Recomposition of French Territories in EU and Globalization

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[...] The State is not the only actor participating in the recomposition of French territories. There are also territorial collectivities that act and this at different scales. Document 1 shows us that the Hauts-de-France region is seeking to take advantage of its situation as a crossroads between major European metropolises (Paris, London, Brussels, Düsseldorf and Amsterdam) to attract businesses. It has created an agency to offer free assistance to businesses that want to settle or to attract them. It will thus dynamize its territory, part of which is being reconverted (for example, the former mining basin). [...]

[...] How do different actors participate in the recomposition of French territories in the European Union and globalization? French territories are today influenced by globalization process of linking different parts of the world through the multiplication of exchanges of various kinds, including economic, cultural, and information exchanges, etc.) as well as by their integration or not into the dynamics of the European Union political and economic union currently comprising 27 states). These latter, depending on their strengths, will evolve differently. Multiple political actors will then allow these territories to transform in the face of these international dynamics or at least reduce the gaps with more integrated spaces, thereby reducing imbalances. [...]

[...] Territorial collectivities are therefore also seeking to be active in the recomposition of territories because they are directly concerned by global and European dynamics that affect them either positively or negatively or both at the same time. To conclude, the actors that participate in the recomposition of French territories within the European Union and globalization are above all public actors, and in particular the State, which launches, finances, and coordinates recomposition projects. It has relays at different scales. Territorial collectivities also play their role but at their own scale by highlighting their assets in order to attract private investors who are the last category of actors to intervene. [...]

[...] of territories and Relations with territorial communities. It is about helping municipalities to remain connected to the dynamics of globalization as well as the EU's policy, which now wants to be more sustainable. This also allows for improving the living conditions of residents in the face of heatwaves that will become more regular. Next, the State also finances these programs through funds allocated by ministries to different agencies or organizations according to the objectives. Document 2 teaches us that 3 billion euros are allocated to finance the 'Cities of Tomorrow' program and this money is paid by public bodies such as the ANAH for the ecological renovation of buildings or the Bank of Territories, which is one of the five departments of the Caisse des Dépôts, a public establishment serving the general interest. [...]

[...] The State has a major role in the recomposition of French territories. It establishes and coordinates projects aimed at reducing inequalities between territories. Firstly, it launches territorial development programs or aid programs with different objectives and at different scales. They aim to reduce inequalities between French spaces, transition to a more ecological approach or improve the living conditions of residents. This is the case of doc which shows in 2020 the creation of the 'Cities of Tomorrow' program, which supports ecological transition in small municipalities by the Ministry of Cohesion. [...]