THE POSTPONEMENT OF THE PUBLICATION OF THE IMMIGRATION REPORT OF THE COURT OF AUDITORS “A SERIOUS BREACH OF DEMOCRACY” - DayNewsWorld

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THE POSTPONEMENT OF THE PUBLICATION OF THE IMMIGRATION REPORT OF THE COURT OF AUDITORS "A SERIOUS BREACH OF DEMOCRACY"
The postponement of the publication of the report on immigration arouses criticism from the opposition, who see it as an attempt to spare the executive on the part of Pierre Moscovici. However, the first president of the Court of Auditors defends himself vigorously. “It’s a decision that I took personally and which I take full responsibility for.” This is what Pierre Moscovici declared on Friday January 5, 2024 during his intervention on LCI. He explains why he chose to postpone the release of the Court of Auditors' report on immigration by several days. This document, published the day before, highlights the absence of a "global strategy" in migration policies and the ineffectiveness of the Obligations to Leave the French Territory (OQTF), of which only 12% actually result in removal measures. The Court of Auditors estimates that this “deficient” policy has an annual cost of 1.8 billion euros. However, it was the postponement of the publication decided by Pierre Moscovici, an early pro-immigrationist, which triggered a wave of indignant reactions on Saturday January 6. The reason for this postponement ? The desire of the first president of the Court of Auditors not to stir up the heated debates on the immigration law which agitated Parliament. On LCI, Pierre Moscovici specified that the release of the report was initially scheduled for December 13. “It happened to be two days after the vote on the motion to reject the immigration law. I don't know if you imagine a report coming out at that time, and three days before the Joint Commission, but what would we have said? ", asks the former minister of François Hollande. According to him, the "political crisis" generated by the examination of the text would have compromised the calm presentation of the work of the Court of Auditors. The opposition calls this a "delusional admission". For LR MP Aurélien Pradié, Pierre Moscovici deliberately concealed crucial information that could enlighten Parliament, calling this an unjustifiable fault. Laurent Wauquiez, LR president of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, goes so far as to demand the resignation of the first president of the Court of Auditors, considering this a serious breach of democracy. The National Rally and France Insoumise also express their indignation, denouncing an “unacceptable” postponement and “shenanigans from another age”, respectively. Rock Moscovici made a mistake Article 47-2 of the Constitution gives food for thought to Pierre Moscovici's detractors. Is it not stated that "the Court of Auditors assists Parliament in monitoring the action of the Government" and that it "assists Parliament and the Government in monitoring the execution of finance and financial laws ? The application of social security financing laws as well as in the evaluation of public policies ?"

Joanne Courbet for DayNewsWorld