yet europe is our homeland. We cannot think of our europe values. European wasdom and progress that fought out courageously. We tend to forget that and to theider in the face of divisions the best response would to be reduced europe even more, to abandon the historic project of europe, to neglect to make europe responsible for all our problems is to betray the previous worldtions who made a where we can freely debate about europe whether we like it or not. Turningecting europe, it into a an accredited a technocratic institution is to reduce the importance of france. The construction of europe today which has been made weak by iepticism and bureaucracy, sincerely believe that in europe i understand why there is a degree of skepticism about europe today. We should put things into perspective and try to free ourselves from the constraints in the last 10 years have been a difficult period for europe. Generation ofnew leaders to go back to basics regarding the euro. It is a political project, and ambitious alliance of states that want to promote useful policies based on the freedom of goods, people and in terms of taxation and culture, the people of europe, the countries of europe do not reduce europe to a market. Ofis based on certain ideals humanity, standards of social justice recognized as being preeminent. We must renew a decisive project and organize ourselves by andining our conscience examining the way europe functions today. Task toa difficult europe will proceeded to protect people more and support the ambitions of people. It is up to france to take the initiative and i hope to do so in the next few months. Collaboratione which i have Party Started notably with the chancellor of germany. Yeare end of the everywhere in europe we will be launching Democratic Convention to refound europe on its initial political ambition which it and eachn and women individual country and individual can support its own law. It is not just require minor tinkering, it calls for an ambitious reawakening of europe. We must not let the demagogues and the extremists run the show. We must not only carry out crisis management. Refound the initial inspiration of the european commitment, the certainty of the Founding Fathers of europe that the best of our history and culture can be expressed not orough robbery or rivalry striking a balance between all the forces present. Busy union alone will allow us to rise to the challenges of modern life and it is in europe that we share a common vision that is forged by the same trials of history. Are theallenges ecological transition which is the digital revolution which is rewriting the rules of society the vent for so many centuries we wanted standards to respect human. It is contemporary humanism and the attempt to defendant against fanaticism which we will do through a stronger europe but also through a europe of culture and innovation. Peace is not just a foundation of europe, it is an ideal of europe that we must keep defending. Only france within europes ideal. An reach about we will break away from the ourselves over thet years latitudewe gave the latitude selves and we want to make sure we strike a much more demanding course. Ladies and gentlemen, members of the congress, we are now in a situation where terrorism is still there. The budget situation is not satisfactory. Is level of unemployment still unbearably high. Life is hard for so many of our company. Our compatriots. The french people have told us what they want us to do and we are to act as their servants. Be unexpected turns of events but we will not let any of this discourage us. Difficulty,ny instead of walking away from the morewe will find even energy and enthusiasm to go ahead and do what has to be done surese we all want to make aench people are restored to sense of pride they deserve. People are not just interested in effectiveness, fre nch people are asking us to do callede philosopher the implementation of the principles that guide us. The Constant Care not to relinquish your principles and theconstant attention as toernment as the politicians fraternityuality nad and fraternity. Two, was that will be a we are here to go back to the kind courage. Who have notse succeeded at anything and are cynical. We need to go back to this french commitment of the welfare of all. Powerful,rces are so not so much in parliament where there is legitimate opposition but in our minds. A each one of us there is cynic and the voice of tot cynic is one we need hernce by reminding him or of the importance of what france is going through right now. We will be believed and we will french people humbly expect from us and we will do it humbly. We will keep the promise, the greatest of all promises, turning france into a country frenchof itself for people. Long live the republic, long livbe france. [applause] [applause] [ speaking in french ] [applause] if you have just joined us, we have been listening to the french president Emmanuel Macron making his first speech to parliament for his outline for the country. Versaillesdress in was done as a u. S. Style state of the union speech. He talked about tougher measures to combat terror. He also announced that plans to reduce the French Parliament by all of this, france is ready for a radically new path. Is standingke who by in versailles. A detailed vision of france outlined by president macron for the next five years. Right, you mentioned quite a few of them there, he wants to reduce by 1\3rd the number of mp s in parliament. He plans to lift the state of emergency in the fall. The state of emergency has been lifted but remains permanent in some regard. He really wanted to point out that the speech was about giving his vision, his mandate, the meaning of his fiveyear mandate and it will be up to the Prime Minister to put the meat on the bones of that vision. Many are saying, was that speech necessary, was it a repeat or a doubling up and he was pretty clear in his address to congress that it is not the same thing. It is about outlining the broad speech about what he wants to do and what he wants to accomplish in the coming year. He wants to do this exercise addressing Congress Every year in order to provide an opportunity to take stock of what has been done and to provide fishing going forward. Many people saying tongueincheek he is behaving very much like the sun king. We are all dealing with the been here and some have mockingly saying is he trying to revive element of the monarchy . It wasnt designed as such when the republic it was designed as such when the republic was brought in. He really wanted to outline his vision for that power. It is about unity, about providing greater optimism for the french state, renewing the social contract between the president and the french people and breathing new life into the in attention into the institutions. The Prime Minister will address the Congress Every year and he as president will address the congress. The elements of the year is very is veryts of theater present. On victory night, uve for hise l victory march. Today he entered in the hall of dramaticnd with a address the two houses of parliament. Rriving. Usload of mps a 1819were probably busses bringing in these new in, many have no sat parliament before. You could tell this was a real novelty for them. Much of Emmanuel Macrons speech was about education, explaining is,ps what their role simplifying the legislative process, more efficient lawmaking, you got the sense it new group ofly novices being bussed in to see whoseeech of the man banner they were elected under. More about the speech. Our International Affairs editor is with me. Im joined by an expert in communications. Something that james touched on is how much did this resemble a state of the union speech . This was counted as a u. S. Style and i have to specify a u. S. Dollars state of the union. State of the union speech. The president ial address to congress around the world. Roadmap of their policy and intentions of the road to come. Today,l macrons speech it is being depicted as a state of the union. There was a broad vision of the five years ahead but what we will be hearing from his Prime Minister tomorrow, when the Prime Minister puts meat on the bones, it will be specific policies for each year. It is for the year ahead rather than the whole fiveyear mandate. There was a distinct differences. Emmanuel macron has been inspired by barack obama in particular. Le andesidential sty drawnate of the union was on. Cidencehave french preside for this. He sees himself more and the model of charles de gaulle. They are different people with different visions but in the sense he feels that in the past augustusness,the defense of the dignity of president ial function, he described the presidency almost archical vision. With Emmanuel Macron, he says some of that augustness has been lost. Some people may be more cynical backe sees it as bringing president ial authority and in th bring backtrying to the granger of french the french politics. This was about making a statement that i am a president ial president and i would like to lay out a vision for france. He calls it historical faithfulness to what france is about and that is what he did today. Tomorrow were are going to get chapter two, the details of how that vision means in real policies. You said a blueprint for being outlined by president macron today. What for you is the biggest thing that came out of todays thoughts by macron . It was a lengthy speech for sure but very flowery, very literary in many respects. Strikes most is the sense of restoring dignity, this sends it to restore the notion of greatness, of the rule of france and also those who have to advise on the making of the french law. If for instance there is a this project to reduce by one third the different chambers of parliament but at the same time his will is to give them new importance and new efficiency. This is something that is trying to move forward with this enthusiasm of the beginning. There have been two schools of thought coming out of today. One, ultimately president macron is trying to build the under of the steal the thunder of Prime Minister. The other french president s gave their speeches, they may not have been president ial enough. A big deal is being made out of the speech at versailles. There is a constitutional revision in 2008 that granted the person of the president the authority to go directly to congress and give a message. It was done under previous beforents under 2008 2008. Essentiallyt dispatched a messenger to give that president ial message. Himselfof the president delivering that message, that was what was changed by this constitution, giving the president of that authority. This is thre third time we have seen the third president of the the grandic in setting of versailles. When the previous president was doing it, he was responding to new measures, austerity was being put in place. When hollande did three days after the attacks of november 2015 in paris. His first phrase in that speech was, france is at war. This was not a crisis beach. France is ined, pretty dire straits in many respects, institutionally and economically, but its not the sense of severe crisis that prompted the other addresses. Reallymething macron wanted to do. Hes doing it at the very before hisf his term Prime Minister has laid out his own government plant, and hes doing it with the intention of wanting to make this regularly exercise on par with the u. S. Style state of the union. He wants to institutionalize this address before the joint congress in our side. In versailles. He has come under some criticism criticism for the whole style, as weve been discussing. Are we right to be leery of this new approach by president macron . Speechcould see in his for about 30 minutes, he did not even mention the opposition. It started actually to mention his Prime Minister even later on , to go back to your reflection. Of the there is a sense full use of the power vested upon him by the French Republic and this new practice of the state of the union is bringing even more majesty to this already overwhelming power. To behink we have a right fearful. Heads toent trump europe for a series of meetings with world leaders. Three seascalled the summit. Then he heads to germany for the g 20 summit, where he is expected to have his first facetoface meeting with russian president vladimir putin. Coming up tonight on cspan, and interview with conservative author David Borowitz on the history of the communist party. He talks about human nature and part of a perfect world. You have a vision of heaven on earth, that can be achieved if you just get rid of the oppressors. If you just take over the means of production, his social justice, outlaw the pronouns he and she, whatever it is. If you compare it to this vision of the future, of course it is wanting. The reason america is wanting is because it is like every society , its reflection of who we are, and since we are at a christian is what the first 18 chapters of genesis are about. The root cause of social problems iss. Paradise. Ven a if you are not religious, treat it as a parable. Paradise,re given much better than socialism or social justice, because there was no death, no pain, no suffering. Work, fruitave to fell from the trees. But in order to enjoy this, you had to forgo the knowledge of good and evil, and really the knowledge of evil. And human beings are prone to evil. The corruption is within us. Once you understand that, you are a conservative. [laughter] withe the entire interview david harwoods on the history of the commonest party and his views on socialism, conservatism, and liberalism, tonight it 8 00 eastern, here on cspan. Tonight, on the communicators i havent changed come the things i care about in terms of policy and my interest, when it comes to serving them. That has not changed. The longestserving fcc commissioner and the only democrat on the commission talks about how the fcc is changing under Republican Leadership in what she sees as the major issues ahead. Shes interviewed by lynn stanton. Direction go into a that is more philosophical than practical, we need to ask ourselves, will consumers be protected . And under the current paradigm that ive seen teed up, what i am hearing in terms of moving back to the days of old, i really dont see where the consumer benefits will derive. Watch tonight at 8 00 eastern on cspan two