Manuel Valls offside? Moving the Prime Minister to the final of the Champions League on a Falcon of the Republic, in the PS Congress in Poitiers, and accompanied by two of his son continues to stir.
Matignon ensures that this trip to Berlin was “institutional and official” , in particular suggesting a “support signal” to UEFA President Michel Platini.
No meeting for The duck
But Le Canard chained says in its Wednesday edition no meeting with UEFA was provided. Revelations immediately denied by the European body.
Manuel Valls was in Berlin at the invitation of Michel Platini to watch the final between Barcelona and Juventus “and talk about Euro 2016 football “, said a spokesman of UEFA.
During their discussions, the UEFA President and French Prime Minister were joined by Jacques Lambert, president of the organizing committee of Euro-2016, said the spokesman of UEFA.
The representative of the European Football Union did not specify the content discussions between the three men.
Mocked by the opposition
Target Tuesday ridicule of opposition MPs, who have repeatedly started their questions Government by reference to the Berlin trip, Manuel Valls defended himself for having wasted taxpayer money.
“Sport has an important role thanks to major international events we will welcome here in France, and the role of head of government is to support these major events for France “, has he said. ” No controversy, remain on the essentials. “
How much?
Matignon also considered ” between 3000 and 4000 euros, although it is difficult to precisely quantify ” cost per flight hour of a trip to Falcon, which puts the cost of the trip to Berlin around 12 000 to 15 000. Nothing prevents the President of the Republic and the Prime Minister to use government aircraft for private purposes, but they must reimburse the State “lump sum” , said on Monday PS deputy René Dosière, expert on financial ethics of elected representatives.
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