The massive proliferation of green algae has affected many sites on the coasts of Britanny since the seventies. These stranding of green algae, also called “green tides”, have important consequences in terms of health, costs and image for the concerned areas and for Brittany. It is worth recalling t...
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This report is part of a body of work intended to present, for several major public policies, the main challenges that public decision-makers will face in the coming years and the levers that could make it possible to meet them. This series of publications, which runs from October to December 2021, ...
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The Covid-19 epidemic, the activity restrictions it has brought and the emergency and support measures for households and businesses decided by the Government have had a massive impact on France’s public finances and on most sectors of activity. For this reason, the French 'Cour des comptes' has cho...
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The consequences of the pandemic will have a lasting effect on the situation of government finances and in particular social finances. Close to break-even point in 2019, the basic social security schemes and the old-age solidarity fund (FSV) posted a deficit of an unprecedented magnitude (€39.7 bill...
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The Court has published three flash audits analysing the measures taken as part of the support provided by central government to the culture sector during the Covid-19 crisis. These audits, conducted in compliance with professional standards, are characterised by the speed of the investigations. The...
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The law of 13 December 2000 on solidarity and urban renewal (SRU law) aimed in particular to develop social and urban diversity in housing. As such, Article 55 of this law, codified in Articles L. 302-5 et seq. of the Construction and Housing Code (CCH), obliges certain municipalities to have a mini...
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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...
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This report is part of a body of work intended to present, for several major public policies, the main challenges that public decision-makers will face in the coming years and the levers that could make it possible to meet them. This series of publications, which runs from October to December 2021, ...
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In 2017, three hurricanes of exceptional violence hit the islands of Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy, 250 kilometres north-west of Guadeloupe. The most devastating of them, Irma, caused considerable damage to both territories. The two northern islands suffered the same cataclysm, but each have kno...
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The French pension system is complex because it is made up of many schemes. Its financing is based on the principle of pay-as-you-go, according to which the youngest working generations finance, in particular through their contributions, the pensions of the older generations. Its financial balance i...
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