Fadéla Amera, secretary of state for urban policies in the conservative UMP (Union for a Popular Movement) party, has announced new incentives for the government’s “Hope Suburbs” project. Among them are a 10% tax initiative for schools which accept students from “difficult” neighborhoods and more banlieusard (suburban-living) youths being hired at the Roissy airport. Those … [Read more...] about Fadéla Amera Announces New Goals in President Sarkozy’s “Hope Suburbs” Plan
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Fadéla Amara Reveals New Plans for France’s Banlieues
The secretary of state for Urban Policies, Fad_la Amara, revealed that the country will aim to launch 45,000 new jobs for the country's young people in the next three years, centred upon those most marginal in the country's suburbs. President Sarkozy announced the plan Hope-Suburbs (Espoir-sBanlieues) in February. The project will concentrate on 215 neighbourhoods. Amara also … [Read more...] about Fadéla Amara Reveals New Plans for France’s Banlieues