The European pressurized water reactor (EPR) project was the result of a French-German partnership entered into in 1989. Germany withdrew from that agreement in 1998. After 2001, the recently set-up Areva group developed a “turnkey” EPR sales strategy to compete with EDF which saw itself as the fron...
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This report analyses the policies for entry, residence and initial reception services for immigrants and asylum seekers As such, it deals with the procedures and arrangements as specified by the code governing the entry and residence of immigrants and asylum seekers and the right of asylum (Ceseda),...
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The courts and prisons in the Ministry of Justice's real estate portfolio, which covers 5.5 million sq. m and is valued at €10 billion, contribute directly to the public service of justice. Faced with considerable demands and the growing cost of the public-private partnership (PPP) rents it has take...
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"The regional administration of the French Republic is performed by local authorities and by local state organisations": this principle, enshrined in the Law of 6 February 1992, underlines the paradoxical situation of local state organisations. A lack of resources means that at times they are strugg...
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The health insurance system created in 1945 has enabled France to show good results in terms of life expectancy. However, the prevalence of practices at risk, a high infant mortality rate and increasing inequalities in access to care, qualify these results, which, moreover, are obtained at the expen...
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Admission post-bac (post-high school admission, or APB) is a public digital platform used by high school graduates to submit applications with a view to entering first-year courses in higher education. It contains two algorithms: an allocation algorithm, which cross-references the preferences of sch...
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Our school system requires an extensive overhaul if all students are to succeed. In its May 2013 report, the Cour des comptes showed that changing how we manage teachers, who are key to a functioning education system, is a major known catalyst for improved performance. However, the central governmen...
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In hosting Euro 2016, France sought to demonstrate its ability to hold one of the largest international sports competitions. The dual challenge of providing sports and transportation facilities tailored to the tournament’s needs and running a successful event was easily met, in a manner acknowledged...
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In France, the process of increasing access to banking services has been at work for some forty years and has made banking services an essential part of integrating individuals into society. Starting in the 1980s, the increased use of cheques and bank transfers for payments of wages and social secur...
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Social housing plays a vital role in France: the 4.8 million social housing units account for one-sixth of all housing units and about half of all rental stock. In 2014, €17.5 billion in public aid was allocated to it. In a context of citizens’ high expectations and the State’s sustained action over...
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