Since its creation, the Ministry of Culture has pursued a policy of support for the performing arts, aiming to encourage artistic creation, to provide broad access to theatres, music, dance, circus and street arts throughout the country, and to develop and diversify audiences. The Ministry’s action ...
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In the Seine basin, flooding is one of the biggest natural hazards, after drought. The Île-de-France metropolitan area is particularly vulnerable to the risk of flooding. The last major floods occurred in May-June 2016 and January-February 2018, costing €1.4 billion and €150 million to €200 million ...
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On 15 April 2019, a fire broke out at Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral, destroying part of the monument and threatening its survival. Following this disaster, a wave of solidarity made it possible to raise the funds necessary for its preservation and restoration through a national contribution. This mo...
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The French aeronautics industry was the second largest in the world behind the US’one in 2019, and was thus a strategic sector for the national economy. It was a large-scale exporter (€64 billion in foreign sales in 2019) and was enjoying a dynamic period in terms of job creation and building revenu...
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With the authority to audit the use of resources by organisations appealing for public donations, the Court of Accounts conducts audits into the use of donations received following crises or disasters (Asian tsunami in 2004, Haiti earthquake in 2010, Notre-Dame de Paris fire in 2019). This audit by ...
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Established in the 19th century out of a desire to save the nation’s heritage, the monumental heritage policy has continued to expand to cover an increasingly wide range of monuments and heritage sites. While 44,540 buildings were covered by the historic monuments system in the strict sense in 2020,...
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The main instrument for combating poverty, the active solidarity income (RSA) is now allocated to more than two million households with annual expenditure of €15 billion - the health crisis having increased the risk of precariousness. The report published today assesses the results of this system, w...
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Publicly funded companies have not been spared by the health crisis, which has notably affected companies in the transport, automotive, aerospace, energy and tourism sectors, which represent a significant part of the State shareholder’s portfolio. A survey published today by the Court of Accounts fo...
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The enforceable right to housing (Dalo) was introduced in the French Law of 5 March, 2007, and is a last resort for applicants who experience serious difficulties with housing. It requires the State to house or rehouse households recognized as eligible, as a matter of priority and urgency, providing...
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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...
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