In the context of territorial reform, certain departments such as the Oise and the Charente are going to use the right of option of the law, which allows them to choose their host region. Update on the limitations of this right. The report alternates images of illustrations and infographics with interviews with Éric WOERTH, MNA for Oise, and Michel BOUTANT, President of the General Council of Charente.
In several regions of France, notably Aquitaine, the merger of the regions from 22 to 13 in order to save money has, for the time being, been synonymous with financial inefficiency due to the fact that the latter is organized by couacs. Interviews with Alain ROUSSET, President of the Regional Council of Aquitaine, who believes that the regions will not be able to finance an alignment of the salaries of the employees of the communities, Dominique REYNIE, top of the list "The Republicans Midi Pyrénées/ Languedoc Roussillon, who denounce a lack of preparation in the fusion of the regions and of René DOSIERE, PS deputy, which believes that the monitoring of regional councils will not have an impact on the cost of expanding these communities. Comment on alternating between illustration images and interviews.
The regional council voted the new name of the merged region Nord Pas de Calais Picardie which is now called Hauts de France Nord Pas de Calais Picardie. The commentary on factual images alternates with a micro pavement in Lille and Beauvais that collects the reactions of the inhabitants.
Update on regional capitals following territorial reform. Examples of Bordeaux, Lille, Lyon, Toulouse and Strasbourg. Commentary on illustration images, infographic showing a geographical map alternating with interviews with Hervé MORIN (UDI member for Eure), Nicolas MAYER ROSSIGNOL (PS president of the Haute Normandie region) and Arnaud ROBINET (MEP UMP de la Marne).
Report devoted to the new map of the 13 metropolitan areas voted at the National Assembly. Comment on illustration images and archive images. Statement to the Assembly by Laurent FURST, UMP member for Bas-Rhin, opposed to the reform of the Alsace region.
Report examining the implementation of the merger of the regions with an example with the Auvergne-Rhône Alpes region. In Clermont-Ferrand, the new building of the Regional Council, whose cost amounted to 80 million euros, is now partly unoccupied since it doubles with the regional hotel of Lyon. Interview with Pierre BRENAS, regional councillor of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, who regrets this situation, which, according to him, is due to a lack of consultation. Interview with Jean François DEBAT, regional councillor of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, who considers this pooling of resources in a positive way. Interview with Laurent WAUQUIEZ, President of the Regional Council of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, in favour of reducing the number of elected representatives. Alternating factual images and interviews.
This report is devoted to the redistribution of regions in metropolitan France. There is no dismemberment of the regions but only groupings, France goes from 22 to 14 regions. In Amiens the inhabitants have different opinions, as regards the Picardie Champagne Ardenne group. The most polemical fusion concerns the largest region: Poitou Charentes Centre Limousin. Some local elected officials disagree and denounce political arrangements. A commentary on factual images, illustration images and infographic images alternating with a micro-sidewalk and interviews with Dominique BUSSEREAU, President of the Conseil Général de Carente Maritime and Thierry MANDON, Spokesman for the PS Group.
Has the merger of the regions resulted in savings? This is the case in the Hauts-de-France where 240 million euros of savings have been made, but operating expenses have increased in all the merged regions due in particular to the harmonization of salaries. So it’s a mixed picture. Commentary on factual images, illustrations and infographics interspersed with interviews with Jean-Pierre BATAILLE, budget rapporteur Hauts-de-France, Xavier BERTRAND, President of the Hauts-de-France Regional Council, François BONNEAU, Deputy President of the Regions of France.
Report on the last modification of the map of France planned by the territorial reform, namely the attachment of Limousin to Aquitaine, and the reactions generated. A micro-sidewalk of corréziens as well as interviews with Dominique BUSSEREAU, MNA UMP of Charente-Maritime, Alain ROUSSET, MNA PS of Gironde and President of the Association des régions de France, and Carlos DA SILVA, Deputy PS de l'Essonne and rapporteur of the text on territorial reform, alternate with a commentary on factual images, illustrations and infographics.
The eleven members of the Balladur Committee for Local Government Reform will adopt the report shortly. Following this proposal, it would be possible to merge several departments among themselves, to change regions for certain departments or even to separate from a part of a department. In fact, this would allow for example a part of the Haute-Loire to get closer to the Loire department, and another part to join the Puy-de-Dôme. In addition, the commission proposes to merge the mandates of departmental and regional councillors into a mandate of territorial councillor. Presentation under infographic of changes in French territory. Commentary on factual images and interviews with Philippe MASSEIN, Picardie PS Regional Councillor, Claude du GRANUT, UMP Picardie Regional Councillor, Jean-François COPÉ, MNA, Martine AUBRY, first secretary of the Socialist Party and Alain ROUSSET, PS deputy and president of the association of the regions of France.
Report devoted to the choice of the fourth new name of region. The South West is now called "New Aquitaine" and this region has the same performance as Portugal. Comment on factual images alternating with a micro sidewalk.
A report on the names envisaged for the new regions resulting from the reform, which were reduced from 22 to 13. The commentary on factual images and infographics alternates with microsidewalks and the interview of Frédéric WOLFF, president of Grey Paris agency.
Report on the cities competing to become the capitals of the new regions foreseen by the territorial division reform. A micro-sidewalk of inhabitants of Poitiers, and the interview of Dominique GROS, PS Mayor of Metz, alternate with a comment on factual images, illustration and infographics.
This report is devoted to territorial reform: France today with its 22 regions in metropolitan France will move to 12 regions. Comment on infographic images and archive images.
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