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To combat the proliferation of green algae in Brittany
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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Pierre Moscovici appointed First President of the Cour des comptes
Pierre Moscovici was appointed First President of the Cour des comptes, the French Supreme Audit Institution, by the President of the Republic on June 3rd, 2020. He succeeds Didier Migaud, who became President of the High Authority for Transparency in Public Life (Haute Autorité pour la transparence...
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The implementation of the “crack plan” in Paris
Established in Paris between 2019 and 2021, the “crack plan” aims to tackle the problem of crack cocaine, a hard, cheap drug that has been heavily trafficked in the north-east of Paris since the 1990s. This plan was developed by a group of actors who sought to coordinate their actions to address the...
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Health: ensuring access to quality care and reducing the health insurance deficit
In structural terms, the financial stability of the health insurance system has been affected by the ageing population and an increasing share of chronic pathologies in health care expenditure. In addition, the impacts of the health crisis on social security receipts and the increases in remuneratio...
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Social housing
Social housing plays a vital role in France: the 4.8 million social housing units account for one-sixth of all housing units and about half of all rental stock. In 2014, €17.5 billion in public aid was allocated to it. In a context of citizens’ high expectations and the State’s sustained action o...
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Management of state financial holdings during the health crisis
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 electronic single window for business formalities: a project requiring further consolidation
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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The State as shareolder
Is the State a good shareholder? To answer this question using a strictly pragmatic approach, the Cour des comptes reviewed State shareholdings in companies over the period 2010-2016. It defined State Shareholder in a broad sense to include: the Agence des participations de l’État (APE), the Cais...
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General Prosecutor
Véronique Hamayon is the General Prosecutor of the Cour des comptes since 11th of October 2024. She graduated from the École Nationale d’Administration (ENA). The duties of the General Prosecutor Véronique Hamayon's Biography Véronique Hamayon was born on July 13, 1960 The duties of the Gener... -
Mandate of the UN : release of the first external audit report
The @United Nations has released the first external audit report led by the Court of accounts as part of its new mandate as external auditor of the UN. The Board of Auditors' report focuses on peacekeeping operations. It contains 16 recommendations.
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