A new legal form of philanthropy created by the Economic Modernisation Act (2008), endowment funds have enjoyed growing success (several thousand funds have been set up over the past 15 years) thanks to the flexibility of the rules governing their creation, governance and operation. Following an ini...
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As part of its missions with regard to organisations in receipt of donations, the Court of Accounts audited the use-of-funds statement for donations received from the public by the Fondation de France from 2014 to 2019.
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Banque de France, a unique institution wholly owned by the French state, is part of the Eurosystem. Accordingly, it issues banknotes and circulates them within French territory, maintains paper money and ensures that it is circulated effectively. It holds the nation's foreign currency reserves and e...
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Being a 120-year-old association, the Ligue des Droits de l’Homme (LDH) [Human Rights League] can count on a large network of more than 8,000 volunteers spread in local sections throughout the country. Their long-term involvement, including financial support (many are making donations to the League ...
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On 30 April 2015, the Cour des comptes issued a public report devoted to the Institut de france and the five academies: remarkable assets, a lack of robust management. Between 2005 and 2013, the Cour des Comptes issued a public report on the management of the Institut de France, the Académie Françai...
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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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At the request of the National Finance Committee of the National Assembly, the Court examined the impact of recent local tax reforms on local taxpayers, households and businesses, local authorities, as well as the State and public finances as a whole. These reforms were implemented with objectives u...
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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 Regional Express Network (RER) has grown steadily since the 1970s, marking a turning point in transport services in the Île-de-France region. Given the scale of the impact on passengers, reliability, frequency and passenger information are key issues for this network. The five RER lines are oper...
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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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