Macron lance un plan contre la pauvreté : extrait du discours

RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLY SHOTLIST: AGENCY POOL VIA REUTERS - AP CLIENTS ONLY Paris - 13 September 2018 1. Various of French President Emmanuel Macron arriving at museum and meeting guests 2. Presenter summoning Macron to stage 3. SOUNDBITE (French) Emmanuel Macron, French President: "There is the scandal of poverty - of lives that were not chosen, of an accident that was suffered - a battle that we took on, and at times lost." 4. Audience listening 5. SOUNDBITE (French) Emmanuel Macron, French President: "This plan of prevention and fight against poverty is not a charity plan. it's not a charity plan because it's not about allowing people to live a little bit better in poverty. it's about lifting them out of poverty." 6. Slogan reading (French) "doing more for those who have less" 7. SOUNDBITE (French), Emmanuel Macron, French President: "Drawing strength from all our failures, our mistakes, starting with me, I would like us to take on this battle. I think that at the end of a generation, we can eradicate extreme poverty in our country. I would not have said this a few months ago. But I think we can only do it if we have this extreme ambition by everyone." 8. Audience applauding 9. Education Minister Jean-Michel Blanquer, who is involved in anti-poverty plan, speaking to guests 10. Labour minister Muriel Penicaud speaking to others 11. Health minister Agnes Buzyn, who is involved in anti-poverty plan, speaking to guests STORYLINE: French President Emmanuel Macron, often branded by critics as "the president of the rich", has unveiled an 8 billion euro (9 billion US dollar) plan to tackle poverty. Macron said in a speech on Thursday: "I think that at the end of a generation, we can eradicate extreme poverty in our country." The plan focuses on better education for poor children and providing help to unemployed people to get back to work, rather than financial aid only. Measures include places in nursery to free up parents for job or training, school breakfasts in poor neighbourhoods and compulsory job training for school leavers under 18. Statistics agency Insee estimates about 14 percent of France's population lives below the poverty line. =========================================================== Clients are reminded: (i) to check the terms of their licence agreements for use of content outside news programming and that further advice and assistance can be obtained from the AP Archive on: Tel +44 (0) 20 7482 7482 Email: info@aparchive.com (ii) they should check with the applicable collecting society in their Territory regarding the clearance of any sound recording or performance included within the AP Television News service (iii) they have editorial responsibility for the use of all and any content included within the AP Television News service and for libel, privacy, compliance and third party rights applicable to their Territory.