The social and solidarity economy (SSE) has benefited from a unified framework for action since the framework Act of 31 July 2014. SSE players are distinguished from the conventional economy by their business model, which seeks to reconcile economic activity and social utility through democratic gov...
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The organisation of urban public transport is the responsibility of the local authorities, which set the fares. As fare revenues are not sufficient to cover all costs - they only account for 41% of operating expenditure, excluding investment - they supplement funding by other means. To do this, muni...
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On 27 June last, the Cour des comptes published the first part of its annual report on local public finances. It noted that local and regional authorities had made a significant contribution to the increase in the public deficit in 2024, even though they accounted for only a small proportion of it, ...
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As it does every year at the beginning of the summer, the Cour des comptes publishes its annual report on the situation and outlook for public finances, intended to inform the public debate ahead of the preparation of the financial texts to be presented to Parliament in the autumn. France has just g...
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At the start of the 2023 academic year, 2.97 million students and apprentices were enrolled in French higher education, an increase of 25 % compared to 2012. This development raises the question of the capacity of the housing stock to meet their needs, particularly at the start of the academic year.
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The 2025 annual public report on public policies to support young people aims to take stock of the measures put in place by the public authorities to support young people in their educational, professional and civic development. This in-depth analysis, carried out by the Court of Accounts, examines ...
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This report is the result of a proposal for an investigation submitted in 2023 by several citizens on the participatory platform of the Court of Accounts and the regional and territorial chambers of accounts. It was carried out five years after the adoption of the Public Service Transformation Act o...
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The Court of Accounts has published an initial assessment of public spending on the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. This initial report lists the spending that was essential to the smooth running of the event, as well as the spending initiated by the organisers or resulting from the actions of th...
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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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The 2024 Annual Public Report, published today, in figures: 725 pages in two volumes; 62 audit recommendations; the result of the work of the six chambers of the Court, seventeen regional Chambers of Accounts (CRCs), five inter-jurisdictional committees (common to the Court and a CRC) ; contribution...
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