Emmanuel Macron in Marseilles. The President of the Republic is continuing his three-day visit to Marseille, where he is launching Act II of the “Marseille en grand” plan, intended to help the city’s disadvantaged neighborhoods. The second day of his visit will be devoted to education, safety and health. Emmanuel Macron will therefore go to a new school, before talking with residents of disadvantaged neighborhoods, then with caregivers.
Bruno Le Maire in Weimar. The French Minister of Economy and Finance is expected first in Berlin, then in Thuringia, where he will participate in a meeting in “Weimar Triangle” format with Christian Lindner, Minister of Finance of the Federal Republic of Germany, and Magdalena Rzeczkowska, Minister of Finance of the Republic of Poland. The last trilateral meeting on this model dates back to February 2017.
Angela Merkel at Sciences Po. The Paris Institute of Political Studies awarded the former German Chancellor an honorary doctorate on Tuesday. Sciences Po, on its website, indicates that it wants to “distinguish a stateswoman with an exceptional career, one of the political figures who have most marked the European construction of the post-Cold War”, citing her role in the ” Franco-German relations”, in “international cooperation”, but also “the essential and exemplary role it played during the 2015 migration crisis”.
Versailles opens the apartments of Marie-Antoinette. After several years of research and restoration, the Palace of Versailles is opening the Queen’s private offices to the public on Tuesday. These are spread over two floors and were reserved for the exclusive use of Marie-Antoinette, who began fitting them out in 1774. For two weeks, guided tours of this part of the castle will be offered.
Meeting in solidarity with the JDD. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is organizing a meeting this Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. to defend the independence of journalism, at the Free Theater in Paris. This event is in support of the strike in the editorial staff of the Journal du dimanche, triggered by the announcement of the arrival of Geoffroy Le Jeune, a former current employee, at the head of the newspaper now owned by Vincent Bolloré.