Meeting of Macron, the exploit of the Stadium and Jean Tirole … The five facts to remember from the weekend – LaDepeche.fr

the essential Find here the five main information to remember from this weekend of April 16th and 17th. Macron’s appeal to the voters of Mélenchon During his meeting in Marseille this Saturday, outgoing President Emmanuel Macron multiplied the signals to the electorate of Jean-Luc Mélenchon, devoting a very large part of his speech to the issues ecological. He notably promised that, if re-elected, his Prime Minister would be “directly responsible for ecological planning”, in order to go “twice as fast” to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. “The policy that I will pursue in the next five years will be ecological or it will not be”, he launched in the gardens of the Pharo, under the bright Marseille sun. Also read: VIDEO. Presidential: Macron promises a Prime Minister “directly in charge of ecological planning” Jean Tirole’s column on Marine Le Pen’s economic program The Nobel Prize in Economics in 2014 and honorary president of the Toulouse School of Economics (TSE), Jean Tirole , granted La Dépêche du Midi an exclusive forum in which, one week before the second round of the presidential election, he smacks Marine Le Pen’s economic program point by point. Find it by clicking here Stade Toulousain’s feat in the European Cup In Ireland, this Saturday, Toulouse managed to qualify for the quarter-finals of the Champions Cup after a crazy match. And yet, the defending champions have not always mastered their rugby. In Belfast, Ugo Mola’s players won with a gap of 7 points (30-23), recovering from their first leg deficit thanks to a try from Antoine Dupont five minutes from the end of the game. They will challenge Munster in the quarter-finals. To read also: European Cup: how Stade Toulousain found the resources to overthrow Ulster and qualify for the quarter-finals Covid-19: the epidemic seems to be calming The drop in Covid-19 contaminations started in recent days continues, according to official figures for this Saturday, April 16. Hospitalizations and emergency room admissions follow this trend. With 30,000 fewer daily cases in one week and hospitalizations in slight decline, the epidemic seems to be calming down after the comeback observed in March. Read also: Covid-19: 30,000 fewer daily cases in a week and hospitalizations in slight reflux, the epidemic seems to be calming TFC: the return to Ligue 1 ever closer In a laborious match, the TFC ended up win on Saturday against Quevilly (2-0). After this victory, the 21st of the season for the Toulouse club in Ligue 2, the men of Philippe Montanier occupy more than ever the first place in the classification, with eight points ahead of the second, AC Ajaccio, and above all, eleven units more than the third, AJ Auxerre. So that the climb could be formalized on Tuesday evening, after the trip to Sochaux. Also read: ANALYSIS. Ligue 2 – 33rd day. TFC: so the climb is for Tuesday?