The Prime Minister made a speech in a voluntarily unifying tone on Friday, at the end of the Congress of the Regions of France, in Vichy.
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She warned at the outset: Elisabeth Borne was not there “to issue decisions taken by the State” or “put” the elected officials present “before the fait accompli”. The speech – much awaited – of the Prime Minister, at the end of the Congress of the Regions of France, which was held in Vichy (Allier), Thursday September 15 and Friday, September 16, held more from the speech of the method than the catalog measures. And the reception was mixed among the presidents of the regions. Some, in fact, awaited shattering announcements on the new decentralization law promised by the President of the Republic in early September, calling for “switching from a model where the decision is made in Paris to a model where decisions come from the territories” .
But the government’s head of the government was clearly eager to turn the page of a first five -year term marked by distrust and the disillusions between the executive and the local authorities. After having underlined “the central role” played by the regions in multiple fields, it above all renewed its commitment to “extend the dialogue”, in order to “build common and adapted solutions” with the presidents of the regions. “We must block to find solutions in favor of the French, she underlined. Only the collective will allow you to succeed.”
“Consultation”, “Construction of a shared work program” … After setting the foundations for a “new step”, Elisabeth Borne still took a few small steps towards the regions. Especially on a subject that very much concerns the bosses of these communities: finances. She promised to “readability” on the means. “The multi-year financial pact that we build will guarantee the basket of regions resources,” she said. Without detailing the amount of possible state aid for communities, struggling to pay their gas or electricity bills. Faced with inflation and the outbreak of energy prices, the Prime Minister only promised that “the government will continue to be present to support communities in difficulty”.
“a frame” and “tracks”
On differentiation, she promised that the State will be “at the rendezvous”. “I know that this principle is central to you,” she said. “We must take into account the specificities of each territory” and “give room for maneuver to each other, and trust you to experiment and innovate”. At the end of the speech, she returned to the subject. “Some regions have expressed their desire to conduct experiments on certain public policies. I am in favor of it, and I hope that in the coming weeks, we can identify pilot regions to innovate in certain strategic fields such as ecological transition, Reindustrialisation, training or agriculture. “
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