How many people
In an area twice as large as Belgium, Alca – acronym of Alsace, Lorraine and Champagne -Ardenne – totaled 5,548,955 million, of which 2,349,816 for Lorraine, 1,859,869 for Alsace and 1,330,270 for Champagne-Ardenne (Source INSEE). Taking departments, Bas-Rhin (1,104,667 inhabitants) ahead of the Moselle (1046 4768) and the Haut-Rhin (755,202). At the bottom of the ranking are the Haute-Marne (182 136 inhabitants), the Meuse (192 800) and the Ardennes (282 778).
What wealth?
Also according to INSEE, Alsace – smallest French region – comes despite the crisis, gross domestic product per capita in 3 th , behind the Ile-de-France and Rhône-Alpes. Lorraine is one of the regions whose economic performance is the worst. In contrast, per capita GDP in Champagne-Ardenne spring to 5 th row.
What skills?
Third installment of the territorial reform, OuR law (New organization of the Republic) is under discussion in Parliament. The law would strengthen the regions. With the Great Regions in place, the Department could take their game in particular would keep management colleges, school transport and tourism. Regions, in addition to current competencies (regional rail, high schools, vocational training, etc.) would get the exclusive economic interventions. The President of the Alsace Region, Philippe Richert, claims in respect of the experiment, the administration of Pôle Emploi, the transfer of the Regional Directorate of Cultural Affairs and sports policy.
Status Places
The Parliament should remove the general jurisdiction clause. But as far as the issue of skills is the lack of adequate fiscal resources which complicates the situation, especially since the state cut its endowments. The dream of powerful government regions, like their European neighbors. Except that France is not a federal state. In his vows, François Hollande spoke of “efficiency and savings …”
Prepare the merger before 2016?
The issue of foreshadowing of Alca faced by political and administrative. There are three presidents, three budgets and three administrations … It has been observed that the left was the quickest to call for an organization of the Greater Region snaps into place. Those who hope a backward promised by the voices on the right “after 2017″ – with a right of option left to the regions? – Less rushed. Overall, it will move forward … and Alsace Region alone right will prevent decisions are made without it. Knowing that it will take two to three years to integrate administrations. The time it took to complete the 1982 decentralization …
What is going to happen in 2015?
Contacts will be held soon between President Philippe Richert (UMP) and its counterparts socialist Lorraine and Champagne, Jean-Pierre Masseret and Jean-Paul Bachy. Funny negotiations between elected officials who will be competing tomorrow in regional … Especially the general managers of services that will be involved. Because he will have to make an inventory before any reconciliation.
Territorial Agencies?
Some figures? Alsace has 2000 agents whose 1400 TOS (working in high schools) for a 2015 budget of € 775 million (€ million). In Lorraine, the number of staff is 3400, including 2750 TOS, with a budget of 1 billion euros. Champagne-Ardenne, with a budget of € 684 million, shows 351 officers and 1393 TOS. Note that the share of the payroll is less in Alsace (13%), compared to the national average (17%). The organization is also smaller, with the side of the DGS, one Deputy Director General and eight operational directors. Sobriety which should be inspiration …
How to allocate the numbers?
The TOS, which are in high schools, will remain. What about the agents working at the headquarters of the existing regional councils, namely Strasbourg, Metz and Chalons-en-Champagne? Alsace has its own orga nization, with four territorial agencies, Strasbourg, Mulhouse, Colmar and Saverne. Will we witness the establishment of a territorialized regional level, also to better use the available space? Which would meet the demands of politicians who lose the seat … What is the role of the departments in the Greater Region? This is a highly political issue … But it is especially the reorganization of directions and pooling purchases that savings would be made. Without reaching considerable sums.
Soon, the campaign
After the departmental elections in March, the regional campaign will start soon. If candidate, Philippe Richert, only outgoing UMP, will have great chances to be invested … in conjunction with departmental heads of lists. They want to have their say on the organization of the future Region – this will also be true left. The question arises under the National Front, the more hierarchical, who intends to capitalize on the discontent …
Strasbourg, election issue?
Strasbourg, capital of Great region, she will host plenary sessions and general management to justify its title? Work is planned to enlarge the chamber, which had been sized to accommodate the Council of Alsace, but not for the 169 elected Alca. Who will have to find … offices and hotels for lodging. Certainly, the TGV, when completed, closer Strasbourg station Lorraine and Reims. But other cities, including Chalons, prefecture of the Marne, very eccentric. We used to organize, in Alsace, around a north-south axis, served by TER. Changing horizon, with a east-west axis, from the Rhine to the Ile-de-France …
What kind of campaign?
The regional campaign will be more like that of European, with a premium for large parties. Because it will present lists in all departments … It heralds the new regional governance. The future president will be present at all openings, Sedan in St. Louis! The role of the president of the regional assembly will be essential. Of it will depend on the data pulses Alca. It will also be his, while maintaining an equal balance, preserving the actions that value different territories. And these are not the Champenois who say otherwise. But Alsace and Moselle will be first in line, with actions to preserve the local law – which the institute is not supported by the Lorraine. What will it be for the Agency for the attractiveness of Alsace? And specific, educational and cultural policies in favor of bilingualism? Wide debate which will be decided within the party before the election.
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