Macron Orders National Plan to Shield Infrastructure and Seeks EU‑G7 Steps on Fuel

Overview

• The president, who spoke Friday, instructed the government to draw up a national plan to protect critical infrastructure from drone strikes, cyberattacks and sabotage.
• Macron said he will raise the issue with European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and has called a G7 meeting in the coming weeks to coordinate stock levels and discuss possible releases of strategic reserves.
• France’s gas storage is at the expected level and Macron said authorities will ensure tanks are filled for winter to secure supplies.
• The government plans a new targeted fuel aid for working people starting October 1, will extend an existing €100 payment and has already issued that cheque to about 1.5 million people.
• Party leaders and security experts were convened at the Élysée and reactions split between support for tougher security steps and demands for broader, automatic social help over record diesel prices and election‑period risks.