The prefect of Vaucluse Thierry Suquet brought together, Thursday January 9, 2025 in the salons of the prefecture rue Viala, elected officials, constituted bodies, agricultural representatives and economic decision-makers to send them his wishes for the new year, without big escapades in this period of spending cuts.
A sober wish ceremony for the prefect of Vaucluse
If the question of not organizing a greeting ceremony, like the president of the Departmental Council, for respond to the overall cost-saving effort arose, Thierry Suquet approached partners such as the Hotel School of the Vaucluse Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Orange professional agricultural and wine high school, whom he warmly thanked for the services and local products provided.
A reception therefore, that the prefect wanted “ sober, but ultimately in the lightness of the moment, in the sobriety that reminds us of the difficulties we face, which nevertheless allows us to spend a moment in conviviality».
It is with a reminder of happy events that marked the year 2024 that the prefect began his speech: the 80th anniversary of the liberation, the cultural festivals, the Olympic and Paralympic Games with the passing of the flame, the reopening of Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral.
The major events in Vaucluse in 2025
And to highlight the upcoming events in 2025, including the festivities around ''25 years of Avignon, European capital of culture'', the open days from the Orange Air Base on June 28 and 29, 2025 with the arrival of the Rafale or the arrival of the Tour de France at Mont Ventoux on July 22, 2025 and the departure from Bollène, the July 23…
And less happy events, notably the Pelicot affair where Avignon found himself “ four months in the spotlight, with the media from around the world, during the Pelicot trial, beyond the media and security challenge that this historic event represented, we had to live up to the social impact it generated ».
Take advantage of the crisis to bounce back better
A speech during which the prefect reaffirmed his commitment to the security of Vauclusians for fight against delinquency, illegal immigration, domestic violence, drug banditry while maintaining “ pressure on large cities and mobilize all the levers available to us and widely implemented in 2024 ».
Wishes also in favor of the solidarity and employmentfor the development of the ecological and energy transition of the territory.
« We know today, this ecological transition represents a major challenge which forces us to take global, common and long-term action which requires us to see a little further than our deadlines and our budgetary annuities. The inevitable transformation of our territory must be accompaniedanticipated to limit risks, or even better, to create opportunities and take advantage of the crisis to bounce back and take advantage of it… » Thierry Suquet.
Develop an agricultural sector logic
As for agriculture, the State representative vows to support project leaders with the Plan for the adaptation of Mediterranean agriculture which aims to support « the profound transformations to come in our department in a sector logic. We have a first command project which will be labeled as climate resilient agricultural areas in the coming days. And this will allow the sectors involved to access certain more resilient aid for our agriculture in a logic of mitigating climate shock and attrition».
A busy year 2025 therefore in a constrained global economic context.
