Overview
- Opening her testimony, Delphine Ernotte called the neutrality debate legitimate and described impartiality as an absolute requirement for the publicly funded broadcaster.
- On the finances front, she cited major cost‑cutting efforts but pointed to a growing mismatch between missions and resources following a Cour des comptes finding of a critical situation and calls for structural reform.
- The Cour des comptes issued a rare clarification denying any external pressure or delay regarding its September report and said magistrates received no email requesting a postponement tied to Ernotte’s renewal.
- Deputies pressed management over precise accounting, spending and governance, raising questions about production contracts, reception costs and reported Cannes hotel stays, with a €65 million budget cut flagged for 2026.
- The inquiry, launched by the UDR group after the Legrand‑Cohen episode, continues next week with hearings of Radio France chief Sibyle Veil, the France Inter director, and journalists Patrick Cohen and Thomas Legrand, ahead of a non‑binding spring report that could propose radical changes.