The powers of France's 'super' regions

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French regions are in charge of economic development, tourism, business development, professional training and oversee public transport.

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The councils that run continental France’s 13 “super-regions”, formed last year from the previous 22 regions in an attempt to cut bureaucracy and costs, cannot pass their own laws and so wield little serious political power, reports The Guardian.

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