Ten days after the social conference which took place in its hemicycle, Palais d’Iéna, in Paris, the Economic, Social and Environmental Council (CESE) is once again making a place in the news. The institution votes, Wednesday October 25, to adopt its annual report on the state of France, a copy of which will be sent to the Elysée and Matignon.
In a gloomy context marked by two years of inflation, the effects of climate change, an unprecedented social crisis during pension reform and the riots which shook the country in June and July after the death of young Nahel M., The CESE draws up a diagnosis of the concerns of the French. It alerts the government on three major subjects: the perception of inequalities, purchasing power and eco-anxiety. Three interrelated issues that require “a global response”considers the relationship, to which The world had access.
This is a welcome inventory of society as Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne is due to present, Thursday, October 26, the government’s responses to the riots. These announcements from the executive, which were to take place at the beginning of the month but which were ultimately postponed, are geared towards exclusively sovereign and security provisions. Matignon has already announced its desire to unveil measures to “reaffirm the republican order”in favor of “reestablishment of penal authority” Or “on criminal responsibility and juvenile justice”. Faced with this program which should give pride of place to firmness, the CESE calls for a response “coordinated, ambitious and adapted to the specificities of each territory”.
To establish its diagnosis, the institution relied on three crossed aspects. Data from wealth indicators, field expertise and the feelings of the population from an Ipsos survey, based on a sample of 1,256 people, carried out in September. “Good public policy can only be found at the intersection of these three parameters”assures the president of the CESE, Thierry Beaudet. “Our work presents a unique vision – where everything is intertwined – and the most complete possible to force public authorities to act”adds the author of the report, Marianne Tordeux Bitker.
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The EESC highlights an imperative: “Act for a transition [écologique] just, by fighting against inequalities and guaranteeing the same rights, opportunities and freedoms to all. » Because the French have an acute perception of inequalities and their consequences on access to employment, education, health and even public services. Thus, according to the Ipsos survey cited in the report, 67% of those questioned believe that inequalities linked to place of residence are important, closely followed by those linked to geographical or cultural origin (63%), to color skin (62%) and gender (60%).
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