The President of the Republic came to attend the Economic Conference of the Sea, in Nice. A flagship meeting for players in the French maritime industry which ends this Wednesday at the Acropolis Palace.
Emmanuel Macron has promised a new envelope of around 50 million euros for the fishing sector, faced with the consequences of Brexit, as part of the recovery plan. “We have done our utmost and we will continue to do our utmost to help fishermen, while the British are accused of not applying the compromise on fisheries reached at the end of 2020,” said the Head of State.
The polluter pays principle
The mayor of Nice, Christian Estrosi, took advantage of the event to salute the action of the Head of State. “We share here your ambitious vision for France”, before unveiling its roadmap for the maritime economy.
“In 2008, my program was Nice, a green city in the Mediterranean. Today it is Nice, a green city … and blue. ” The priority of the city council: the creation of a protected marine area “going from the airport to the Cape of Nice with reasoned fishing areas to revive this activity”. The elected representative also mentioned several measures to reduce pollution such as a tax of 60 euros per vehicle loaded by ferry users.
“A ferry in Nice is a tonne of CO2 emissions per passage and a tonne of CO2 by loading and unloading cars. Can we continue like this. I say no. This will be the polluter pays principle. ”
A new face for the port of Nice
A requalification plan for the port of Nice will also be launched in the near future.
“We do not have the ambition to become Dunkirk, Marseille or Hamburg,” said Christian Estrosi. We have an integrated port in the city and it must continue to play an economic role. ” A major study will be organized to find out whether the port of Nice will keep its commercial and commercial dimension, or will develop yachting, boating and fishing …
In this perspective, the city council presented a redevelopment project, with the installation of a pedestrian promenade from the Rauba Capeu quay to the lighthouse and an esplanade suspended above the commercial quay with a vegetated surface.
Finally, “zero plastic” will be rolled out in the Nice Côte d’Azur metropolitan area, from January, in the administration, supermarkets and shops.