Manuel Valls. He was in Berlin, not for Barca, but for Platini … – Ouest-France

Continuous-mining operation on the side of Matignon after the uproar sparked his return Paris-Berlin Saturday night.

Guest Michel Platini

Prime Minister’s Office maintained on Monday that the travel Manuel Valls, in Falcon state, to the final of the Champions League football was “institutional and official” , in particular suggesting a “support signal “ to UEFA President Michel Platini.

Manuel Valls was the guest of UEFA President ” two things “, a-t- we stressed at Matignon: the first is the organization of Euro-2016 in France, “organizational discussions stall progress” , which were discussed at a meeting with Michel Platini before the match, around 19h.

Support the Campaign

Also, on the bottom next campaign for the presidency of FIFA, “the presence of the Prime Minister French alongside the UEFA president who is also French, is a signal of support to the work done in recent years Michel Platini “, has is it argued, citing the appearance “sports diplomacy” of the move.

In the wake of the resignation of Sepp Blatter after the scandals that hit the international federation, the former number 10 of the team of France is considered a possible candidate for the head of FIFA.

Between 12,000 and € 15,000

This shift Saturday night, which was not on the official agenda of Manuel Valls, s ‘slipped in the middle of the Socialist Party congress, organized from Sunday to Friday in Poitiers.

Coming by train to Poitiers Friday, Prime Minister departed Sunday Falcon, the payment will be reflected in Socialist Party via an agreement governing political movements (and therefore unofficial) Mr Valls. Matignon also considered “between 3000 and 4000 euros, even if it is difficult to precisely quantify” cost per flight hour of a trip to Falcon, which puts the cost of trip to Berlin around 12 000 to 15 000.

Nothing prohibits

Nothing prevents the President of the Republic and the Prime Minister to use government planes privately, but they must reimburse the State “lump sum” , said Monday the PS deputy René Dosière, expert on financial ethics of elected representatives.

“Since we’re in government, to my knowledge there has not been a purely private use of a plane of Etec, and it would never occur to us to the idea to do “ is are we told about it in the office of Manuel Valls.