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.
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 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.