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Le Cirad, l'État, la Région et le Département de la Réunion se sont réengagés ensemble jusqu’en 2027, en renouvelant en octobre un accord stratégique de coopération scientifique. « Ce nouvel accord porte sur les activités scientifiques prioritaires en recherche agronomique à conduire de 2023 à 2027. Il s’inscrit dans la continuité de l’accord-cadre quadripartite 2015-2022 tout en proposant une adaptation...

At the end of the 28th Conference of Presidents of the Outermost Regions which was held at the beginning of November in Tenerife, in the Canaries, the president of the Réunion Region, Huguette Bello, took over the presidency of this organization for one year. On this occasion, she insisted on the “fair price of the climate transition for the ORs”, et la nécessité « d’inventer une...

The permanent commission of the Region validated on November 17 the financing plan for the future high school for hotel and tourism professions. The cost of the operation is now estimated at 84 million euros, including 6 million pieces of equipment. The selected financing plan commits the Region to the tune of 44,8 million euros and the State for 39 million. L’Agence...

Huguette Bello, president of the Réunion region, and Ambroise Fayolle, vice-president of the European Investment Bank, signed an agreement on November 2 relating to the creation of the Regional Investment Assistance Fund for businesses (FAIRE) Reunionese, whose management will be entrusted to the European Investment Fund, branches from the EIB. FAIRE plans to mobilize 44,8 millions d’euros au profit...

Organized by the French Tech La Réunion association, the first Overseas French Tech Days took place at Moca in Saint-Denis on November 30 and December 1. Eleven delegations were present to promote exchanges on innovation and economic growth within overseas regions.. A meeting supported by the General Directorate of Overseas Territories, la Mission French Tech, la préfecture...

REP sectors (extended producer responsibility) put their hand in their pocket to finance the chartering of a boat to evacuate hazardous and non-hazardous waste to Le Havre, until November. The Réunion Import and Trade Union, which supports the eco-organizations running these sectors, coordinated the operation. The congestion actually threatened certain sectors. Last year,...

Unlike the metropolis, where the unemployment curve has reversed, the number of people registered with Pôle Emploi continues to decline in Reunion. In the third trimester, the number of job seekers required to look for work and without activity (category A) averaged 116,640 on the island, number down from 0,7% over the quarter (880...

The University of Reunion is opening a new professional degree course “Social Intervention” this year, “Supporting people with disabilities” course. This is intended to enable learners to perfect or acquire the skills and knowledge necessary for the new profession of disability advisor., in development. Tous les centres de formation des apprentis ont par exemple l’obligation de...

In 2020, 36% of the Reunion population lived below the monetary poverty line, earning an income 60% below the median income, according to the latest INSEE estimates. Réunion is one of the regions and departments of France where poverty is most widespread., behind Mayotte and Guyana. Furthermore, le niveau de...

La Réunion comptait 873 100 habitants au 1er janvier 2023, selon le dernier bilan démographique de l’INSEE. In 2022, les décès ont augmenté nettement par rapport à 2019, before the health crisis. 6 410 personnes résidant sur l’île ont perdu la vie, soit 1 350 de plus qu’en 2019. La hausse des décès résulte du vieillissement de la population, mais a été amplifiée...