The Cour des comptes is publishing its annual report on the situation and outlook of public finances in France, including the audit on public finances asked for by the prime minister. Despite the efforts undertaken, the situation of France’s public finances is far from being in order. The slow pace ...
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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...
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The closure of the budget year and settlement of accounts requires the government, in application of article 46 of the Constitutional Bylaw on Budget Acts of 1 August 2001, to introduce a budget review bill before 1 June of the following fiscal year. This retraces budget operations and closes the ac...
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The Cour des comptes is releasing a report devoted to housing in the Île-de-France region. The Cour notes the limits of the policies carried out over the last two decades in three major areas: development, which governs and determines the production of housing units, social housing and private housi...
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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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This report analyses the policies for entry, residence and initial reception services for immigrants and asylum seekers As such, it deals with the procedures and arrangements as specified by the code governing the entry and residence of immigrants and asylum seekers and the right of asylum (Ceseda),...
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Around 70% of France’s power is now generated by the fleet of nuclear reactors. EDF plans to extend the lifespan of at least some of its nuclear power plants to 60 years. However, this fleet will have largely ceased production by 2050, calling for the renewal of a significant part of the electricity...
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Pupils' success at school owes a great deal to the quality of the teaching and the support provided by their teachers throughout their learning process. The quality of teacher recruitment and training is thus crucial for school performance. The recruitment and initial training of future teachers hav...
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Created on 8 February 2001, AFT is responsible for Central Government debt administration. It has three objectives: the issue of securities (governed each year by the Budget Act), the minimisation of the cost of these issues and the management of the related risks. Although its robust strategy enabl...
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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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