A few links:
> Web site of the Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
> Wikipedia article in English about the new region
> Wikipedia article about the new region in FRENCH
> Articles in La Montagne about the "pôle métropolitain" Clermont-Vichy
Here are the titles to choose from for your essay (+ oral presentation):
- Would you prefer to live in Perth, Australia?
- Why, from your point of view, is democracy “the worst form of government, except for all the others”?
- Does power inevitably corrupt?
- How easy is it for teenagers to set up a project (civic action, cultural activity, etc.) in the region you live in (give as an example a project you have set up or are involved in or have tried to set up)?
- “In Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, what are the possible economic, social and political consequences of concentrating power in Lyon?”
- Is it possible to feel one “belongs” to a region as big as Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes?
- Is the Auvergne the “Wild West” of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes?
- How dynamic a region can Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes become within the EU?
- How would you increase learning opportunities for the pupils, students and apprentices from the Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes?
- What would make you want to continue living in the Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes?
- How would you increase employment opportunities in the Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes?
- How can the Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes facilitate labour mobility, both geographical and occupational?
- How would you improve transport to and out of, and within, the Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (especially for under-25 year olds)?
- How should the Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes promote social justice?
- Should we do more for refugees in our region (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes)?
- What should the priorities of the Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes be do you think?
- What are your suggestions to make the Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes a great place to live and work?
