Overview

• The Cour des comptes published its report on September 23 warning of a “situation financière critique” at France Télévisions.
• The assessment reignited on-air arguments over possible privatization, including a Europe 1 debate with RN deputy Jean‑Philippe Tanguy.
• Earlier this month, the National Assembly rejected François Bayrou’s policy declaration by 364 to 194, obliging him under Article 50 to tender his government’s resignation.
• The high-profile trial of Cédric Jubillar opened on September 22 in the Tarn, with no body recovered and the defendant maintaining his innocence.
• Policy discussions continue on youth social-media use and illegal raves, with a parliamentary report proposing stricter digital rules and the Interior Minister considering criminal penalties for rave organizers after a 2,000-person event in the Aude.