2024-10-09 10:55:00
The deputies validated the nomination proposed by Emmanuel Macron with 30 votes in favour, 6 against and 9 abstentions.
The former prime minister will remain at the helm of transport in Île-de-France. On Wednesday, Parliament expressed a favorable opinion on the reconfirmation of Jean Castex as head of the RATP, for a new five-year mandate. The deputies validated the nomination proposed by Emmanuel Macron on June 3 with 30 votes against, 6 and 9 abstentions, a week after the almost unanimous support – 39 in favour, one vote and one no – from the Spatial Planning and Sustainable Development Commission of the Senate. .
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His first term “he was welcomed by the senators”specifies the Upper House commission in a statement. “The senators did not fail to note the quality of the preparation and smooth running of the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris in the summer of 2024, which materialize the efforts made in the last two years to improve the quality of the service delivered to users ”adds the document, which also praises the “managerial method” effective senior public official.
Having taken over the position of CEO after the resignation of Catherine Guillouard on 23 November 2022, the former mayor of Prades had in particular to pilot the transport plan during the Olympic and Paralympic Games, take control of a backlogged bus network , restore the chaotic social dialogue back on track and improve the punctuality of the metro network, which is in great difficulty.
The challenges to be faced remain numerous: Jean Castex will now have to support the opening up of the bus network to competition, which will be effective between 2025 and 2027. “The sector remains faced with deeper issues, such as the future of the financing model for public transport infrastructure, the provision of land to facilitate daily mobility or even the greening of rolling stock, at a time when a shock from ‘offering is more necessary than ever”lists the Senate Spatial Planning and Sustainable Development Committee.
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