{"id":34425,"date":"2022-01-04T05:30:59","date_gmt":"2022-01-04T04:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=34425"},"modified":"2022-01-03T20:49:54","modified_gmt":"2022-01-03T19:49:54","slug":"macron-in-charge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/macron-in-charge\/","title":{"rendered":"Macron in charge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today is <strong>le mardi 4 janvier<\/strong><sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"1\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34425\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34425-1\">1<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34425-1\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"1\"><em>Tuesday January 4th<\/em><\/span>, and as it does every year, January marks the beginning of a new year. <strong>Bienvenue \u00e0 2022!<\/strong><sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"2\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34425\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34425-2\">2<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34425-2\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"2\"><em>Welcome to 2022!<\/em><\/span> January this year also marks the start of a new 6 month term for France as the head of the <strong>Conseil de l\u2019Union europ\u00e9enne<\/strong> making Emmanuel Macron responsible for the group while also potentially (re)running for president of France.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_34455\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34455\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-34455\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/E139F9D4-F24E-47E5-AD74-3081DFAE3AC2-350x233.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/E139F9D4-F24E-47E5-AD74-3081DFAE3AC2-350x233.jpeg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/E139F9D4-F24E-47E5-AD74-3081DFAE3AC2-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/E139F9D4-F24E-47E5-AD74-3081DFAE3AC2-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/E139F9D4-F24E-47E5-AD74-3081DFAE3AC2.jpeg 1125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-34455\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo CC0 from Mihis Alex at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/fr-fr\/photo\/voiture-jouet-noire-sur-papier-carte-du-monde-21014\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.pexels.com<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<h3>Le Conseil de l\u2019Union europ\u00e9enne<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.consilium.europa.eu\/fr\/european-council\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Le Conseil de l\u2019Union europ\u00e9enne<\/strong><\/a><sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"3\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34425\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34425-3\">3<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34425-3\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"3\"><em>The European Council<\/em><\/span> is part of the vast bureaucracy that is the European Union. The Conseil is made up of \u201c<strong>les chefs d&#8217;\u00c9tat ou de gouvernement des 27\u00a0\u00c9tats membres de l&#8217;UE<\/strong>\u201d<sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"4\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34425\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34425-4\">4<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34425-4\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"4\"><em>the heads of state\/governments of the 27 member states that make up the EU<\/em><\/span>. The Conseil does not negotiate on or pass laws but \u201c<strong>\u00e9tablit le programme d&#8217;action de l&#8217;UE<\/strong>\u201d<sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"5\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34425\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34425-5\">5<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34425-5\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"5\"><em>sets the agenda for the European Union<\/em><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Should he announce, as it is assumed he will despite not yet having committed<sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"6\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34425\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34425-6\">6<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34425-6\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"6\">Not untypical, according to my sources in France, who share that a sitting French president will typically not announce their intention to run again until January or February of the year of the elections to avoid having to run a campaign and the country at the same time.<\/span>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.francetvinfo.fr\/monde\/europe\/union-europeenne\/l-article-a-lire-pour-tout-savoir-sur-la-presidence-francaise-de-l-union-europeenne-qui-debute-le-1er-janvier-2022_4855609.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Macron\u2019s six-month term at the head of the Conseil will coincide with a campaign for president<\/a>. In November, he shared a preview of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.francetvinfo.fr\/monde\/europe\/union-europeenne\/regulation-des-gafam-reforme-de-l-espace-schengen-ce-qu-il-faut-retenir-de-la-conference-de-presse-d-emmanuel-macron-sur-la-presidence-francaise-de-l-ue_4874917.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">his priorities for the term<\/a> which include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Le renforcement de la d\u00e9fense europ\u00e9enne,<\/strong><sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"7\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34425\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34425-7\">7<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34425-7\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"7\"><i>Reinforcing the common defense<\/i><\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Un sommet entre l&#8217;Union europ\u00e9enne et l&#8217;Afrique,<\/strong><sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"8\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34425\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34425-8\">8<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34425-8\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"8\"><i>A joint summit with Africa<\/i><\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Relancer la\u00a0croissance\u00a0apr\u00e8s la pand\u00e9mie de\u00a0<em>Covid-19,<\/em><\/strong><em><sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"9\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34425\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34425-9\">9<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34425-9\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"9\">Kick-starting growth after the Covid pandemic<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Concilier d\u00e9veloppement \u00e9conomique et ambition climatique,<\/strong><sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"10\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34425\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34425-10\">10<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34425-10\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"10\"><i>Reconcile economic development and climate goals<\/i><\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>La r\u00e9gulation des g\u00e9ants du num\u00e9rique,<\/strong><sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"11\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34425\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34425-11\">11<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34425-11\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"11\"><i>Regulating big tech<\/i><\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Une harmonisation des salaires minimums,<\/strong><sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"12\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34425\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34425-12\">12<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34425-12\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"12\"><i>Aligning the minimum wage<\/i><\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Un &#8220;service civique europ\u00e9en&#8221; de six mois pour les moins de 25\u00a0ans.<\/strong><sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"13\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34425\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34425-13\">13<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34425-13\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"13\"><i>Promoting a six-month \u201cEuropean civil service\u201d for those under 25<\/i><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Pour marquer l\u2019occasion<\/strong><sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"14\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34425\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34425-14\">14<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34425-14\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"14\"><em>To mark the event<\/em><\/span> numerous monuments around Paris and France including the Eiffel Tower were lit up in EU blue. You can see some photos and read more (in French) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ouest-france.fr\/europe\/tour-eiffel-pharo-mairies-pourquoi-ces-batiments-vont-ils-s-illuminer-de-bleu-des-ce-soir-6fb03474-6a3e-11ec-9da5-9e0945e11e49\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bfmtv.com\/paris\/la-tour-eiffel-se-pare-de-bleu-pour-celebrer-le-debut-la-presidence-francaise-de-l-union-europeenne_AN-202112310346.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"woo-sc-box  normal   \">Speaking of the European Union \u2026<\/p>\n<p>One of the Union\u2019s primary hallmarks has to be the introduction of the common currency, the Euro, in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_the_euro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">January of 1999<\/a><sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"15\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34425\"><a href=\"void(0)\" role=\"button\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34425-15\">15<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34425-15\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" data-mfn=\"15\">While the common currency was officially launched in 1999, the first actual currency wasn\u2019t in circulation until 2002.<\/span>. And now the Euro, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Euro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the official currency of 19 of the 27 member countries of the EU and the second most traded currency after the US Dollar<\/a>, is due for a makeover. The European Central Bank announced in December that they would begin the process of designing new bank notes for 2024. You can read more about the plans <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecb.europa.eu\/press\/pr\/date\/2021\/html\/ecb.pr211206~a9e0ba2198.en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In other currency news, two new (1 and 2) euro coins are being introduced in France this month. You can read more about the new coins that coincide with France\u2019s leadership of the Conseil and see an image of the details <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lefigaro.fr\/societes\/une-nouvelle-piece-de-2-euros-mise-en-circulation-pour-la-presidence-francaise-de-l-ue-20211209\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/div>\n<h3>Les \u00e9lections pr\u00e9sidentielles de 2022<\/h3>\n<p>As if 2022 weren\u2019t going to be busy enough for Emmanuel Macron (what with the on-going Covid situation and a six-month term at the head of the European Commission) this is also the year of the French presidential elections. Macron was elected in May 2017 for a <strong>quinquennat<\/strong><sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"16\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34425\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34425-16\">16<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34425-16\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"16\"><em>five-year term<\/em><\/span> that is coming to an end and it is time once again for the French to choose a new (or the same?) leader. So far Macon has refused to commit, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lefigaro.fr\/flash-actu\/presidentielle-2022-macron-va-un-peu-reflechir-a-sa-candidature-pendant-les-fetes-20211217\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">telling a group of students in December<\/a> that \u201c<strong>Je vais, un peu, pendant la p\u00e9riode des f\u00eates, r\u00e9fl\u00e9chir \u00e0 \u00e7a<\/strong><em>\u201d<\/em><sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"17\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34425\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34425-17\">17<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34425-17\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"17\"><em>I\u2019m going to, a little, over the holidays, think about that<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.service-public.fr\/particuliers\/vosdroits\/F1939\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">official calendar<\/a> sets <strong>le premier tour<\/strong><sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"18\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34425\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34425-18\">18<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34425-18\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"18\"><em>the first round<\/em><\/span> for\u00a0<strong>le dimanche 10 avril<\/strong><sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"19\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34425\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34425-19\">19<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34425-19\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"19\"><em>Sunday April 10<\/em><\/span> followed &#8211; if necessary &#8211; by the second round <strong>le dimanche 24 avril<\/strong><sup class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote \" data-mfn=\"20\" data-mfn-post-scope=\"0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34425\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"  role=\"button\" aria-pressed=\"false\" aria-describedby=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34425-20\">20<\/a><\/sup><span id=\"mfn-content-0000000000002ec30000000000000000_34425-20\" role=\"tooltip\" class=\"modern-footnotes-footnote__note\" tabindex=\"0\" data-mfn=\"20\"><em>Sunday April 24<\/em><\/span>. As a reminder, if no candidate receives at least 50% of the total vote in the first round, the top two candidates from the first round move into the second round \u2018run off\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Candidates from left, right, and center have been making their cases for over a year now as to why their fellow citizens should chose them to lead France forward. Macron is expected to begin making his case for another <strong>quinquennat<\/strong>\u00a0as soon as this month. Whatever the case, in a few short months we\u2019ll know the answer to who will be France\u2019s next president.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"eD0xCSaR8y\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/french-presidential-election-vocabulary\/\">French Presidential Election Vocabulary<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;French Presidential Election Vocabulary&#8221; &#8212; French Language Blog\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/french-presidential-election-vocabulary\/embed\/#?secret=ZN3J5arttY#?secret=eD0xCSaR8y\" data-secret=\"eD0xCSaR8y\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul class=\"modern-footnotes-list modern-footnotes-list--show-only-for-print\"><li><span>1<\/span><div><em>Tuesday January 4th<\/em><\/div><\/li><li><span>2<\/span><div><em>Welcome to 2022!<\/em><\/div><\/li><li><span>3<\/span><div><em>The European Council<\/em><\/div><\/li><li><span>4<\/span><div><em>the heads of state\/governments of the 27 member states that make up the EU<\/em><\/div><\/li><li><span>5<\/span><div><em>sets the agenda for the European Union<\/em><\/div><\/li><li><span>6<\/span><div>Not untypical, according to my sources in France, who share that a sitting French president will typically not announce their intention to run again until January or February of the year of the elections to avoid having to run a campaign and the country at the same time.<\/div><\/li><li><span>7<\/span><div><i>Reinforcing the common defense<\/i><\/div><\/li><li><span>8<\/span><div><i>A joint summit with Africa<\/i><\/div><\/li><li><span>9<\/span><div>Kick-starting growth after the Covid pandemic<\/div><\/li><li><span>10<\/span><div><i>Reconcile economic development and climate goals<\/i><\/div><\/li><li><span>11<\/span><div><i>Regulating big tech<\/i><\/div><\/li><li><span>12<\/span><div><i>Aligning the minimum wage<\/i><\/div><\/li><li><span>13<\/span><div><i>Promoting a six-month \u201cEuropean civil service\u201d for those under 25<\/i><\/div><\/li><li><span>14<\/span><div><em>To mark the event<\/em><\/div><\/li><li><span>15<\/span><div>While the common currency was officially launched in 1999, the first actual currency wasn\u2019t in circulation until 2002.<\/div><\/li><li><span>16<\/span><div><em>five-year term<\/em><\/div><\/li><li><span>17<\/span><div><em>I\u2019m going to, a little, over the holidays, think about that<\/em><\/div><\/li><li><span>18<\/span><div><em>the first round<\/em><\/div><\/li><li><span>19<\/span><div><em>Sunday April 10<\/em><\/div><\/li><li><span>20<\/span><div><em>Sunday April 24<\/em><\/div><\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/E139F9D4-F24E-47E5-AD74-3081DFAE3AC2-350x233.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/E139F9D4-F24E-47E5-AD74-3081DFAE3AC2-350x233.jpeg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/E139F9D4-F24E-47E5-AD74-3081DFAE3AC2-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/E139F9D4-F24E-47E5-AD74-3081DFAE3AC2-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/E139F9D4-F24E-47E5-AD74-3081DFAE3AC2.jpeg 1125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Today is le mardi 4 janvier, and as it does every year, January marks the beginning of a new year. Bienvenue \u00e0 2022! January this year also marks the start of a new 6 month term for France as the head of the Conseil de l\u2019Union europ\u00e9enne making Emmanuel Macron responsible for the group while&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/macron-in-charge\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":139,"featured_media":34455,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[179,122],"tags":[501883,549671,224222,2422],"class_list":["post-34425","post","type-post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-politics","tag-emmanuel-macron","tag-european-union","tag-french-elections","tag-president"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34425","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/139"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34425"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34425\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34465,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34425\/revisions\/34465"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34455"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34425"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34425"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34425"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}