2023-07-23 12:00:05
Two members of the government, instead of one, are now specifically in charge of housing and city issues, which have returned to center stage, with, on the one hand, the housing crisis – too expensive and too difficult to find – and, on the other hand, the urban riots following the death of young Nahel M., on June 27, in Nanterre. But the announcement that Olivier Klein, Minister Delegate in charge of the city and housing since July 2022, is replaced both by Patrice Vergriete, various left mayor of Dunkirk (North), on the housing side, and by Sabrina Agresti-Roubache (Renaissance), MP for Bouches-du-Rhône, on the city side, was variously received by the actors and specialists in these sectors.
Fnaim, the leading union of real estate professionals, welcomed the creation of“a full-fledged ministry” devoted to housing, a few hours before being denied by the press release from the Elysée: Mr. Vergriete was, like Olivier Klein before him, appointed Minister Delegate, placed under the supervision of the Minister for Ecological Transition and Territorial Cohesion, Christophe Béchu. “The announcement of a delegated ministry entirely devoted to this issue is positive”nevertheless estimated the Federation of real estate developers.
“City and housing have very often been separated, and this can be understood, because city policy can be more oriented towards social issues than towards the physical transformation of neighborhoods”underlines for his part Jean-Claude Driant, professor at the school of urban planning in Paris. “This partition does not shock me: I had the impression that carrying out two major projects, that of the National Council for Refoundation dedicated to housing and that of the negotiation of new city contracts, did a lot for Olivier Klein. On the other hand, it is important that the two work together”considers Catherine Arenou, various right-wing mayor of Chanteloup-les-Vignes (Yvelines) and first vice-president of the Association of City and Suburb Mayors of France.
“You have to be careful not to create two parallel universes. Social segregation and urban renewal are issues of city policy closely linked to housing”, insists the general delegate of the Abbé Pierre Foundation, Christophe Robert. Like other interlocutors, Senator Dominique Estrosi Sassone (Les Républicains, Alpes-Maritimes), co-rapporteur of a report on city policy, appreciated that city and housing had been brought together under the previous government: “It made it possible to walk on two legs. »
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