Controversy reignites as Macron dismisses idea of Alsace leaving Grand Est: Letter signed by 36 elected officials sparks debate

Since Emmanuel Macron visited Strasbourg on April 26 to sign the three-year deal, the controversy over leaving the Grand Est has resumed with a vengeance. President any idea was dismissed institutional big bang, but he spoke about possibility new skills for the CEA. Its president, However, Frédéric Bierry understood the opposite. However, France Bleu Alsace has received a document that is like a clap of thunder in the Alsatian political sky: a letter signed by 36 elected officials from Alsace or the Grand Est who protect the outskirts of the Grand-Est region.

A letter signed by the mayors of cities in the Grand Est region

Mayors of large cities (Reims, Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, etc.), presidents of city communities or clusters, President of the Region Franck Leroy first but especially the mayors of the most Alsatian cities more: Strasbourgcity ​​and Eurometropolis, Mulhouse, Haguenau, Saverne and Obernai.

The letter was sent to the president the day before he arrived in Strasbourg. Letter of prediction: “It is a cause for concern that we see the debate appearing again, again, on the margins of our Department.”. And he did not fail.

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“A new change to the territorial group would be incomprehensible”

In this letter to the president, the elected officials of the signatory explain that the Grand Est region has found its place perfectly together with other local authorities without affecting the local identity . “Regional investment support has never been so important” they explain, bring back the re-industrialization of the areaTER and strengthen the European side of Strasbourg which benefits the whole region.

“A new change to the territorial group would be incomprehensible”continued the elected officials,”unproductive and disrespectful to the work done”. And the signatories conclude: “we ask you to resist, as you did in the spring of 2023, any attempt to redistribute our Department”. Message received 5 out of 5 the next day by Emmanuel Macron.

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