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France · National Assembly
Mr. Jean-Luc Mélenchon alerts the Minister of Ecological Transition to the “Montagne d'or” project, a giant mine in the heart of the French Amazon. This project has been hotly contested since its inception by part of the Guyanese population and environmental organizations. Contrary to the ecological emergency, it provides for a total deforestation of 1,513 hectares, a third of which is primary forest. More than 2,000 plant and animal species are threatened through the use of thousands of tons of explosives and cyanide and millions of liters of fuel. In 2019, the President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron considered that it was, “as it stands, not compatible with France’s ecological ambitions”. Then Prime Minister Édouard Philippe confirmed that the State would not give the green light, considering it “incompatible with environmental protection requirements”. The Convention Citizen for the Climate is calling for a moratorium on the mining industry in Guyana. To carry out this project, the Montagne d’or company needed to extend its two mining concessions. She made a request to the Ministry of the Economy. Rather than offering a frank refusal, the State failed to respond within the deadline. Two implicit decisions refusing to extend the concessions were born on January 21, 2019. These were contested by the company. On Thursday, December 24, 2020, the region's administrative court ordered the State “to extend” the mining concessions. The project is therefore still relevant. In its two judgments, the region's administrative court notes that the State "produces no supporting documents", the "lack of serious challenge from the minister" and "the absence of criticism". The deputy asks to kindly justify the absence of a representative of the State at the hearing of the administrative court on December 3, 2020. The MP questions this double game on the part of the Government. It appears to be in total contradiction with the stated ambitions of preserving biodiversity and playing a leading role in the run-up to COP15 which is to be held in China in May 2021. Consequently, he would like to know if the Government intends to clarify its position and keep our word by definitively putting an end to this disastrous project.
Question· Question écrite35804open
France · National Assembly
Mr. Jean-Luc Mélenchon draws the attention of the Minister Delegate to the Prime Minister, responsible for equality between women and men, diversity and equal opportunities, to the fate of 3919, the hotline number intended for women victims of violence. This dedicated telephone line has been managed by the National Solidarity Women's Federation (FNSF) for almost thirty years. It is supported by a network of 73 associations. This service is of great use. Indeed, we observed an increase in reports of this violence during the period. In fact, 7,000 weekly calls were received during the first confinement. At the same time, the internet platform for online reporting of sexual and gender-based violence recorded a 60% increase in calls from victims during the second confinement compared to normal. This increase was already 40%. during the first confinement. It is therefore essential to maintain this service. However, instead of granting an additional subsidy on the occasion of the transition of line 3919 to 24-hour operation in 2021, the Government has decided to impose competition for 3919 through a public market. Worse, the call for tenders published on December 15, 2020 sows doubt. The associations are sounding the alarm upon reading the file. In the specific technical clauses of the public contract, it is said that "the brand associated with this listening service is currently being defined and designed". However, 3919 belongs to the National Solidarity Women's Federation (FNSF), it is a registered trademark. So what is behind the term “brand”? In the call for tenders, it is also specified that “the administration is the owner of the access number telephone number made available to the holder. If another company or association won the call for tenders launched by the Government, would it have to buy this number from them? Or should we imagine that another listening number would be created, in parallel with 3919? The worst is to be feared: is the Government hoping to see the number disappear, buried by competition and the absence of sufficient subsidy? This number is now well known to the public. It is essential to preserve it in the fight against violence against women, declared a major cause of the five-year term by the President of the Republic. He therefore asks him to please provide clarification to those who fear seeing the number 3919 disappear and this “great cause” definitively buried.
Question· Question écrite35586open
France · National Assembly
Mr. Jean-Luc Mélenchon draws the attention of the Minister of Labor, Employment and Integration to the fate of precarious workers. 1.2 million workers are on fixed-term contracts and work in tourism, events or hotels. The economic and social explosion has considerably increased the number of unemployed. It has pushed thousands of people into precariousness and poverty. Many of them belong to these sectors. If the Council of State has just canceled the heart of the unemployment insurance reform for these employees as well, namely the methods for calculating benefits, the other methods are for the moment only postponed. However, certain aspects of the unemployment insurance reform have already had dramatic consequences. Thus, from November 1, 2019 to July 31, 2020, the necessary duration of work to be able to benefit from unemployment benefit has increased from 4 to 6 months. Although this measure was suspended on August 1, 2020, it had harmful effects for the people concerned during the period. Another point remains problematic. Until now, it was possible for the beneficiary to top up their unemployment rights as soon as they had accumulated one month of work during their unemployment insurance coverage. The reform of unemployment insurance increased this necessary working time to 6 months on November 1, 2019, then to 4 months on August 1, 2020. This had the effect of putting an end to the rights of many workers during a year 2020 when work in these sectors became considerably rarer. An order of November 25, 2020 intends to exceptionally extend the duration of compensation for workers deprived of employment who have exhausted their rights from October 30, 2020. The points specified above have ousted many rights holders. Therefore, mechanically, this exceptional extension should only concern a reduced number of people. In addition, the decree in the Council of State is still awaited to specify the terms and duration. The Government also announces state aid aimed at guaranteeing a minimum income of 900 euros per month. for 4 months to precarious workers deprived of resources. First, this amount is below the poverty line. Secondly, you will need to have worked at least 60% of the time in 2019 to benefit from it. Third, in the event of resumption of employment, salaries will be deducted up to 40%. They do not seem to be commensurate with the urgency and precarious situations suffered by these workers. Therefore, Mr. would like to know the provisions planned to help the precarious to live and not to survive. He would also like to know whether the Government intends to definitively abandon the unemployment insurance reform, the decision to postpone which has only recognized the devastating consequences.
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France · National Assembly
Mr. Jean-Luc Mélenchon draws the attention of the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs to the new revelations concerning the disappearance of the Chadian opponent Ibni Oumar Mahamat Saleh, which occurred twelve years ago. This mathematician was kidnapped in Chad on February 3, 2008, by the presidential guard of President Idriss Deby. Everything suggests that he died very quickly after his arrest. Ibni Oumar Mahamat Saleh was a university. He taught mathematics at the Faculty of Orléans, before becoming rector of the University of Ndjamena. Several times minister in Chad, he opposed the presidency of Idriss Deby. In a country ravaged by war, Ibni Oumar Mahamat Saleh chose a peaceful opposition. He paid for it with his life. In France as in Chad, his kidnapping triggered strong emotion. Human rights organizations, French Mathematical Society (which awards a prize each year in memory of Ibni Oumar Mahamat Saleh), mobilized to raise awareness about this disappearance. In 2010, a resolution was unanimously passed by the National Assembly. She asked the Government to engage with Chad so that all light is shed on the fate of Ibni Oumar Mahamat Saleh. President Nicolas Sarkozy had promised: “France wants the truth, and I will not give in on this point.” Unfortunately, no concrete progress has taken place since then, despite the constant mobilization of parliamentarians. On November 13, 2020, a journalistic investigation returned to this affair by publishing the content of diplomatic telegrams and supporting DGSE notes. This article states, like other press titles before it, that French nationals, some of whom civil servants, could be involved in the death of Mr. Ibni Oumar Mahamat Saleh. En 2010, the Government committed to the national representation to do everything possible to ensure that responsibilities, including French ones, are established in the disappearance of Ibni Oumar Mahamat Saleh. The MP calls on the Minister to ensure that this solemn promise is kept. Emmanuel Macron's government is certainly allied to that of Idriss Deby. We remembers that in 2019, the French air force bombed Chadian rebels who were absolutely not jihadists. The France Insoumise parliamentary group had at the time called for a debate in the National Assembly on this problematic diversion of France's mission in the Sahel. The fight against terrorism in this region cannot be the pretext for all compromises. France would honor itself by helping to ensure justice be made for Ibni Oumar Mahamat Saleh based on the revelations that now make it possible. He wants to know his position on the subject.
Question· Question écrite35587open
France · National Assembly
Mr. Jean-Luc Mélenchon draws the attention of the Minister of Labor, Employment and Integration to the fate of seasonal workers. Their number is estimated at nearly a million by the Directorate of Research Animation, Studies and Statistics (Dares). Nearly half of seasonal workers work in the catering, accommodation and leisure sectors, mainly at holiday destinations. Many have seen their income drop due to covid-19 and its consequences. 45% of seasonal workers have no other employment contract. 120,000 of them are usually hired in ski resorts. The MP takes note of the measure to cover the partial unemployment of these workers by the State, up to 84% of the net salary, as long as the ski lifts remain closed. This announcement concerns only those who can present a promise of employment dated before December 1, 2020. According to the unions, 20% to 30% of them will be left behind. The MP therefore asks the Minister first to please detail the terms of this measure and, if necessary, to specify what is planned for seasonal workers who will not be able to benefit from it. The MP takes note of the announcement of state aid amounting to 900 euros per month from November 2020 to February 2021 to precarious, seasonal, intermittent or extra workers deprived of resources. To do this, they will need to have worked at least 60% of the time in 2019. It seems that the conditions to benefit from this are very restrictive. The MP therefore asks the Minister to please detail the terms of this measure in order to estimate the number of seasonal workers who will actually be able to do so. benefit. The unions believe that many seasonal workers do not reach the required threshold. Obviously, many uncertainties remain regarding the resumption of activity. Therefore, he would like to know whether the Government intends to take other measures to support all seasonal workers.
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France · National Assembly
Mr. Jean-Luc Mélenchon draws the attention of the Minister of the Economy and Finance to the safeguarding of strategic interests in the Airbus company. Recently we learned in Airbus' half-year results press release that the American justice system had opened a corruption investigation into the European group. This follows investigations opened by the British Serious Fraud Office and the French National Financial Prosecutor's Office. All these Investigations have been opened since the start of an internal audit of which the French and German states, which are the main shareholders of Airbus, were not notified. The choice of service providers chosen by Airbus managers to conduct this audit is problematic. Indeed, these are the American law firm Hubbard and Reed and the American economic intelligence company Forensic Risk Alliance. These two companies have access to all the group's files on its customers, contracts, etc. They are under a legal obligation to transmit to the American Department of Justice all information that could concern its jurisdiction. This vulnerability of Airbus' sensitive information to the interests of the United States was further reinforced in June 2017 since the company chose to enlist the services of the processing company of Palantir data, whose funding comes from the CIA investment fund, In-Q-Tel. Airbus is a company whose control is of strategic importance to the national interest. Its positive weight in the trade balance is very significant. It produces not only civil aircraft but also military carriers. The recent delay in the delivery of the A400M is also forcing the armies to resort to rental of American equipment for sending troops. It is in the context of safeguarding sovereignty that we can be concerned about the progressive infiltration of American interests into Airbus. Threats from the United States played a key role in the sale of French industrial flagships Alcatel, Technip and Alstom to American companies. The French State is the largest shareholder of the Airbus group since it holds 11.11% of the capital. As such, he would like to ask what measures are taken by the French State to ensure the safeguarding of strategic interests in Airbus.
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France · National Assembly
Mr. Jean-Luc Mélenchon draws the attention of Ms. la Garde des Sceaux, Minister of Justice, to the privatization of French prisons. The privatization of prison establishments, which began more than 30 years ago, seems to be accelerating and now concerns a multitude of sectors ranging from meal management to the construction of remand centers. These privatizations often lead to difficulties. For example, the privatization of canteens at Baumettes prison in Marseille, caused numerous problems for the supervisory staff. The number of prisons using private companies continues to increase and the range of actions entrusted is also expanding since it is now possible to delegate the organization of visits or even professional training to a company. Entering the race for public-private partnerships since 2008 for the construction of prisons commits the State to pay rent for 25 years to companies which then find themselves owners of the penitentiary centers. The amount of rent paid by the State is approaching 6 billion euros per year, a considerable sum to which he wishes to draw attention. In addition to the astronomical cost, which could also be used to improve detention conditions or even maintain dilapidated buildings, this galloping privatization worries us since it allows and maintains competition between companies which position themselves on this market. In view of the increase in the privatization of prisons, he questions several points. He wonders if it has a report on the relevance of this privatization, with supporting figures and analyses. It seems that the best guarantee of operation for a prison is public management. He would like to know if the Government wishes to favor this method of management or continue on the path of privatization.
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France · National Assembly
Mr. Jean-Luc Mélenchon draws the attention of the Minister of the Economy and Finance to the non-compliance with General Electrics' commitments to the French State and to the destruction of French industrial capacity. General Electrics acquired the energy branch of Alstom in 2014 with the authorization of the Minister of the Economy at the time, Emmanuel Macron. During this repurchase, the French State retained 20% of the securities, the latter having been loaned by the Bouygues group until the fall of 2017. The Government decided to renounce these purchase options, definitively withdrawing from Alstom's capital at the beginning of October 2017. The transport part of the former French industrial flagship is today on the verge of being the subject of a merger with the mobility sector of the Siemens group. Bercy granted authorization to this merger on May 28, 2018, thus ratifying one of the many chapters of the great French industrial clearance sale. When it purchased Alstom Energies, General Electrics made a commitment to the French state to develop employment on French territory to the tune of 1,000 jobs created by the end of 2018. Not only was this commitment not kept but the American company is destroying jobs on the Grenoble site which manufactures the turbines for the electric dams. General Electrics has officially announced to the Government that it would not keep its commitment in terms of job creation. The fine of 50,000 euros per job not created, which would amount to 34 million euros in the case of General Electrics, appears to be little dissuasive given the latter's turnover which is estimated at several tens of billions of dollars each year. The sale of Alstom to a foreign multinational was ultimately revealed a very bad deal for the conservation on the national territory of industrial know-how essential for carrying out ecological planning. Four years later, the American company found itself in the greatest difficulties. It announced the elimination of 12,000 jobs worldwide, including 4,500 in Europe. On June 26, 2018, it was even excluded from the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the stock market index of the most large American companies. To survive, it is French industry that it is sacrificing. He therefore asks what retaliatory measures will be taken by the French Government towards General Electrics to the extent that it has not respected its commitments made in 2014. Furthermore, he would like to know how the Government now intends to prevent the destruction of national industrial know-how.
Question· Question écrite13339answered
France · National Assembly
Mr. Jean-Luc Mélenchon draws the attention of the Minister of Solidarity and Health to the situation of Secours populaire in Marseille. The association has just announced with regret the closure of 4 of the city's branches. These antennas were those of Noailles, Thiers, Dugommier and Peyssonel. These are neighborhoods and working-class living areas, particularly exposed to poverty. This disastrous news is the direct consequence of a lack of consideration and action by the Marseille public authorities. However, they were regularly requested by the association to provide premises free of charge or at reduced cost. The premises occupied by the association in the city center were indeed unsuitable, even dangerous, and their cost too high. The Secours populaire volunteers could no longer carry out their mission of general interest under these conditions and were therefore forced, after years of administrative struggles, to close them. However, their request was limited to two premises in the city center, one in Les Réformés for residents and families of the 1st arrondissement and another in Joliette for the 2nd and 3rd arrondissements. It is difficult to accept the successive responses from sector town halls which simply indicate that there is no premises available. They do not offer any serious solution to guarantee the survival of these antennas. No request for a subsidy increase has been made from the association. It simply wishes to obtain premises to continue carrying out its solidarity mission. As a reminder, Secours populaire is a recognized public utility association which acts on a daily basis against poverty. In a city like Marseille, its role is essential. The closure of these 4 antennas directly endanger 120 families who went there daily. Women, children and men for whom the association was the last resort to alleviate their misery a little and allow the family to simply eat. How will these families live from now on? The MP wonders if the public authorities are aware of the consequences that these closures will have on human lives. He also questions the lack of consideration of the State in these territories where often this type of associative structure remains the only reference for social ties. Finally, he wants to know if a concrete and rapid solution can be offered to Secours populaire volunteers.
Question· Question écrite31266open
France · National Assembly
Mr. Jean-Luc Mélenchon draws the attention of the Minister of the Economy, Finance and Recovery to the situation of the Mediterranean shipbuilding and industrial construction company. CNIM or naval and industrial construction of the Mediterranean is a company specializing in high technologies. Benefiting from a reputation for industrial excellence, it works for Ariane, the ITER nuclear research program, armaments with the missile launch tubes of French submarines and for renewable energy and waste treatment programs, all areas essential both to the industrial sovereignty of the country and to its ecological planning. However, on May 28, 2020, the Paris court approved a crisis exit protocol intended to save industrial activity. The origin of the company's difficulties is not linked to problems specific to its activity or to risky investments, but to the failure of an English partner in civil engineering for 16 years, itself a victim of the failure of a subcontractor. Following this announcement, the markets panicked and led to a collapse in the CNIM stock price, generating a cash requirement of 60 million euros (for a turnover of 588 million euros in 2019). Also in March 2020, in addition to the sale of the company's Parisian headquarters, a conciliation protocol was signed with a banking pool, the historic industrial shareholder Martin Gmbh and the State, making it possible to release a cash line of 400 million euros. The unions denounce, rightly, terrible concessions which call into question the future of the CNIM, namely the creation of four trusts taking over each pole of activity, and on which are transferred the company's securities. In the same sense, it is imposed “the search for buyers or investors to enable the backing or transfer of its activities to third parties”. Already three Chinese conglomerates are in the running according to trade union organizations. And while the Government deploys plans in favor of automobiles and aeronautics, the situation of the CNIMs has been completely ignored, even though At stake are the know-how and cutting-edge technologies essential to the future of the country. Furthermore, the breakage of this industrial tool would have terrible human and social consequences with nearly 2,600 employees, including nearly a thousand in La Seyne-sur-Mer, which experienced the tragedy of the closure of the shipyards 30 years ago. This territory would lose its last civilian industrial center. The State cannot remain a spectator in the face of what is possible dismantling of the CNIM and their industrial centers, as had already been done in sad memory for Alstom. Also, he proposes that the CNIMs could benefit from reinforced support from the State, like other economic sectors, or even if necessary, to allow the re-establishment of the company, a partial nationalization to avoid its dismantling. He wishes to know his position and his orientations on this subject.
Question· Question écrite11187answered
France · National Assembly
Mr. Jean-Luc Mélenchon draws the attention of the Minister of Solidarity and Health to the lack of regulation inherent to the installation of automated external defibrillators (AED). In the United States, the resuscitation rate in areas equipped with these cardiac defibrillation devices increases to 40%, even though it is only 4% in France. AEDs are therefore equipment capable of increasing the chances of survival of victims of arrests. cardiac. In fact, the chances of survival decrease by 10% to 12% every minute. At the same time, we note that the response times for emergency services, particularly firefighters, vary greatly. This delay is on average thirteen minutes, and varies between eight and twenty-five minutes depending on the cities and departments. The chances of survival of victims of cardiac arrest are therefore very unequal depending on the region in which the arrest occurs. cardiac. However, current legislation regarding AEDs is imprecise. Only establishments open to the public (ERP) of category 1 and 2, that is to say having a capacity of more than 701 people, are required to be equipped with AEDs. This situation tends towards the absurd. This amounts to considering that cardiac accidents only occur in densely frequented places even though these are areas logically benefiting from the shortest response times. Conversely, whether in municipalities or in companies, no legislative provision provides for the obligation to provide an AED. Whether they are mayors of municipalities, with paragraph 5 of article L. 2212-2 of the local authorities code, or business leaders, with paragraph 1 of article L. 4121-3, the acquisitions of these devices vital are subject to their simple assessment. In order to guarantee optimal management of risks, he asks whether there are plans to generalize the compulsory acquisition of AEDs in municipalities and companies in order to compensate for the unequal treatment times for victims of cardiac arrest.
Question· Question écrite31281answered
France · National Assembly
Mr. Jean-Luc Mélenchon draws the attention of the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs to France's position regarding the political situation in Gabon. The presidential election of August 27, 2016 opened a period of violence and instability in Gabon. This election was probably won by Mr. Jean Ping in the popular vote. But it ended with Mr. Ali Bongo. La remaining in power following a terrible repression against Mr. Ping and his supporters. The electoral fraud and the human rights violations that followed have been condemned on several occasions by international institutions including the European Parliament in a resolution of February 2, 2017. France and its diplomacy have remained silent on this dramatic situation for the Gabonese people. The situation deteriorated further in November 2018. Ali Bongo, current president, suffered a stroke. Since then, he seems to be unable to carry out his duties. This is indicated by the low frequency of his public outings and the systematic delegation of his presidential prerogatives to his cabinet directors. Nourredine Bongo, his son, currently exercises this function and therefore de facto presidential power. He replaced a French national, currently in prison as part of an anti-corruption operation. Gabon risks sinking into chaos and violence for a long time. Since 2016, the Gabonese people have been prevented from being masters of their destiny. He would therefore like to know France's position on the political situation in Gabon.
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France · National Assembly
M. Jean-Luc Mélenchon appelle l'attention de M. le ministre de l'agriculture et de l'alimentation sur au sujet des importations de l'Union européenne de soja des États-Unis. Le mardi 8 janvier 2019, la commissaire européenne au commerce, Mme Cecilia Malmström, rencontrait son homologue américain M. Robert Lightizer dans le cadre de négociations commerciales entre l'Union européenne et les États-Unis. Au préalable de cette réunion, Mme Malmström s'est félicitée publiquement de l'explosion des importations de soja américain dans l'Union européenne. Celles-ci ont augmenté de 112 % au cours des six derniers mois de l'année 2018. Si bien que la part de marché des États-Unis sur le soja en Europe atteint 75 %. Cela fait suite à la signature d'un accord entre le gouvernement américain et la commission européenne en juillet 2018. Mais ce bond dans les importations de soja américain est de plusieurs points de vue une bien mauvaise nouvelle. Il contribue à encourager, de l'autre côté de l'atlantique, des monocultures industrielles dont le rôle est majeur dans l'effondrement mondial de la biodiversité. En Europe, la politique agricole commune impose d'ailleurs aux producteurs de grains la présence d'un minimum de trois espèces de cultures arables annuelles différentes. Par ailleurs, une très large majorité du soja américain importé en Europe, jusqu'à 95 % selon la Coordination rurale, est composée de variétés OGM, interdites à la culture dans l'Union européenne. Ce soja, rendu résistant au glyphosate par une manipulation génétique est aspergé de ce produit dangereux pour la santé humaine dans des proportions et avec des méthodes qui sont interdites sur le territoire européen. L'accord sur le soja entre les États-Unis et l'Union européenne met donc en danger la santé des consommateurs européens. Il est par ailleurs préjudiciable aux paysans européens car il les expose à une concurrence déloyale, fondée sur la faiblesse des règles environnementales outre atlantique. Malgré tous ces problèmes, la commission européenne a annoncé vouloir aller plus loin. Elle a en effet lancé une procédure pour autoriser l'utilisation du soja d'importation américaine pour la production d'agro-carburants. Cela revient à promouvoir une production qui est une catastrophe écologique qui contribue largement à la déforestation. D'après l'ONG Transport et Environnement, le carburant à base de soja serait responsable du double d'émissions de gaz à effet de serre par rapport au diesel classique. Avancer dans cette voie, c'est donc abandonner tous les objectifs de réductions des émissions des pays européens résultant d'engagements internationaux. Le laxisme de la Commission européenne vis-à-vis du soja américain n'est guidé que par la crainte de voir les États-Unis imposer des droits de douanes contre l'industrie automobile, notamment allemande. La France ne doit pas soutenir ni accepter la mise en danger des consommateurs et de la planète au nom des négociations commerciales avec les États-Unis. Par conséquent, il aimerait connaître la position du Gouvernement français sur les déclarations de la Commission européenne et les mesures qu'il peut prendre pour empêcher l'entrée sur le territoire de soja américain.
Question· Question écrite32126answered
France · National Assembly
Mr. Jean-Luc Mélenchon alerts the Minister of the Armed Forces about the future of the Aubert & Duval company. The Aubert & Duval company is one of the leaders in the world for complex metal alloys. Its products are used in particular for the manufacture of turbines. Aubert & Duval is an essential supplier to the French army. Nuclear submarines, Rafales combat planes and certain missiles use its products. 3,500 employees on seven sites in France work on this cutting-edge technology. Currently, Aubert & Duval is a subsidiary of the French group Eramet, in which the State is a 25% shareholder. However, Eramet announced at the end of June 2020 its intention to sell its subsidiary. It has indeed suffered significant losses in recent months and would need new capitalization. “All options are on the table” announced the management of Eramet, including that of selling this French technological flagship to a foreign company. A German company, an Austrian company and two Americans are in the running. Accepting the absorption of such a crucial undertaking for French defense would be an unacceptable abandonment of sovereignty. France cannot depend on anyone other than itself to operate its nuclear submarines, which are at the heart of its national territory defense doctrine, deterrence. There are solutions to keep Aubert & Duval under the French flag. In July 2020, an investment fund financed by the State, Airbus, Thales, Safran and Dassault was created. It must come to the aid of aeronautics subcontractors. Why not mobilize it? The MP therefore asks him to please detail the way in which the Ministry of armies follows this key issue for French sovereignty and the actions it intends to take to maintain French control of the Aubert & Duval company. He also recalls that since 2014, under a decree "relating to foreign investments subject to prior authorization", the French State can oppose the takeover by foreign capital of strategic French companies. Therefore, he would like know if the Government is ready to use this decree if necessary in the case of Aubert & Duval.
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France · National Assembly
Mr. Jean-Luc Mélenchon draws the attention of the Minister of National Education and Youth to the situation in Marseille schools. Marseille has 444 schools. Many schools, particularly in the northern districts of the city, are in an unsanitary state which threatens the safety of children and staff. The ceilings, sometimes loaded with asbestos, collapse and water seeps into the electrical trunking. In October 2018, the collapse of the ceiling in a nursery school in the Canet district was a reminder of this deplorable situation. Bedbugs have invaded the Cabucelle and Révolution-Vaillant schools. Other establishments have to deal with rat invasions. As a solution, the city of Marseille is proposing a public-private partnership project worth 500 million euros. The project consists of destroying and rebuild around thirty establishments. The 34 targeted establishments are not the most deteriorated or the most dangerous. This contract therefore serves as a showcase for the city of Marseille but in no way resolves the situation of many schools. It also represents a financial pit since the city will have to pay “rent” for 25 years to the large group that wins the project. The dilapidated situation of many schools in Marseille undermines the principle of equality of students in access to education. The material conditions of teaching in Marseille must therefore be of interest to the Ministry of National Education and its Minister Mr. Jean-Michel Blanquer. Il therefore wants to know what initiatives the Government is ready to take to put in place an emergency plan for the renovation and security of Marseille schools.
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France · National Assembly
Mr Jean-Luc Mélenchon draws the attention of the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs to the proliferation of nuclear weapons in the world. On October 6, 2017, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the international campaign to abolish nuclear weapons. This prize, awarded during this period of rising tensions between the United States of America and North Korea, against a backdrop of nuclear threats, calls for questioning the proliferation of atomic weapons throughout the world. Of course, nuclear deterrence is at the heart of French military doctrine. In the world as it is, it is the guarantor of the country's independence and its security. There can be no question of disarming unilaterally, which would de facto force France to place itself under the nuclear umbrella of another power. Disarmament can only be the result of discussions multilateral agreements between nuclear powers, and progressive. The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), of which France has been a signatory since 1968, stipulates in Article 6 that the signatory States undertake “to pursue in good faith negotiations on effective measures relating to the cessation of the nuclear arms race at an early date and to nuclear disarmament, and on a general disarmament treaty and complete under strict and effective international control”. Since then, the number of states possessing nuclear weapons has increased and so has the firepower of each of these powers. In January 2017, the President of the People's Republic of China, Xi Jinping, declared himself in favor of relaunching discussions around the denuclearization of the world, during a speech at the United Nations in Geneva. This outstretched hand has no the moment was not seized by the other powers, including France. He therefore wishes to question him about France's position on the subject. France, a nuclear power and member of the United Nations Security Council, could initiate international negotiations on nuclear disarmament. He asks her for her position on this issue.
Question· Question écrite23740answered
France · National Assembly
Mr. Jean-Luc Mélenchon draws the attention of the Minister of the Interior to the situation of observers of police violence during demonstrations. In recent months, social and environmental mobilizations have had to endure a level of violence unprecedented under the Fifth Republic. Thus, as part of the Yellow Vest movement, more than 2,500 demonstrators were injured, including 24 who lost an eye and 5 a hand. Faced with this escalation, Associations took the initiative of appointing observers of police violence during demonstrations. The objective of these activists is to note the excessive use of force by police officers and gendarmes in order to take legal action if necessary. They therefore fulfill a task of general interest within the framework of the rule of law. However, they are often taken to task and specifically targeted by the forces of police. On September 28, 2019, observers from the local observatory of police practices in Toulouse, formed by the Copernic Foundation, the French lawyers' union and the Human Rights League, were insulted, threatened and targeted with tear gas. On October 1, Human Rights League activist Camille Halut appeared before the Montpellier criminal court for acts of obstruction of traffic. In truth, she was fulfilling her role as an observer during a Yellow Vest demonstration on April 7, 2019. Since then, she has suffered real harassment with a cumulative 56 hours of police custody. These citizens are not delinquents. Citizen observation of law enforcement operations is not reprehensible. It often proves essential to enforce the rules of the rule of law. Therefore, he asks what measures it intends to implement to secure the presence of observers at the demonstrations.
Question· Question écrite23770open
France · National Assembly
Mr. Jean-Luc Mélenchon alerts the Prime Minister on the future of the interministerial mission of vigilance and fight against sectarian abuses (Miviludes). Miviludes was created in 2002. It is made up of 13 professional members from education, health, law, finance and the police. Its role is to collect reports and testimonies on sectarian abuses in order to participate in the fight against sects and to inform the society about this reality. This institution serves as a model throughout the world in the fight against sects. The reality of this scourge largely justifies the existence of this organization. Sects claim 500,000 victims per year in France. In 2018, Miviludes received 3,000 reports, that is to say 700 more than the previous year. Most recently, Miviludes played a role in the discovery and neutralization of illegal clinical trials conducted on 350 Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s patients. However, the mission must undergo a reorganization which amounts to a disappearance for the year 2020. It is expected that it will lose a quarter of its personnel. Furthermore, it must merge with the interministerial committee for the prevention of delinquency and radicalization. This committee is attached to the Ministry of the Interior, unlike Miviludes, attached to the Prime minister. This merger will lead to the abandonment of specific missions carried out by Miviludes in favor of the sole fight against Islamist radicalization, a priority of the Ministry of the Interior. Furthermore, by attaching the Miviludes to the Minister of Religion, the Government is sending the signal of a trivialization of sects presented as legitimate religions. He asks what guarantees can be provided by the Government on the continuity of the fight against sectarian excesses given the disappearance of Miviludes.
Question· Question écrite24592answered
France · National Assembly
Mr. Jean-Luc Mélenchon draws the attention of the Minister of Ecological and Inclusive Transition to the consequences of rising water levels in Mayotte. The French department of Mayotte is very exposed to rising water levels. Two phenomena combine. First, the appearance of an underwater volcano 15 kilometers from the Mahoran coast sucks up the magma reserve on which the island rests. This causes an unprecedented subsidence of the island since it has lost 15 centimeters in just one year. Consequently, it becomes all the more vulnerable to rising water levels induced by climate change. Thus, for Virginie Duvat, contributor to the IPCC report, Mayotte is one of “those territories on the front line of the impacts of rising sea levels”. The catastrophic consequences of these two phenomena are already there. In August 2019, an episode of high tides flooded several road infrastructures and the Mayotte airport. In September 2019, several villages were flooded due to a rise of more than 4 meters in sea level. The department of Mayotte is particularly poorly prepared to deal with this consequence of global warming. This is mainly due to underinvestment by the State. 40% of homes are makeshift houses built from sheet metal. 80% of villages are coastal. The wastewater evacuation and waste collection and treatment system is totally defective. Regular floods in these conditions will quickly turn into social disasters. In 2018, Mayotte was allocated a budget of 1.6 billion euros in public investments as part of a convergence plan. However, this plan does not include a component to adapt the infrastructure and housing on the island as the waters rise. He therefore asks what measures will be taken by the French Government to prepare Mayotte for rising water levels.
Question· Question écrite2460answered
France · National Assembly
M. Jean-Luc Mélenchon attire l'attention de Mme la ministre de la culture sur la situation de l'artothèque du lycée Antonin-Artaud dans les quartiers nord de Marseille (13013), dont la pérennité est menacée par le retrait de la subvention de la DRAC PACA. Ouverte en 1988, animée par un groupe d'enseignants bénévoles, l'artothèque Artaud détient un fonds de 600 œuvres d'art contemporain (200 artistes), acquises ou reçues en don, en trente ans d'existence. C'est un cas unique en France d'artothèque en milieu scolaire. L'artothèque favorise la découverte de l'art contemporain par le jeune public. Elle réalise trois expositions par an (une centaine depuis sa création), organise des rencontres entre le jeune public et les artistes, développe des projets pédagogiques, des ateliers artistiques, publie « les cahiers de l'artothèque » (66 numéros à ce jour), prête les œuvres d'art à partir de sa collection. Ce travail inestimable est réalisé par pour un budget très modeste, compris entre 13 000 et 18 000 euros par an ces cinq dernières années. Le socle du budget est constitué d'une subvention de la Ville de Marseille de 9 000 euros et d'une subvention de la région de 4 000 euros. La DRAC a régulièrement baissé sa participation qui est passée de 4 500 euros en 2011 à 2 600 euros en 2012 à...zéro euro en 2016. Or comme souvent, le désengagement de l'État a des effets dominos sur les autres financeurs. Alors que les activités de l'association sont déjà fragilisées par la perte de la subvention de DRAC, le retrait de la subvention de la ville signerait la fin de l'artothèque Artaud. Cette situation alerte les artistes, les parents d'élève, les enseignants, et tous les amateurs d'art à Marseille. Une pétition de soutien a déjà recueilli plus de 2 000 signatures au 27 septembre 2017. Il attire son attention sur la modestie de la somme annuelle concernée, qui, avec la patience, la passion et le dévouement de l'équipe de bénévoles, a permis de créer ce patrimoine culturel de grande valeur, au fil des années. Voilà qui peut être qualifié de très bonne gestion de l'argent public. Il l'alerte aussi sur le risque de voir le fonds Artaud dispersé si l'association devait cesser ses activités. À l'occasion de son rapprochement avec le ministère de l'éducation nationale, il a déclaré que « la culture n'est pas un supplément d'âme, elle est constitutive des apprentissages ». L'artothèque Antonin-Artaud incarne exactement cette orientation. Voilà pourquoi il lui demande d'intervenir auprès de la DRAC PACA pour rétablir la subvention à l'artothèque Artaud et sauver les trente ans d'existence de cette belle initiative.
Question· Question écrite2465answered
France · National Assembly
Mr. Jean-Luc Mélenchon alerts the Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice, to the condemnation of France by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on its use of the automated national genetic fingerprint file (FNAEG), on June 22, 2017. The automated national genetic fingerprint file was created in 1998. Originally, it only concerned people convicted of sexual crimes and offenses. Its use was gradually but considerably extended in 2001 and especially in 2003. People found guilty of damage and contempt of an agent have been particularly concerned since that date. As a result, the number of people on file exploded. From 127 9,815 people registered in 2005, we had increased to more than 3 million in 2015. Furthermore, if the law governing the use of this file provides that "a decree in the Council of State taken after opinion of the National Commission for Information Technology and Liberties determines the terms of application of this article. This decree specifies in particular the duration of retention of recorded information”, no decree has ever been issued. It is therefore a retention period for genetic fingerprints of 40 years that applies by default, regardless of the offense or crime for which they were taken. In its judgment of June 22, 2017, the ECHR rules on the case of a farmer, arrested following a demonstration in 2008. The Court criticizes the lack of proportionality in the use of the file: “no differentiation is currently provided for according to the nature and seriousness of the offense committed, despite the significant disparity of situations likely to arise, as that of Mr. Ayçaguer attests. However, his actions were part of in a political and trade union context, and concerned simple umbrella blows in the direction of gendarmes”. He would like to ask her what measures she has planned to take into account the ECHR ruling.
Question· Question écrite2482answered
France · National Assembly
Mr. Jean-Luc Mélenchon draws the attention of the Minister of State, Minister for Ecological and Inclusive Transition, to the safety of nuclear power plants present on French territory. On October 10, 2017, the Greenpeace association provided seven officials responsible for the security of nuclear power plants with an independent expert report. This report highlights the threat weighing on spent fuel storage pools. It is the part of the plant through which the nuclear fuel passes after having been exploited in the reactor core. These pools can contain up to two to three times more radioactive material than the core itself. However, it appears that they are not as protected and therefore vulnerable to possible attacks. This is not the first time that flaws in nuclear safety have appeared which could endanger the populations. In April 2014, a fire led to the shutdown of a reactor at the Fessenheim power plant. In spring 2015, a defect was discovered in the Flamanville EPR tank. In the winter of 2016-2017, no less than 20 reactors had to be temporarily shut down to carry out checks. It was during this period that Pierre-Franck Chevet, president of the Nuclear Safety Authority (ASN) declared in the press that he considered the situation of French power plants “worrying”. ASN indicates that around a hundred incidents occur each year in French power plants. He wishes to question him on the measures that the Government intends to take to improve the security of populations in the face of nuclear risk. Furthermore, he asks him if his desire for 17 reactors to be closed during the mandate is confirmed.
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France · National Assembly
Mr. Jean-Luc Mélenchon draws the attention of the Minister of Economy and Finance to the amendment to the tax convention between France and Qatar. According to this amendment, Qatar and its entities are exempt in France from real estate capital gains, ISF for 5 years on properties located outside French territory, tax on dividends, tax on royalties and tax on income from debts. These significant exemptions in force for 9 years have had a cost amounting to hundreds of millions of euros for public finances. On August 31, 2017, the President of the Republic considered in an interview with the newspaper Le Point that “Qatar and Saudi Arabia financed groups which in fact contributed to terrorism”. On the occasion of the debate and adoption of the law strengthening internal security and the fight against terrorism, representatives of The Government and in particular the Minister of the Interior have constantly reminded us of the intensity of the threat posed to our country by criminal terrorist organizations claiming to be Islamists. This bill led the Government and the parliamentary majority to integrate into French law measures contrary to republican tradition, in particular by broadening the cases in which measures of deprivation of freedoms fundamental can be pronounced by the administrative authority and without intervention of the judge. While in the name of the fight against terrorism, we return to principles and freedoms, it does not seem appropriate to maintain a tax convention which makes France a tax haven for nationals of a State which harbors with impunity the financiers of terrorist organizations. Therefore, he asks him if the Government intends to continue this advantageous tax policy with Qatar.
Question· Question écrite37319open
France · National Assembly
Mr. Jean-Luc Mélenchon draws the attention of the Minister of National Education, Youth and Sports to the subject of discovery classes and school trips. The National Union of Tourism Associations in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur is sounding the alarm. Indeed, covid-19 has profoundly disrupted the organization of these stays and trips. However, these are a component of learning. However, due to the context current health situation, the organization of these stays is compromised. In fact, the sustainability of the accommodation and vacation centers that depend on them is threatened. Indeed, the repayment of assets, state-guaranteed loans and deferrals will be difficult to overcome if these activities are not restarted. Mechanically, all economic, social and environmental life risks suffering. Therefore, the MP would like find out if the Ministry of National Education has given itself the means to achieve this. Concretely, has the ministry mobilized the rectorates and academic management to support establishments and teachers in the organization of these stays? Have consistent administrative rules been implemented nationally to facilitate their restart? Rather than giving up all activity, we must learn to live with the virus. This is possible by maintaining a protective health framework. You have to plan it. He wants to know his opinion on the subject.
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