The last Metropolitan Council approved the “Europe Strategy 2021-2027” document of the Nice Côte d’Azur Metropolis.
It notes that since 2008, the European investment engaged by the Metropolis has significantly paid off with 102 projects selected, subsidized by European funds to the tune of 37 million euros (including 4.5 million euros for the city of Nice), successfully carried out, and whose impact on the territory is significant in terms of economic, social, and environmental development.
A new European budgetary period is opening up, offering new opportunities, particularly within the framework of the European Recovery Plan, the Green Deal for Europe, and the new cohesion policy. The 2021-2027 programming of European funds will be organized around two main axes:
The European Recovery Plan, which until 2026 will provide financing in France amounting to approximately 40 billion euros, partly fueled by the “Next Generation EU” program through various mechanisms managed either at the national or regional level with four main objectives: cohesion, resilience, mitigation of the socio-economic crisis, green, and digital transition.
The European Green Deal aims to lead to an EU carbon-neutral economy by 2050, acting as the true roadmap for the EU’s multiannual budget, conditioning all its policies, including the cohesion programs (ERDF, ESF) administered by the regions (465 million euros in the SUD region).
Thus, the Metropolis wishes, through its “Europe Strategy 2021/2027,” to define a precise framework and concrete objectives for its European policy. The document’s conclusion indicates that, more than defining a strategy, it lists disparate proposals… rather optimistically! If we look closely, we can only appreciate the desire to move from the logic of funding application desks to that of a European antenna relay.
However, the Metropolis is far from building and representing a truly attractive economic system capable of successfully positioning itself in the international competition of important territories.
