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Emmanuel Macron: the record in figures

Since May 2017, what has improved, what has worsened, and were the campaign promises kept?

Citoyen·Data as of Nov 8, 2026

Scope: France, 14 May 2017 to 8 November 2026; compared with the EU-27 over the same periods.

Key points

Time in office9 years and 5 monthssince May 14, 2017
Indicators that improved10 / 15out of 15 judged · Since 2017
Unemployment rate (ILO)−1.1 pt9.6% (Apr 2017) → 8.5% (Sep 2026)
Public debt (% of GDP)+18.6 pts100.5% (Q1 2017) → 119.1% (Q2 2026)
  • Unemployment fell during the first term, then rose again. 9.6% in April 2017, 7.6% in April 2022, 8.5% in September 2026: −1.1 points overall, half the EU’s fall (−2.2 points) over the same period.
  • Employment rose markedly, above all among older workers: the employment rate of 20-64 year-olds went from 70.7% to 75.1%, that of 55-64 year-olds from 51.2% to 61.7%. These rises are slightly smaller than the EU average.
  • Public finances deteriorated. Debt rose from 100.5% to 119.1% of GDP (+18.6 points, while the EU’s fell by 1.3 points); the deficit, below 3% in 2018-2019, reached 5.1% of GDP in 2025.
  • Less inflation, but less growth than the EU. Prices rose by 26.7% (36.0% in the EU), but GDP grew by only 11.0% (15.1%) and real disposable income per capita by 7.5% (13.2%).
  • The income-poverty rate is up (13.6% to 16.3%, with two breaks in series), and greenhouse gas emissions fell by 21% between 2016 and 2024, at the same pace as the EU.

The record in figures, period by period

Pick a period: each indicator is read between the last figure published before the term began and the last one before it ended (or the latest one for the current term), then compared with the European Union over exactly the same window.

Period

10 improved, 5 worsened, 0 stable, 4 without value judgement

How to read the charts: France (blue) and the EU (grey) start from the same point at the beginning of the selected period, 0 for a rate (change in points), 100 for a level. Light line: before the period. Bands: the terms of office.

Economy

  • Real GDP▲Improved
    ▲+11.0%EU: +15.1%

    €598bn (Q1 2017) → €664bn (Q3 2026)

    before1st term2nd term1002015201820212024● FR +11.0%● EU +15.1%

    worse than the EU · latest published figure

    Cumulative growth of inflation-adjusted GDP (chain-linked volumes, seasonally adjusted quarterly data).

    See the card: GDP growthSource: Eurostat namq_10_gdp

  • Real GDP per capita▲Improved
    ▲+7.9%EU: +13.0%

    €35,540 (2016) → €38,360 (2025)

    before1st term2nd term1002015201820212024● FR +7.9%● EU +13.0%

    worse than the EU · latest published figure

    In constant 2020 euros: growth per inhabitant.

    See the card: Real GDP per capitaSource: Eurostat sdg_08_10

  • Manufacturing output▼Worsened
    ▼−0.9%EU: +4.5%

    104.3 (Apr 2017) → 103.4 (Sep 2026)

    before1st term2nd term1002015201820212024● FR −0.9%● EU +4.5%

    worse than the EU · latest published figure

    Manufacturing production index (2021 = 100, seasonally and calendar adjusted).

    See the card: Industrial productionSource: Eurostat sts_inpr_m

Jobs

  • Unemployment rate (ILO)▲Improved
    ▼−1.1 ptEU: −2.2 pts

    9.6% (Apr 2017) → 8.5% (Sep 2026)

    before1st term2nd term02015201820212024● FR −1.1 pt● EU −2.2 pts

    worse than the EU · latest published figure

    ILO unemployed, aged 15-74, as % of the labour force, monthly, seasonally adjusted.

    See the card: Unemployment rate (ILO)Source: Eurostat une_rt_m

  • Unemployment, under 25s▲Improved
    ▼−2.6 ptsEU: −3.5 pts

    24.5% (Apr 2017) → 21.9% (Sep 2026)

    before1st term2nd term02015201820212024● FR −2.6 pts● EU −3.5 pts

    worse than the EU · latest published figure

    See the card: Youth unemployment (15-24)Source: Eurostat une_rt_m

  • Employment rate, aged 20-64▲Improved
    ▲+4.4 ptsEU: +6.1 pts

    70.7% (Q1 2017) → 75.1% (Q2 2026)

    before1st term2nd term02015201820212024● FR +4.4 pts● EU +6.1 pts

    worse than the EU · latest published figure

    Share of 20-64 year-olds in employment (harmonised Labour Force Survey).

    See the card: Employment rate (15-64)Source: Eurostat lfsi_emp_q

  • Employment rate, aged 55-64▲Improved
    ▲+10.5 ptsEU: +12.9 pts

    51.2% (2016) → 61.7% (2025)

    before1st term2nd term02015201820212024● FR +10.5 pts● EU +12.9 pts

    worse than the EU · latest published figure

    See the card: Senior employment rate (55-64)Source: Eurostat lfsi_emp_a

Prices and purchasing power

  • Consumer prices (HICP)·No judgement
    ▲+26.7%EU: +36.0%

    101.6 (Apr 2017) → 128.7 (Sep 2026)

    before1st term2nd term1002015201820212024● FR +26.7%● EU +36.0%

    better than the EU · latest published figure

    Cumulative price rise (harmonised index). A smaller rise than in the EU reads as an advantage.

    See the card: HICP (harmonised)Source: Eurostat prc_hicp_minr

  • Real disposable income per capita▲Improved
    ▲+7.5%EU: +13.2%

    101.1 (Q1 2017) → 108.7 (Q2 2026)

    before1st term2nd term1002015201820212024● FR +7.5%● EU +13.2%

    worse than the EU · latest published figure

    Purchasing power of households’ gross disposable income, per inhabitant (quarterly accounts, index).

    See the card: Real disposable income per capitaSource: Eurostat nasq_10_ki

Public finances

  • Budget balance (% of GDP)▼Worsened
    ▼−1.3 ptEU: −1.7 pt

    −3.8% (2016) → −5.1% (2025)

    before1st term2nd term02015201820212024● FR −1.3 pt● EU −1.7 pt

    better than the EU · latest published figure

    General government balance (Maastricht definition). Negative = deficit.

    See the card: Budget balanceSource: Eurostat gov_10a_main

  • Public debt (% of GDP)▼Worsened
    ▲+18.6 ptsEU: −1.3 pt

    100.5% (Q1 2017) → 119.1% (Q2 2026)

    before1st term2nd term02015201820212024● FR +18.6 pts● EU −1.3 pt

    worse than the EU · latest published figure

    General government gross debt (Maastricht definition), end of quarter.

    See the card: Public debtSource: Eurostat gov_10q_ggdebt

  • Public spending (% of GDP)·No judgement
    ▼−0.1 ptEU: +1.9 pt

    57.4% (2016) → 57.3% (2025)

    before1st term2nd term02015201820212024● FR −0.1 pt● EU +1.9 pt

    latest published figure

    No value judgement: its level is a collective choice (see the commitments below).

    See the card: Public spendingSource: Eurostat gov_10a_main

  • Taxes and social contributions (% of GDP)·No judgement
    ▼−1.6 ptEU: −0.2 pt

    47.5% (2016) → 45.9% (2025)

    before1st term2nd term02015201820212024● FR −1.6 pt● EU −0.2 pt

    latest published figure

    Taxes and actual social contributions. No value judgement.

    See the card: Mandatory leviesSource: Eurostat gov_10a_taxag

Social cohesion and education

  • Poverty rate (60% threshold)▼Worsened
    ▲+2.7 ptsEU: −1.2 pt

    13.6% (2016) → 16.3% (2025)

    before1st term2nd term02015201820212024● FR +2.7 pts● EU −1.2 pt

    worse than the EU · latest published figure

    ⚠ break in series within the period: read the change with care

    EU-SILC survey: year N describes incomes of N−1. Breaks in series in 2020 and 2022.

    See the card: Poverty rateSource: Eurostat ilc_li02

  • Income inequality (Gini index)▼Worsened
    ▲+1.1 ptEU: −1.4 pt

    29.3 (2016) → 30.4 (2025)

    before1st term2nd term02015201820212024● FR +1.1 pt● EU −1.4 pt

    worse than the EU · latest published figure

    ⚠ break in series within the period: read the change with care

    0 = perfect equality, 100 = one household gets everything. Same survey as poverty.

    See the card: Gini indexSource: Eurostat ilc_di12

  • Early leavers from education▲Improved
    ▼−1.6 ptEU: −1.5 pt

    8.8% (2016) → 7.2% (2025)

    before1st term2nd term02015201820212024● FR −1.6 pt● EU −1.5 pt

    better than the EU · latest published figure

    ⚠ break in series within the period: read the change with care

    18-24 year-olds without upper-secondary qualification and not in training.

    See the card: Early school leavingSource: Eurostat edat_lfse_14

Climate and energy

  • Greenhouse gas emissions▲Improved
    ▼−20.9%EU: −20.5%

    464 Mt (2016) → 367 Mt (2024)

    before1st term2nd term10020152017201920212023● FR −20.9%● EU −20.5%

    better than the EU · latest published figure

    National inventory, excluding land use (LULUCF), international aviation included, million tonnes CO₂ equivalent.

    Source: Eurostat env_air_gge

  • Renewables share of energy▲Improved
    ▲+8.4 ptsEU: +8.2 pts

    15.5% (2016) → 23.9% (2025)

    before1st term2nd term02015201820212024● FR +8.4 pts● EU +8.2 pts

    better than the EU · latest published figure

    Share of renewable energy in gross final energy consumption.

    Source: Eurostat nrg_ind_ren

Immigration

  • First-time asylum applications·No judgement
    ▲+51.7%EU: −42.4%

    76,790 (2016) → 116,475 (2025)

    before1st term2nd term1002015201820212024● FR +51.7%● EU −42.4%

    latest published figure

    No value judgement. The EU had peaked in 2015-2016, hence its fall over the period.

    See the card: Asylum applicationsSource: Eurostat migr_asyappctza

How to read: “Improved” / “Worsened” gives the direction of change for a citizen (less unemployment, more jobs…), not a cause. An indicator whose level is a political choice (spending, taxes, asylum) is shown without judgement. Source: Eurostat, data extracted on 8 November 2026.

Show the full table of indicators for the selected period
Since 2017
IndicatorStart of periodEnd of periodChangeEU (same period)Reading
Real GDP€598bn (Q1 2017)€664bn (Q3 2026)+11.0%+15.1%Improved
Real GDP per capita€35,540 (2016)€38,360 (2025)+7.9%+13.0%Improved
Manufacturing output104.3 (Apr 2017)103.4 (Sep 2026)−0.9%+4.5%Worsened
Unemployment rate (ILO)9.6% (Apr 2017)8.5% (Sep 2026)−1.1 pt−2.2 ptsImproved
Unemployment, under 25s24.5% (Apr 2017)21.9% (Sep 2026)−2.6 pts−3.5 ptsImproved
Employment rate, aged 20-6470.7% (Q1 2017)75.1% (Q2 2026)+4.4 pts+6.1 ptsImproved
Employment rate, aged 55-6451.2% (2016)61.7% (2025)+10.5 pts+12.9 ptsImproved
Consumer prices (HICP)101.6 (Apr 2017)128.7 (Sep 2026)+26.7%+36.0%No judgement
Real disposable income per capita101.1 (Q1 2017)108.7 (Q2 2026)+7.5%+13.2%Improved
Budget balance (% of GDP)−3.8% (2016)−5.1% (2025)−1.3 pt−1.7 ptWorsened
Public debt (% of GDP)100.5% (Q1 2017)119.1% (Q2 2026)+18.6 pts−1.3 ptWorsened
Public spending (% of GDP)57.4% (2016)57.3% (2025)−0.1 pt+1.9 ptNo judgement
Taxes and social contributions (% of GDP)47.5% (2016)45.9% (2025)−1.6 pt−0.2 ptNo judgement
Poverty rate (60% threshold)13.6% (2016)16.3% (2025)+2.7 pts−1.2 ptWorsened ⚠
Income inequality (Gini index)29.3 (2016)30.4 (2025)+1.1 pt−1.4 ptWorsened ⚠
Early leavers from education8.8% (2016)7.2% (2025)−1.6 pt−1.5 ptImproved ⚠
Greenhouse gas emissions464 Mt (2016)367 Mt (2024)−20.9%−20.5%Improved
Renewables share of energy15.5% (2016)23.9% (2025)+8.4 pts+8.2 ptsImproved
First-time asylum applications76,790 (2016)116,475 (2025)+51.7%−42.4%No judgement

Strengths and weaknesses

What the data say over the whole period (May 2017 → latest figure), separating what moved faster or slower than in the rest of the Union. The figures come from the table above.

What improved

  1. Jobs. Employment rate of 20-64 year-olds at 75.1% (+4.4 points), of 55-64 year-olds at 61.7% (+10.5 points); youth unemployment fell from 24.5% to 17.9% during the first term.
  2. Contained inflation. Consumer prices rose by 26.7% since April 2017, against 36.0% in the EU, including during the 2022-2023 surge.
  3. Slightly lower taxes. Taxes and social contributions went from 47.5% to 45.9% of GDP (2016 → 2025), while they stayed flat in the EU ; their level remains well above the EU average (40.5% in 2025).
  4. Greenhouse gas emissions. −20.9% between 2016 and 2024 (464 → 367 Mt CO₂ eq.), at the same pace as the EU; the renewables share rose from 15.5% to 23.9%.
  5. Early school leaving. The share of 18-24 year-olds who left without a qualification fell from 8.8% to 7.2%, well below the EU average.

What worsened

  1. Debt and deficit. Debt gained 18.6 points of GDP (100.5% → 119.1%) while the EU’s fell; after Covid, the deficit never went back below 4.7% of GDP and reached 5.1% in 2025.
  2. Growth below the EU average. Real GDP +11.0% against +15.1% in the EU, real GDP per capita +7.9% against +13.0%; manufacturing output is still below its April 2017 level (−0.9%, EU +4.5%).
  3. Purchasing power per capita. Real disposable income per capita rose by 7.5% (EU +13.2%), only 1.7% of it during the second term.
  4. Poverty and inequality. The poverty rate went from 13.6% to 16.3% and the Gini index from 29.3 to 30.4, while both fell in the EU; two survey breaks (2020, 2022) call for caution on the size.
  5. Unemployment rising in the second term. +0.9 points since April 2022 (7.6% → 8.5%) and +4.0 points among under-25s, while unemployment was flat in the EU.

Campaign promises: kept or not?

The main quantified or verifiable commitments of the 2017 and 2022 programmes, and what became of them. The status rests on the laws adopted and the official figures cited as sources; “partly kept” flags a commitment delivered in part, late or in another form.

21 commitments reviewed ·Kept · 7Partly kept · 6In progress · 3Not kept · 2Abandoned · 3

2017 programme (“En Marche!”)

  • Partly keptJobs

    Bring the unemployment rate down to 7% by the end of the term (2022).

    The ILO unemployment rate fell from about 9.5% in 2017 to 7.3% in Q1 2022 (INSEE), then 7.1% in Q1 2023 (7.6% in April 2022 in the Eurostat monthly series of the table). The 7% target was approached but not reached during the first term.[1],[2],[3]

  • Not keptPublic finances

    Cut public spending by 3 percentage points of GDP over five years, i.e. €60bn of savings.

    According to Eurostat (current accounting base, see the table), public spending went from 57.4% of GDP in 2016 to 55.3% in 2019, then 61.7% in 2020 (Covid crisis), 58.4% in 2022 and 57.3% in 2025. The 3-point cut was not achieved over the two terms.[4],[5],[45]

  • Partly keptPublic finances

    Keep the public deficit below 3% of GDP ("within the 3% deficit bound").

    According to Eurostat (current accounting base), the deficit went below 3% in 2018 (2.3%) and 2019 (2.4%), before reaching 8.9% of GDP in 2020 (Covid crisis), then 4.7% in 2022, 5.8% in 2024 and 5.1% in 2025. In October 2024 the government moved the return below 3% to 2029.[5],[6],[45]

  • AbandonedPublic finances

    Cut 120,000 civil-service posts (50,000 in central government, 70,000 in local government) by the end of the term.

    In April 2019, after the Great National Debate, the President said he was ready to "abandon" the target "if it is not sustainable". According to La Libre, citing INSEE, France had 5.7 million civil servants in 2020 vs 5.5 million in 2017.[7],[1]

  • KeptPublic finances

    Exempt 80% of households from the housing tax; from 2020, 4 in 5 French people would no longer pay it.

    The measure was extended to all households by the 2020 Finance Act: since 1 January 2023 the housing tax has been fully abolished on main residences and only applies to second homes (Senate).[4],[8]

  • KeptPublic finances

    Turn the wealth tax (ISF) into a real-estate wealth tax (IFI).

    Done by the 2018 Finance Act: from 2018 the ISF became the IFI, levied on real-estate assets only.[4],[9],[10]

  • KeptPublic finances

    Create a single flat levy on capital income of "around 30%".

    The 30% single flat levy (PFU: 12.8% income tax + 17.2% social levies) applies to income received from 2018. The 2026 social security financing law raised the CSG on part of capital income (dividends, bond income): the PFU rises to 31.4% for those, and stays at 30% for others (life insurance, housing savings…).[4],[9],[11]

  • KeptPublic finances

    Cut the corporate income tax rate from 33.3% to 25%.

    The standard corporate tax rate was cut from 33 1/3% to 25% between 2016 and 2022 (INSEE). A temporary exceptional surcharge on the profits of companies with turnover above €1bn was introduced by the 2025 Finance Act and kept in the 2026 budget.[4],[12],[13]

  • KeptSecurity

    Recruit 10,000 additional police officers and gendarmes.

    According to the Senate finance committee (2022 budget), between 2017 and 2022, 8,446 police jobs and 2,083 gendarme jobs were to have been created (budget job plans), about 10,500 in total.[4],[14]

  • In progressJustice

    Build 15,000 new prison places.

    The plan, later set for 2027, is behind schedule: according to a Cour des comptes flash audit (December 2025) cited by Ifrap, 5,411 places had been delivered by September 2025, i.e. 35% of the target. Heard by the Senate on the 2025 budget, Justice Minister Didier Migaud said the plan could not be completed "before 2029 at best".[4],[15],[16]

  • KeptEducation

    Cap first- and second-grade (CP, CE1) classes in priority-education areas at 12 pupils per teacher.

    Implemented from September 2017 (2,200 REP+ first-grade classes split; average size down from 21.6 to 13.1) and, from 2019, for CP and CE1 in REP+ and REP. Later extended to the last year of nursery school. Its effectiveness is debated (mixed studies).[4],[17],[18]

  • Partly keptEnergy

    Close France’s last coal-fired power plants by 2022.

    Le Havre (April 2021) and Gardanne (summer 2021) closed. Cordemais and Saint-Avold were kept running after the 2022 energy crisis (law of 16 August 2022); their closure was pushed back to 2027. In 2025 coal accounted for only about 0.1% of electricity output.[19],[20]

  • AbandonedEnergy

    Reduce nuclear power’s share of electricity generation from 75% to 50% by 2025.

    The 2019 energy-climate law pushed the target back to 2035. In February 2022 the President announced a nuclear revival (6 EPR2 reactors). In March 2023, while examining the nuclear acceleration bill, Parliament removed the 50% target.[19],[21]

  • AbandonedPensions

    Gradually introduce a universal pension system with common rules for calculating pensions.

    The bill creating a universal points-based system passed its first reading in the National Assembly in March 2020, then was suspended on 16 March 2020 because of the Covid crisis. It was never examined by the Senate; the 2023 reform was a parametric reform (legal age), not a universal system.[4],[22],[23],[1]

  • Partly keptDefence

    Raise defence spending to 2% of GDP.

    According to the Ministry of the Armed Forces (February 2024), France "devotes more than 2% of GDP to defence in 2024", i.e. after the end of the first term. Spending had fluctuated between 1.85% and 2% of GDP since 2013 (Senate).[4],[24],[25]

2022 programme (“Avec vous”)

  • Not keptJobs

    Reach full employment within five years (by 2027), i.e. an unemployment rate of around 5%.

    After a low of 7.1% in Q1 2023, ILO unemployment rose again: 8.1% in Q1 2026 and 8.3% in Q2 2026 (INSEE, 7 August 2026), its highest since 2021. On 17 May 2026 the Economy Minister acknowledged the goal was no longer "attainable" by 2027. The term is not over (May 2027).[26],[27],[28],[29]

  • Partly keptPensions

    Gradually raise the legal retirement age to 65 (with a €1,100 minimum pension).

    The amending social security financing law for 2023 (no. 2023-270 of 14 April 2023, partly upheld by the Constitutional Council the same day) raised the legal age from 62 to 64, not 65. The 2026 social security financing law (no. 2025-1403 of 30 December 2025) suspends until 1 January 2028 the increase in the legal age and contribution period (e.g. 62 years 9 months and 170 quarters for those born in 1964), effective 1 September 2026; 64 would only apply from the 1969 cohort. It is a suspension, not a repeal.[30],[31],[32],[33],[34],[35]

  • Partly keptSocial policy

    Make the RSA minimum income conditional on 15 to 20 hours a week of activity towards employment.

    The full-employment law of 18 December 2023 sets a target of 15 hours of weekly activities, with possible adjustments and exemptions; it was rolled out nationwide on 1 January 2025 (automatic registration of about 1 million RSA recipients with France Travail). According to the labour ministry's DGEFP, "granting the allowance is not conditional on the 15 hours" but on the commitment contract. A Dares-IPP evaluation (June 2026) notes uneven application across territories.[31],[36],[37],[38]

  • KeptPublic finances

    Abolish the TV licence fee (public broadcasting contribution).

    Abolished by article 6 of the amending finance law of 16 August 2022, upheld by the Constitutional Council (decision 2022-842 DC of 12 August 2022). Public broadcasting is now funded by a share of VAT (€3.815bn in 2023).[30],[39],[40]

  • In progressPublic finances

    Abolish the CVAE (business value-added contribution), a production tax worth about €7bn.

    The CVAE was halved in 2023 (2023 Finance Act), but its full abolition was postponed three times: to 2024, then 2027, then 2030 (2025 Finance Act, art. 62). A plan to bring it forward to 2028 was dropped from the 2026 budget. Top rate: 0.28% in 2026-2027, 0.19% in 2028, 0.09% in 2029, abolition on 1 January 2030.[31],[26],[41],[42]

  • In progressEnergy

    Commit to building 6 new nuclear reactors and study 8 more.

    The 6-EPR2 programme (Penly, Gravelines, Bugey) is under way but not yet under construction: in December 2025 EDF presented a preliminary estimate of €72.8bn; the final investment decision is targeted before the end of 2026; the first two reactors (Penly) are expected online in 2038, instead of 2035 initially.[31],[43],[44]

Context: the shocks of the period

A record cannot be read out of context: several shocks hit the whole of Europe (hence the EU comparison), others were specific to France.

  1. November 17, 2018

    The “yellow vests”

    First Saturday of a movement born of protests against higher fuel taxes; it led to the rise being dropped and to purchasing-power measures.[47]

  2. March 17, 2020

    Covid-19 and the first lockdown

    Lockdown of the whole population from noon on 17 March 2020. 2020 concentrates the shocks visible in the table: GDP slump, deficit at 8.9% of GDP, debt surging.[48]

  3. February 24, 2022

    War in Ukraine and the energy price surge

    The Russian invasion amplifies the rise in energy prices. According to Insee, the “tariff shield” halved its effect on inflation: without it, inflation between Q2 2021 and Q2 2022 would have been 3.1 points higher.[46]

  4. June 2022

    A relative majority in parliament

    For the first time since the five-year term was introduced, the re-elected president has only a relative majority in the National Assembly.[49]

  5. June 9, 2024

    The dissolution

    On the evening of the European elections, the president dissolves the National Assembly; the elections of 30 June and 7 July 2024 give no bloc an absolute majority.[50]

  6. December 4, 2024

    The Barnier government is censured

    After Article 49.3 was used on the 2025 social security budget, a censure motion is adopted by 331 MPs: government instability weighs on passing budgets and on the deficit path.[51]

Reforms followed by Citoyen

The major reforms of the period that have their own factsheet (timeline, measures, debate, indicators to watch).

France·Pensions

2023 pension reform: legal retirement age raised to 64

The law of 14 April 2023 gradually raises the legal retirement age from 62 to 64 and speeds up the increase in the required contribution period. The 2026 social security financing act shifted this phase-in by one generation for pensions starting from 1 September 2026.

SuspendedPhase-in shifted by one generation; set to resume in 2028 unless the law changes again
Updated: October 31, 2026
France·Labour market

2023 Full Employment Act: France Travail and automatic registration of RSA recipients

The law of 18 December 2023 replaced Pôle emploi with France Travail on 1 January 2024 and created a « network for employment ». Since January 2025, recipients of the RSA minimum income, young people supported by local youth agencies and disabled people supported by Cap emploi are automatically registered with France Travail and sign a single « commitment contract », with in principle at least 15 hours of activity a week. A graduated « suspension-remobilisation » sanction applies since 1 June 2025. The Constitutional Council struck down the data-sharing provisions and issued interpretation reservations.

In forceDecree no. 2025-478 of 30 May 2025 introduces the « suspension-remobilisation » sanction for everyone registered with France Travail.
Updated: November 3, 2026
France·Defense

Military programming act 2024-2030 and its 2026 update

The act of 1 August 2023 sets the armed forces’ resources for 2024-2030: €413.3bn of programmed needs, including €400bn of payment appropriations for the « Défense » budget mission, rising from €47.2bn in 2024 to €67.4bn in 2030. The act of 16 August 2026 updated it, adding €36bn over 2026-2030 for an updated total of €435.7bn.

In forceIn force as updated by Act no. 2026-791 of 16 August 2026: +€36bn over 2026-2030, updated total of €435.7bn.
Updated: November 3, 2026
France·Justice

Justice orientation and programming act 2023-2027

The act of 20 November 2023 sets the payment appropriations of the « Justice » budget mission (excluding pensions) from €9.58bn in 2023 to €10.75bn in 2027, 10,000 net job creations including 1,500 magistrates and 1,800 court clerks, and authorises a rewrite of the Code of Criminal Procedure by ordinance. An organic act passed alongside reforms the status of magistrates. The 2025 and 2026 budgets fell short of the path; the 2027 finance bill exceeds it.

In forceAfter a partial censure by the Constitutional Council (decision no. 2023-855 DC of 16 November 2023). Several provisions take effect later: most criminal procedure changes on 30 September 2024.
Updated: November 3, 2026

Method

Which value at the start and end of a term? The last figure whose period had ended on that date. For a term that began on 14 May 2017: April 2017 for a monthly series, Q1 2017 for a quarterly one, 2016 for an annual one. The current term ends on the latest published figure. The two terms therefore chain exactly: the change “since 2017” is the sum of both.

Why compare with the EU? Part of the changes comes from common shocks (Covid, energy prices, interest rates). The EU-27 change over the same window is a benchmark: a France “better than the EU” did better than its neighbours’ average over the period, whatever the cause.

What this record does not say. It measures changes, not causes: an indicator that improves during a term is not necessarily due to the policies pursued, and vice versa. Annual poverty data describe the previous year’s incomes. Security and health are not included for lack of a recent harmonised series; they are followed in the site’s cards.

Sources

  • Indicators. Eurostat dissemination database (namq_10_gdp, sdg_08_10, sts_inpr_m, une_rt_m, lfsi_emp_q, lfsi_emp_a, prc_hicp_minr, nasq_10_ki, gov_10a_main, gov_10q_ggdebt, gov_10a_taxag, ilc_li02, ilc_di12, edat_lfse_14, env_air_gge, nrg_ind_ren, migr_asyappctza), France and EU-27, extracted on 8 November 2026 by scripts/analyses/build-mandate-data.py.Eurostat
  • Term dates. Élysée, inaugurations of 14 May 2017 and 7 May 2022 (Citoyen’s terms-of-office dataset).elysee.fr
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