{"id":18245,"date":"2024-11-14T11:35:14","date_gmt":"2024-11-14T09:35:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/charleroi-metropole.be\/home\/entreprendre\/investir-a-charleroi-metropole\/une-vision-commune-pour-le-developpement-socio-economique-de-la-region\/"},"modified":"2025-02-19T12:27:41","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T10:27:41","slug":"une-vision-commune-pour-le-developpement-socio-economique-de-la-region","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/charleroi-metropole.be\/en\/home\/entreprendre\/investir-a-charleroi-metropole\/une-vision-commune-pour-le-developpement-socio-economique-de-la-region\/","title":{"rendered":"A socioeconomic council and a supra-municipal council to serve the region"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light\" style=\"min-height:297px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#b8a599\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"323\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-17293\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/charleroi-metropole.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/collaboration.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/charleroi-metropole.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/collaboration.jpg 612w, https:\/\/charleroi-metropole.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/collaboration-600x317.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:3.8rem\">A socioeconomic council and a supra-municipal council to serve the region<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:22px\">The driving forces of the Charleroi Metropolitan Area, gathered within the same body, share a vision to ensure the coherent development of the region.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:51px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The development of the Charleroi Metropolitan Area\u2019s government support bodies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Since 2007, the Charleroi Metropolitan Area&#8217;s supra-municipal dynamic has developed guided by the Strategic Development Committee. In 2017, the Conference of Mayors consolidated this approach. In September 2023, a decisive step was taken with the creation of a Cooperative Society, giving the Charleroi Metropolitan Area a distinct legal personality of its own. The purpose of this initiative is to strengthen the region&#8217;s position at Walloon, Belgian and European level, as well as to support the roll-out of ambitious projects. The merger of the two bodies under a single Board of Directors consolidates partnerships and collaborative schemes and encourages the development of a shared vision between the economic, social and political sectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:52px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Charleroi Metropolitan Area\u2019s government support bodies<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">The Charleroi Metropolitan Area&#8217;s founding principles will continue to guide and galvanise the work of the entities that monitor and coordinate its activities:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1167\" src=\"https:\/\/charleroi-metropole.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/CONSEILS-1600x1167.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17299 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/charleroi-metropole.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/CONSEILS-1600x1167.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/charleroi-metropole.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/CONSEILS-600x438.jpg 600w, https:\/\/charleroi-metropole.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/CONSEILS-768x560.jpg 768w, https:\/\/charleroi-metropole.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/CONSEILS-1536x1120.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/charleroi-metropole.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/CONSEILS-2048x1494.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-large-font-size\">\n<li>&#8211; The <strong>Board of Directors<\/strong> is made up of a balanced blend of economic representatives, social partners and elected representatives from the various political parties;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-large-font-size\">\n<li>&#8211; Each municipality, regardless of its size, carries equal weight in the debates and decisions of the <strong>Supra-Municipal Council<\/strong>;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-large-font-size\">\n<li>The industrial, business, trade union and academic sectors take part in discussions within the <strong>Socioeconomic Council<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:42px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A shared vision<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Based on the<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/territoire.charleroi-metropole.be\/\"><strong>Territorial Plan<\/strong><\/a><strong>, <\/strong>which is the expression of a shared and forward-looking vision for the development of the catchment area, the Charleroi Metropolitan Area encourages collaboration and synergies. The main objective of the dynamic promoted by the Charleroi Metropolitan Area is to support the streamlined, coherent and balanced development of the 30 municipalities that make up the area. The ambition is to strengthen their resilience, competitiveness and quality of life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:38px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">From its urban centre Charleroi, the largest city in Wallonia, to its more rural areas, the Metropolitan Area brands itself as a pioneer in wide number of different areas. It initiates and develops innovative projects in a wide range of fields, in line with current societal challenges. Mobility, energy, food, the environment, tourism, economic development, education, training, innovation&#8230; These projects require substantial human and financial resources. They are essential and reflect the ambitions and vibrancy of our region as a whole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:63px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9ac00cf961d1ea846fe5a532228b76c6\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-black-color has-pastel-green-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/charleroi-metropole.be\/en\/home\/entreprendre\/investir-a-charleroi-metropole\/un-plan-de-developpement-strategique-pour-la-region\/\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><strong>Find out more about the strategic development plan<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:69px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide custom-media-text-cta-arrow has-black-background-color has-background is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:50px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border wp-container-content-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"665\" src=\"https:\/\/charleroi-metropole.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/CM-123.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15636\" style=\"border-radius:40px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/charleroi-metropole.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/CM-123.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/charleroi-metropole.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/CM-123-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/charleroi-metropole.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/CM-123-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f830bb835d2e0f8607107f08f7bf3f00 wp-container-content-3 is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Check out the Charleroi Metropolitan Area\u2019s dedicated Territorial Plan website<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:78px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons wp-container-content-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50 has-custom-font-size\" style=\"font-size:22px;font-style:normal;font-weight:700\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-black-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/territoire.charleroi-metropole.be\/\" style=\"background-color:#e6e87b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Discover<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons rounded-btn is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-3 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\">CTA<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px;width:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The development of the Charleroi Metropolitan Area\u2019s government support bodies Since 2007, the Charleroi Metropolitan Area&#8217;s supra-municipal dynamic has developed guided by the Strategic Development Committee. In 2017, the Conference of Mayors consolidated this approach. In September 2023, a decisive step was taken with the creation of a Cooperative Society, giving the Charleroi Metropolitan Area [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":0,"parent":18232,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-18245","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/charleroi-metropole.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18245"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/charleroi-metropole.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/charleroi-metropole.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/charleroi-metropole.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/charleroi-metropole.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18245"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/charleroi-metropole.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18245\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18294,"href":"https:\/\/charleroi-metropole.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18245\/revisions\/18294"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/charleroi-metropole.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18232"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/charleroi-metropole.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18245"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}