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First President
Pierre Moscovici is the First President of the Cour des comptes since 3rd of June 2020. Appointed by the President of the Republic, he succeeds Mr. Didier Migaud. The duties of the First President Pierre Moscovici’s Biography Pierre Moscovici was born on September 16, 1957 The duties of the Fir... -
A different approach to teacher management
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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User relations and government modernisation - Toward generalised use of digital public services
Pursuant to Article L. 132-5 of the Financial Jurisdictions Code,the President of the French National Assembly wrote to the First President on 7 October 2014 to request his assistance in carrying out a study in conjunction with the work of the Public Policy Assessment and Oversight Committee (CEC) t...
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SNCF Réseau
As a result of the 2014 railway reforms, France now has a unified full-fledged railway infrastructure manager in place in the form of SNCF Réseau, which is equipped with all the operational resources it requires to deliver on its remit. In 2018 a new reform transformed the organisation, with effect ...
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64th ordinary session of the Panel of External Auditors of the United Nations
The 64th ordinary session of the Panel of External Auditors of the United Nations, chaired by Pierre Moscovici, First President of the Cour des Comptes, took place from December 4 to December 10 at UNESCO headquarters, in the presence of the heads of Supreme Audit Institutions members and observers.
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Public policies for the prevention of air pollution
The following report was drawn up at the request of the President of the National Assembly acting in the name of the Public Policy Assessment and Audit Committee (CEC), within the framework of the parliamentary assistance procedure provided for in Article L. 132-5 of the Financial Courts Code.
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L’institution des courses
L’Institution des courses, the French collective horse-racing body, encompasses five main entities, including Société d’Encouragement à l’Élevage du Cheval Français (SECF) and France Galop, which organise trot and gallop horse racing respectively, and manage the main race courses. These two parent c...
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High-speed rail : a model extended beyond its relevance
In October 2014, the Cour des comptes issued a public report devoted to High-speed rail : a model extended beyond its relevance. The history of high-speed rail in France is the history of the convergence, 30 years ago of an avant-garde technology with a large public. Indeed, many French people have ...
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The investments for the future programme
The investments for the future programme (PIA - programme d’investissements d’avenir) implements the report “Investir pour l’avenir : priorités stratégiques d’investissement et emprunt national1”, submitted in 2009 to the President of the Republic. To this end, it was allocated €35bn, recorded in th...
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Presentation
La Cour des comptes a pour mission de s'assurer du bon emploi de l'argent public et d'en informer les citoyens (selon l'article 47-2 de la Constitution). Juridiction indépendante, la Cour des comptes se situe à équidistance du Parlement et du Gouvernement, qu’elle assiste l’un et l’autre. Lorsque ...