War in Ukraine: Mariupol, gas, food shortages … Macron’s announcements after the European summit – LaDepeche.fr

the essential Emmanuel Macron spoke after a European summit held in Brussels. The objective was for the 27 to take decisions on several issues related to the war in Ukraine. A European summit took place in Brussels this Friday, March 25 concerning the situation in Ukraine a little over a month after the start of the Russian invasion. Emmanuel Macron spoke at the end of the meeting. Joint purchase of gas The European Commission has received a mandate from EU member countries to carry out joint gas purchases, which will be “the best instrument to bring down the price” of this energy, French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Friday. following a European summit in Brussels. “Group purchasing, the ability to define long-term contracts together, is the best instrument for bringing down the price of our gas and therefore we have given the Commission a mandate to do so”, on the model of group purchases of anti-inflammatory vaccines. -Covid, he said, as the war in Ukraine drives up energy prices. Evacuation operation in Mariupol France, Turkey and Greece will carry out “a humanitarian operation” to evacuate “in the next few days” from the besieged city of Mariupol, in southern Ukraine, announced on Friday the French President Emmanuel Macron. “We are going, in conjunction with Turkey and Greece, to launch a humanitarian operation to evacuate all those who wish to leave Mariupol”, he declared after a European summit in Brussels, specifying that he had to discuss the subject with Russian President Vladimir Putin “within 48 to 72 hours”. Read also: War in Ukraine: why Russia is changing strategy and announces that it is focusing on the “liberation” of the East Helping countries threatened by food shortages The 27 announced on Friday the launch of an EU initiative to alleviate the food shortages caused by the war in Ukraine, “Europe’s breadbasket”, in the countries most affected. Inspired by the Covax international program for the distribution of anti-Covid vaccines, this program, called “Farm”, aims in particular to increase transparency on world stocks, to ensure supplies to the countries most at risk and to encourage production in fragile regions. , according to the conclusions of the EU summit.