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On April 10, the European Parliament adopted the revision of the regulation relating to construction products, which now allows several overseas territories, including Reunion, to implement a replacement solution for CE marking. The importation of construction products from countries in their geographical environment will thus be facilitated.. Announced last July during the Committee...

The first president of the Court of Auditors, who had to cancel his first visit to the island a few months ago, arrived at the right time in Reunion on March 28 to respond to the concerns of elected officials and local producers about dock dues. At the beginning of the month, the Court of Auditors had a....

The consumer price index measured by INSEE increased by 0,2% in Reunion, after near stagnation in January (+0,1 %) and increases in November and December 2023 (+0,5 %). The effects of Cyclone Belal continued to be felt during the month of February. Food prices increased by 3,5...

Long announced, energy recovery from household waste in Réunion will become a reality from the end of 2026, if the calendars are kept. The first part of the energy recovery unit (BE) of the Bois-Rouge power plant was installed on April 10. Albioma invests 150 million euros (including 14 million grants from Ademe) in...

Abandoned about fifteen years ago, geothermal research projects could resume soon under the leadership of Albioma. The energy company obtained an exclusive research permit in the Cilaos and Salazie cirques at the beginning of March, at the foot of Piton des Neiges. Albioma immediately gave up prospecting in the Mafate cirque, in the heart of the national park, for reasons....

The Regional Audit Chamber of Reunion Island published its report on March 18 on the regional waste prevention and management plan. (PRPGD), still not adopted seven years after the launch of its development by the Region. Political disagreements, administrative disputes and health crisis explain this delay. A first version of the project was adopted in....

Thomas Derichebourg, president of Derichebourg Environnement, inaugurated the group’s Saint-Pierre agency on April 11. On this occasion, he presented the very first electric dump truck for collecting household waste on the island., “a solution adapted to the changing environmental expectations of cities and communities”. Derichebourg Indian Ocean has opted for a model from the manufacturer Renault Trucks,...

The regional maritime conference presented its new action plan on March 26 to the prefecture. This body brings together all the competent administrations and services at sea or on the coast., as well as the judicial authorities of the area, the prefect of Mayotte and the ambassador in charge of cooperation in the Indian Ocean. A new action plan has been validated,...

This is the amount of income tax collected in Reunion in 2023 by the regional public finance department. This amount represents 0,4% of the national collection, while Réunion is home to 1,34% of the country's taxpayers. This gap illustrates the low income of households on the island : 75% of them are not taxable....

On March 26, the European Commission validated the possibility of opening public aid to finance the renewal of fishing vessels in Overseas Territories., for a large part of the fleet. The Commission finally recognizes the specificities of overseas fishing compared to those of continental Europe. The Réunion Region immediately welcomed this in a press release.. “Help for...