Overview
- At La Dépêche du Midi, Macron held a two‑hour exchange with 250–300 readers on health conspiracies, disinformation and youth digital education alongside local experts.
- He is inaugurating new Commandement de l’Espace facilities in Toulouse and unveiling a national space strategy through 2040 built on access to space, industrial skills, defense, science and exploration, and cooperation.
- The presidency says space is no longer peaceful and cites Russia as a competitor, while the air and space force chief argues for accelerated, offensive‑capable responses.
- The outreach forms part of a regional tour focused on social networks, with a second stop scheduled in Dunkirk on November 19 and the Élysée signaling that decisions, possibly via referendum, could follow.
- The FNSEA urged farmers to converge on the event over Macron’s recent comments on the EU‑Mercosur deal, with a potential meeting mooted but not confirmed by the Élysée.