Publications

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.

The Covid-19 pandemic increased pressure on hospital critical care units – which prevent, diagnose and treat all forms of vital organ failure in critical patients whose prognosis is serious but potentially favourable – and increased the visibility of these units. The health crisis thus revealed stru...

At 10:30 a.m. on 15 September, the Committee on Finance, the General Economy and Budget Oversight, chaired by Éric Woerth, will hear André Barbé, Chairman of the “Civil Service” inter-institutional body in charge of financial jurisdictions, present the report on the survey, which the Court of Accoun...

On 15 September at 9:00 a.m., the Committee on Finance, the General Economy and Budgetary Audit, chaired by Mr Éric Woerth, will question Mr Pierre Moscovici, First President of the Court of Accounts, on the audit report requested of the Court, pursuant to Article 58 (2) of the by-law relating to fi...

This report, the result of a joint survey between the Court of Accounts and 9 Regional and Territorial Chambers of Accounts, observes that district heating networks make an effective contribution to the energy transition but that this resource remains underexploited. It analyses the way in which the...

In the context of the health crisis, the Court decided to initiate an audit that, while respecting its professional standards, is noteworthy for the speed of its investigation, carried out within four months. This work is presented as an initial assessment of the financial effort made to support pub...

In accordance with the duty to assist set out in Article LO. 132-3-1 of the French Courts Code, the Social Affairs Committee of the National Assembly asked the Court of Auditors to produce a report on complementary health insurance, with a particular focus on complementary solidarity health cover an...

The Institute and the academies operate freely and are financially independent under the sole control of the Court of Auditors. Honouring for the second time the mandate it is set by law, the Court again examined the management of the Quai de Conti institutions and the use of their heritage between ...

Faced with the health crisis and its economic and social consequences, the French Ministry of Labour, Employment and Professional Integration has provided wide-ranging and rapid support to companies and employees. In addition to emergency measures implemented in the early stages and extended beyond ...

In 2017, three hurricanes of exceptional violence hit the islands of Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy, 250 kilometres north-west of Guadeloupe. The most devastating of them, Irma, caused considerable damage to both territories. The two northern islands suffered the same cataclysm, but each have kno...