Valid. A collateral victim of the dissolution of the National Assembly on June 9, Jean Castex had to assume his own interim role at the head of the RATP. Although the renewal of his mandate had been proposed by the President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macron, it could not be supported by the sustainable development commissions of the two parliamentary chambers. It’s done. Audited in the National Assembly on Wednesday, October 9, a week after the Senate, it obtained 69 votes in favor, 6 against and 10 blank votes for the two commissions. Better than in 2022. The success of the Olympic Games and its presence in the metro with its agents had largely prepared the ground in its favor. His reservations about the opening to competition and his speech about security, responding to questions from parliamentarians, earned him support ranging from La Francia Insumisa (LFI) to the National Rally.
The general director took advantage of his two audiences to convey some messages. Ile-de-France Mobilités (IDFM), the transport organizing authority in Ile-de-France, is due to announce on November 12 the names of the winning operators of the first three lots of bus lines in Paris and on the outskirts of the interior open to the public. competence. The agents of the RATP public establishment must be transferred to the winner, whether it is a subsidiary of RATP, or Transdev (subsidiary of Caisses des Dépôts) or Keolis (subsidiary of SNCF), or IDFM. “Urban transportation is a profession where there are few margins. It is therefore a competition between public actors but it is real”explained the general director.
However, he did not hide his reservations about this process, calling once again for the creation of a “independent observatory” which demonstrates the benefits of competition for the user. Because the first evaluation of the opening of the market for lines on the outskirts of Paris, the Optile network, is disappointing. To win the markets, the candidates made offers that were too tight. This causes losses, especially in RATP accounts. “We have opened conversations with the organizing authority to resolve the imbalances”explained Jean Castex, hoping that they will be finished before the end of the year.
For Vincent Gautheron, elected from the CGT, the general director even said, in conversations with union organizations or regional elected officials, that he was in favor of a “moratorium” about opening to competition. However, he did not go that far in front of the national representation. Except the metro, in response to the question of an LFI deputy, fearing “the breaking of a very tight mesh.” “It is already very complicated to manage the network. Let’s not add more »recommends. However, the subway is not scheduled to open to competition until 2039.
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