Overview
- President Emmanuel Macron named voluntary national service, tighter rules on social networks for under‑15s, and end‑of‑life legislation as his top projects for the year.
- He urged the government and lawmakers to forge agreements in early January to adopt the still‑unsettled 2026 budget, with Assembly committee work due to restart on January 8.
- He said the end‑of‑life package will proceed, with the Senate scheduled to take up the texts from January 20 before a renewed Assembly reading.
- Macron pledged to ensure the 2027 presidential race is protected from foreign interference, citing mounting risks linked to online manipulation.
- He reaffirmed support for Ukraine and a stronger European defense posture, and vowed to remain at work "until the last second" of his mandate in his final full year in office.