The French president promised municipal support to “be able to quickly repair” broken surveillance camera equipment, as well as financial aid to repair “roads, municipal institutions and schools.”
Posted on: July 05, 2023: 12:14 AM GST Last updated: July 05, 2023: 12:30 AM GST
French President Emmanuel Macron announced, on Tuesday, during his meeting with the mayors of cities affected by the riots that took place last week, a draft “emergency law” to expedite the reconstruction of buildings, facilities and means of transportation that were destroyed.
The June 27 killing of Nael, 17, by a policeman during a traffic check on the outskirts of Paris, followed several nights of rioting, destruction and looting.
“We will introduce an emergency law to bypass all deadlines and expedite the procedures for a much faster rebuilding process,” one of the participants in the meeting quoted Macron as saying.
Macron also promised to support municipalities “to be able to quickly repair” broken surveillance camera equipment, in addition to providing financial aid to repair “roads, municipal institutions and schools.”
After listening to a large number of mayors, who number about 250, Macron acknowledged that there was no “consensus in the hall” on the solutions that should be presented after the killing of the young man, Nael. Among the projects to be undertaken, Macron called for a change in the method of building public policies and Clarification of terms of reference” regarding housing.
In this context, Mayor of Fleury-Les-Oprés (center), Carole Canette, said that the president proposed “to return to the mayors to issue decisions related to the allocation of social housing in their cities.” In turn, a deputy who participated in the meeting indicated that Macron also called for “housing construction.”
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2023-07-04 20:14:00
