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What do Nathalie Chèvre, teacher and research master at the University of Lausanne, Pascal Meyer, boss of Qoqa, Bernard Comment, a writer established in Paris, or Marie Lusa, director of the design studio of the same name in Zurich? At first glance, not much. But by looking more closely, all are from the Jura, and are among the 15 people designated by the Jura Government to sit within the Advisory Council of the outside Jurassians (CCJE). An organ created in 1982, the existence of which is anchored in the constitution of the canton, and which has the task of contributing to its economic, social and cultural development.
Unique in Switzerland, this structure is closely linked to the history of the Jura, recalls the former Minister PDC Pierre Boillat, who sat from 1979 to 1994. “Before that, the association of the Jurassians from the outside played a very important role in the mobilization of the living forces which no longer resided in the region. She had sections everywhere in Switzerland who met to support. The inscription of this body in the Constitution-written by Joseph Voyame, who directed the Federal Office of Justice and was very influential in Bern-aimed to ensure that the Jurassians from the outside continue to be a lever for the canton beyond its entry into sovereignty. “