A little more than a month after their election, it is still a little early to take stock of the action of the new environmental mayors in major French cities. But, the coronavirus crisis requires, unforeseen challenges are imposed on the neo-ediles, likely to upset their beginnings of mandate. First, the urgency of an economic response to counteract the already well-established economic crisis is inevitable, and risks obstructing, if not limiting, environmentalist inclinations.
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In Lyon, Strasbourg, Bordeaux and Marseille, the municipalities are caught between economic revival and the application of their campaign promises, based on a long-term environmental policy. "I will bring in an inseparable response to the three major challenges that are before us: the ecological challenge, the social challenge and the democratic challenge" , established the new mayor of Strasbourg, Jeanne Barseghian, as a roadmap. No “economic challenge” on the agenda. From his first advice
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