Publications

The French Agency of Biomedicine (ABM) is a public administrative body created by the Bioethics Law of 6 August 2004 and placed under the authority of the ministry of health. Having succeeded the former Établissement français des greffes (French Transplant Agency), it plays a leading role in the har...

The Directorate General of Public Finances (DGFiP) is responsible for both taxation (assessment and collection of taxes and other public revenues) and public management (control and payment of expenditure by the State, local authorities and hospitals). It employs around 93,000 staff, 85 % of whom wo...

This report examines the use of resources raised from public generosity by the Aides association. Dedicated to the fight against the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and to supporting people exposed to it, Aides has since its inception extended its activities to other at-risk groups. In 2022, its ...

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...

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...

France has, more than its main partners, suffered from the deindustrialisation movement affecting most advanced countries. In recent times, this situation can be explained in large part by the decline in cost competitiveness that its economy suffered between 2000 and 2010, in a context when entry in...

Despite numerous measures resulting from successive reforms, the integration of young people into the labour market remains difficult in our country, and their pathway to employment unsure and rocky. The recent emphasis on more intensive support for young job seekers and apprenticeships, rather than...

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...

The policy pursued by the Ministry of Culture since its creation has resulted in a tremendous expansion of cultural activity in our country. This policy has also benefited from the growing intervention of local governments, who have relied on decentralization laws to invest in the field of culture a...

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...