Gabriel Attal hoped on Wednesday January 31 before the Senate that a law on decentralization would be
“presented”
before the end of the year.
“I hope that a law constructed with the associations of elected officials will be presented before the end of 2024 to draw the conclusions of Eric Woerth's mission
,” affirmed the Prime Minister in his general policy declaration to the Upper room.
Éric Woerth
“will deliver his first conclusions by spring
,” he said.
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“Our objective is simple: to move beyond sterile debates on which level to keep or remove, and to focus on ways to really improve public action. The rule must be simple: for a skill, you need a manager and dedicated funding
,” explained Gabriel Attal.
The mission on decentralization does not aim to eliminate certain local authorities, in particular the departments, assured Éric Woerth in November, but to
“more responsibilities of those who exercise the skills, more clarity”
and
“more simplicity in the standards »
.
“Simplification of territorial organization”
In the mission letter sent by President Emmanuel Macron to the MP, he was asked in particular to look into
“the simplification of territorial organization, with a view to reducing the number of decentralized strata which are currently too numerous”
.
The Prime Minister also said he wanted to
“establish a real status for local elected officials”
in the face of the vocations crisis and the rise in violence.
A Senate bill on this subject is on the agenda for the coming weeks.
“When (the) violence is added to the burden of the mandate, to the addition of standards which increasingly constrain the action of elected officials, sometimes unfortunately, some give up,”
underlined Gabriel Attal.
“Who attacks an elected official, attacks the Republic, attacks our democratic model, attacks the very foundations of our society.
The Republic will always owe protection to its elected officials
,” he added.