Marseille: Emmanuel Macron visiting Marseille from June 26 to 28

Before the pope in september, Marseille will welcome the President of the Republic. Emmanuel Macron will travel to Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhône), from June 26 to 28, to mark a new stage in his plan ” Marseille in a big way “, Indicates this Saturday the Elysée to AFP, confirming information from Provence.

In September 2021, the Head of State pledged to support France’s second city in several areas, such as the renovation of schools. In the company of his Minister of Education Pap Ndiaye, newly appointed, he then showed his desire to make some fifty establishments “a laboratory of freedom and means” from September 2022 by giving more freedom to directors. The plan for the second French city also aimed at urban renewal and transport.

A “Grand Port that goes from Marseille to Lyon”

“I’m waiting for us to amplify what we started,” said the mayor of Marseille, Benoît Payan (various left), in an interview with La Provence, referring to “extremely important subjects such as the port governance, which is a state within a state”. At the end of 2022, Emmanuel Macron had indicated that he wanted to push the fires on the realization of a ” Grand Port which goes from Marseille to Lyon », in particular for the transport of goods and energy.

“There is also the question of the AP-HM (hospitals of Marseille, editor’s note). There is no reason for it to be less well endowed than the others,” said Mr. Payan.