Historically, policing has always been one of the most ancient powers of mayors, and Central Government has only gradually emerged as the guarantor of security for citizens. Organisation of public security authorities was introduced through legislation dated 6th April 1884, which shared policing pow...
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Against comparable European countries, France experienced a faster rate of deindustrialisation between 2000 and 2010. Following the Gallois report in 2012, France gradually changed its strategy. The actions taken have come in a variety of forms, with contrasting results in 2024. Against this backdro...
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The First President of the Court of Accounts was heard on 10 January by the Senate's Committee on Culture, Education and Communication and then by the National Assembly’s Committee on Cultural Affairs and Education. These hearings follow the submission to Parliament of a progress report on the prepa...
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Following an initial publication in April 2020, which focused on the integration of legal immigrants and the exercise of the right to asylum, the Cour des comptes today publishes a report devoted to the policy of combating illegal immigration, and in particular the resources deployed and the results...
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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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In April 2019, the French national audit office, Cour des comptes announced that it would control troughout the whole rebuilding process, the fund-raising and use of donations made to the rebuildind of Notre Dame Cathedral, and would publish control reports on a regular basis. Among others, the firs...
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Building permits, an everyday tool in urban planning, serve as a barometer for a number of sectors: the construction sector, the implementation of policies to promote ecological transition and changes in taxation. The focus adopted by the financial jurisdictions in this investigation is on the quali...
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Dedicated to diseases long considered to be treated by the antibiotic and vaccine response, or confined to developing countries, infectious diseases research has returned to the forefront. In this report, the Court of Accounts focuses on the resources allocated to research in infectiology, as well a...
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For several years, the National Police have been confronted with major security challenges and high expectations from citizens. To cope with this, they have enjoyed significant additional resources, as evidenced by the 21% increase in its payroll in ten years, and the increased support from new secu...
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In an electricity sector that is open to competition at European level, France has maintained or created major public intervention tools – in connection with the “New organisation of the electricity market” (NOME) law of 7 December 2010 – to meet several objectives: to allow competition between supp...
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