In a congress marked by anger, the mayors set up a steadiness of energy towards Michel Barnier | EUROtoday

David Lisnard quotes Bismark: “Diplomacy without weapons is music without instruments. » The precept of the former German chancellor will set the tone for the congress of mayors, which is being held in Paris from Tuesday November 19 to Wednesday November 21. The Association of Mayors of France (AMF), of which Mr. Lisnard (Les Républicains, LR), mayor of Cannes (Alpes-Maritimes), is president, intends to exert maximum pressure on the government to advance its demands. At the forefront of these: obtaining that the effort requested by the government from local authorities for 2025 is reduced. At this stage there are 5 billion euros in savings.

The vice-president of the AMF and mayor of Issoudun (Indre), the socialist André Laignel, assures that it is in reality “11 billion” which will probably be levied, if we depend all of the measures affecting group income. And he warns: it’s a “congress of anger” which opens. The AMF desires to make this a present of drive.

On Tuesday, a rally in scarf is deliberate on the congress grounds. “Feeding the Danaïdes barrel of a State which never makes the efforts it imposes on others, that’s enough, and we’re going to say itsays Mr. Lisnard. I spend my time containing the anger of the mayors. But, at some point, we have to be careful that the next “yellow vests” aren’t in tricolor scarves…” Elected officers have additionally deliberate actions outdoors the congress. Ten city halls in Gard will probably be closed from November 19 to 21 as an indication of protest, in line with France Bleu and France 3.

“Less bureaucracy”

So a lot for “weapons”. “Diplomacy” will notably contain “demonstration”. Mr. Lisnard will as soon as once more defend the concept draining group assets “only fuels a system that creates a deficit”. For the mayor of Cannes, who’s getting ready for the 2027 presidential election, the nation could be significantly better off with fewer “central technocracy”, “less bureaucracy” and extra autonomy for native elected officers.

It is on this context that the Prime Minister is anticipated on Thursday on the congress of mayors. He is prepared for concessions. Friday, November 15, talking earlier than the departments gathered in congress, Michel Barnier assured that he would take their scenario into consideration: “We are going to very significantly reduce the effort required of you by the finance bill”he stated. Without advancing any quantity. It was the President of the Senate, Gérard Larcher (LR), who took cost of this, estimating, on Sunday, that the trouble of native authorities must be “around 2 billion euros”and never 5 billion, in an interview with Sunday newspaper.

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