Pays de la Loire regional councilor Éric Grelier resigned on February 19 from his position as deputy vice-president for businesses. He also resigned from his presidency of the Regional Economic Development Agency.
The story is rooted in the financing of a company specializing in the flower industry. This financing was provided in equal parts by two co-investment funds from the region. The possible collusion makes the local Angevin newspaper La Topette jump, which revealed in June 2022 the proximity between the elected official and the financiers of his company.