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| Association des régions de France | |
|---|---|
| Name | Association des régions de France |
| Native name | Association des régions de France |
| Founded | 1983 |
| Headquarters | Paris |
| Leader title | President |
Association des régions de France. The Association des régions de France is a French collective body bringing together regional councils and regional presidents to coordinate regional policy, represent regions in national and European fora, and interface with institutions such as Élysée Palace, Assemblée nationale (France), Conseil d'État (France), Ministry of the Interior (France), and European Commission. It engages with actors like Conférence des présidents de région, Conseil régional, Sénat (France), Cour des comptes (France), and major political parties including La République En Marche!, Les Républicains, Parti socialiste (France), Rassemblement National. The Association often appears in debates alongside institutions such as Agence française de développement, Banque publique d'investissement, Union européenne, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
The Association was created in 1983 amid decentralization reforms initiated by personalities such as François Mitterrand, actors in the passage of laws like the Loi Defferre, and debates involving institutions such as Conseil constitutionnel (France), Ministry of the Economy and Finance (France), Cour de cassation, and regional leaders including Jacques Chirac, Lionel Jospin, Michel Rocard, Édouard Balladur. Its development ran parallel to reforms exemplified by the 1992 Maastricht Treaty, the 2003 Constitutional Reform of France, and the territorial reorganization associated with the 2014 NOTRe law and interactions with administrations like Direction générale des Collectivités locales and bodies like Association des maires de France, Fédération nationale des collectivités territoriales pour la culture, Conseil national des villes. Over decades the Association worked alongside regional presidencies such as those of Jean-Paul Huchon, Alain Rousset, Gérard Larcher and in dialogue with supranational actors like European Committee of the Regions, Council of Europe, Committee of the Regions.
Governance of the Association is structured around a presidency, a bureau, and committees that mirror arrangements found in institutions such as Conseil régional d'Île-de-France, Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Région Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, and draws expertise from bodies like Institut français des relations internationales, Fondation Jean-Jaurès, Institut Montaigne, Sciences Po. Leadership roles have been held by figures who are also presidents of regional councils and who liaise with actors such as Prime Minister of France, Ministry of Territorial Cohesion, Conseil d'analyse économique, and with advisory bodies like Conseil économique, social et environnemental. The Association's statutes set procedures comparable to those of European Committee of the Regions and define mandates, voting rights, and committees patterned on examples from Réseau des villes créatives de l'UNESCO and Association internationale des Maires Francophones.
Members comprise elected presidents and delegations from regional councils including Région Bretagne, Région Hauts-de-France, Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Région Occitanie, Région Grand Est, as well as representatives from overseas regions such as La Réunion, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Guyane, and Mayotte. The Association interacts with municipal and departmental groupings like Association des maires de France, Assemblée des départements de France, and with intercommunal entities such as Métropole du Grand Paris and Communauté urbaine de Lyon. Representation includes political groups from parties like Europe Écologie Les Verts, Mouvement Démocrate, Front de Gauche, and involves negotiators familiar with frameworks like Schengen Area, European Regional Development Fund, Cohesion Fund.
The Association coordinates regional positions on infrastructure projects such as LGV Bretagne-Pays de la Loire, Grand Paris Express, Canal Seine-Nord Europe, energy matters linked to EDF, AREVA, TotalEnergies, and planning tied to agencies such as Agence Nationale de la Cohésion des Territoires and ADEME. It organizes conferences, issues policy briefs, and provides platforms for exchange with entities like Agence France-Presse, Le Monde, Les Échos, France Télévisions, and research partners including Centre national de la recherche scientifique, Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE), CEREMA. The Association also convenes working groups on transport, education linked to Ministry of National Education (France), health intersecting with Haute Autorité de santé, and digital strategy involving Agence du numérique (France), European Investment Bank.
The Association advocates regional interests on funding to instruments such as the European Structural and Investment Funds, the Common Agricultural Policy, and national financing frameworks debated in venues like Assemblée nationale (France), Conseil économique, social et environnemental, and with officials from Ministry of Finance (France). It has issued positions on territorial reform, fiscal decentralization related to Impôt sur le revenu, Taxe foncière, and on climate policy aligned with agreements like the Paris Agreement. The Association lobbies alongside organizations such as Union des Industries et Métiers de la Métallurgie and Medef and coordinates statements with political leaders including Emmanuel Macron, Marine Le Pen, Olivier Faure.
Funding derives from membership contributions of regional councils such as Région Île-de-France, Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine, grants involving European Commission, project financing from institutions like Banque Publique d'Investissement, and occasional partnerships with foundations such as Fondation de France and Fondation Charles de Gaulle. Budgetary oversight employs audit practices similar to Cour des comptes (France) procedures and reporting standards comparable to those used by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and European Court of Auditors.
Internationally the Association engages with the European Committee of the Regions, Council of Europe, United Nations Development Programme, and regional networks including Assembly of European Regions, Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions, Global Taskforce of Local and Regional Governments. It forges bilateral ties with subnational governments such as Catalonia, Bavaria, Lombardy, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale, Province of Quebec and participates in multilateral dialogues alongside entities like World Bank, International Monetary Fund, United Cities and Local Governments.
Category:Political organizations based in France