Publications

The health insurance system created in 1945 has enabled France to show good results in terms of life expectancy. However, the prevalence of practices at risk, a high infant mortality rate and increasing inequalities in access to care, qualify these results, which, moreover, are obtained at the expen...

Admission post-bac (post-high school admission, or APB) is a public digital platform used by high school graduates to submit applications with a view to entering first-year courses in higher education. It contains two algorithms: an allocation algorithm, which cross-references the preferences of sch...

The Cour des comptes has published its fifth annual report on the financial position and management of regional authorities. This report, intended for the Parliament and the Government, is produced jointly with the regional courts of audit. Just like the central government and the social security i...

Our school system requires an extensive overhaul if all students are to succeed. In its May 2013 report, the Cour des comptes showed that changing how we manage teachers, who are key to a functioning education system, is a major known catalyst for improved performance. However, the central governmen...

In hosting Euro 2016, France sought to demonstrate its ability to hold one of the largest international sports competitions. The dual challenge of providing sports and transportation facilities tailored to the tournament’s needs and running a successful event was easily met, in a manner acknowledged...

The Cour des comptes hereby publishes its annual report on the implementation of the Social Security Finance Acts. The social security deficit has decreased further, falling from - €10.3 billion in 2015 to - €7 billion in 2016. This was achieved through a structural effort and with no additional inc...

In France, the process of increasing access to banking services has been at work for some forty years and has made banking services an essential part of integrating individuals into society. Starting in the 1980s, the increased use of cheques and bank transfers for payments of wages and social secur...

Pursuant to the provisions of Article L. 111-2 of the financial courts code, the Cour des comptes conducted an investigation on the implementation and management of the financial transaction tax.

The Cour des comptes is publishing its annual report on the situation and outlook of public finances in France, including the audit on public finances asked for by the prime minister. Despite the efforts undertaken, the situation of France’s public finances is far from being in order. The slow pace ...

The Cour des comptes – France’s supreme audit institution – hereby issues its eleventh audit opinion of the French general social security system financial statements for the year 2016. The fact that the Cour des comptes confirms that these financial statements present a reliable, true and fair view...