Publications

The 2024 Annual Public Report, published today, in figures: 725 pages in two volumes; 62 audit recommendations; the result of the work of the six chambers of the Court, seventeen regional Chambers of Accounts (CRCs), five inter-jurisdictional committees (common to the Court and a CRC) ; contribution...

The 2023 Annual Public Report, published today, in figures: 572 pages (-18.52 % compared to 2022), including 186 pages of responses from administrations 26 audit recommendations The result of the work of the seven chambers of the Court, fifteen regional Chambers of - Accounts (CRCs), eight inte...

The Court of accounts has recently published the English version of the summaries of the twenty chapters of its last Annual public report, which provides an initial overview of the lessons to be learned from the health crisis and its budgetary, financial, economic and social consequences. Five of th...

In structural terms, the financial stability of the health insurance system has been affected by the ageing population and an increasing share of chronic pathologies in health care expenditure. In addition, the impacts of the health crisis on social security receipts and the increases in remuneratio...

France has, more than its main partners, suffered from the deindustrialisation movement affecting most advanced countries. In recent times, this situation can be explained in large part by the decline in cost competitiveness that its economy suffered between 2000 and 2010, in a context when entry in...

Despite numerous measures resulting from successive reforms, the integration of young people into the labour market remains difficult in our country, and their pathway to employment unsure and rocky. The recent emphasis on more intensive support for young job seekers and apprenticeships, rather than...

Despite national spending on education above the OECD average, the performance of the French school system tends to deteriorate, particularly for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. Educational reforms, increased resources, the results of assessments of student achievement have not yet made...

The policy pursued by the Ministry of Culture since its creation has resulted in a tremendous expansion of cultural activity in our country. This policy has also benefited from the growing intervention of local governments, who have relied on decentralization laws to invest in the field of culture a...

There is a strong contrast between a housing policy designed in the 1970s, or even in the post-war years, prioritising reconstruction, and the human realities of France in the 2020s. In addition, although this policy is part of a constantly evolving framework, it is struggling to achieve the growing...

Rail reforms have incrementally brought about substantial improvements to the French rail network. However, they have failed to overcome a number of structural weaknesses, which the health crisis has greatly aggravated. The national rail network is struggling to recover after years of being run down...