There were more than 2.5 million farmers in France in 1955, but today there are only 496,000 left, according to the 2020 Agricultural Census. As a corollary to this trend, the number of farms in mainland France is falling, to around 389,000 in 2020 – almost 800,000 fewer than in 1980. Every year sin...
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Since 2019, Lebanon's difficulties have been compounded by a multifaceted political, economic, financial, and social crisis. The day after the explosion in the port of Beirut on 5 August 2020, the President of the French Republic expressed the solidarity of the French nation and launched an aid oper...
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Article L. 210-1 of France’s Environmental Code emphasises that “the protection of water, its promotion and the development of usable resources, while respecting natural balances, are issues of general interest”. To ensure the protection of this heritage, public policy must maintain the proper funct...
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On 23 June 2016, when asked by referendum: “Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union or leave the European Union?”, the British people voted by a majority of 51.89% of the votes cast in favour of leaving. Following a long phase of negotiations, the United Kingdom left the Euro...
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In order to protect gamblers from the risks of addiction and to prevent fraudulent or criminal activities, gambling has been prohibited in principle since 1836, except where express derogations have been granted on condition that public order is maintained. Gambling activities are divided into four ...
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Vocational training is a process of acquiring the knowledge and skills required in specific occupations or, more broadly, on the job market. The law of 5 September 2018 on the freedom to choose a professional future profoundly changed the mechanisms and, more generally, the very landscape of vocatio...
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Higher education institutions play a special role in the ecological transition. Representing almost half of all State operators and catering for a large number of people, they have a substantial environmental impact. Numerous initiatives have been taken in recent years, and policies are beginning to...
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Since 1981, seven Business Formalities Centres (Centres de Formalités des Entreprises, CFE) networks have enabled businesses to complete the formalities involved in setting up, changing their situation and ceasing trading. With a view to simplification, the PACTE law provides for the introduction of...
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In France, the public service is made up of all permanent and contract staff working in one of three branches: the State public service (FPE), the local public service (FPT) and the hospital public service (FPH). Since the overhaul of the general framework between 1983 and 1986, a number of le...
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Public risk management covers a wide range of issues, organisational methods and actions relating to the State and local authorities. It differs from crisis management, which is required once the risks have occurred; here, it is necessary to implement mitigation measures and reaction capabilities in...
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