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Agenda for Monday 28 February
War in Ukraine
The government informs the candidates. Prime Minister Jean Castex receives the main declared candidates for the presidential election at Matignon at 3 p.m. “for a meeting to follow up on the conflict triggered by Russia and the decisions taken by France and the European Union to respond to it”, according to a press release sent by his services – the exact list of invited candidates has not been transmitted. Jean-Yves Le Drian, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Florence Parly, Minister for the Armed Forces, and Gabriel Attal, government spokesperson, will also be present.
Presidential campaign
Agricultural centre. The socialist candidate Anne Hidalgo, that of the Republicans, Valérie Pécresse, as well as the representative of the French Communist Party, Fabien Roussel, are expected during the day at the International Agricultural Show, at the Porte de Versailles Exhibition Center, in Paris .
Our articles to deepen
War in Ukraine: Jean-Luc Mélenchon recognizes “an error” but makes fun of the “exploits” of Emmanuel Macron
In Chambéry, Eric Zemmour tries to defend his regarding-face on Russia
In France, a presidential campaign in the shadow of the return of war on European soil
Faced with the Russian threat, the historic shift of the European Union
