France proposing merging, scrapping third of government agencies

This reorganisation, which affects a third of public agencies and operators, will be presented as part of the finance bill for 2026. Universities will not be affected by this reform.

A third of the agencies and operators of the state will be merged or abolished "by the end of the year", announced Sunday 27 April Amélie de Montchalin, Minister of Public Accounts, on CNews. "This represents between 2 and 3 billion euros of savings," she said, stressing that a reduction in the number of public jobs would accompany this reorganization. "The state will clean up in its organisation, because the French demand it," the minister adde…

France proposing merging, scrapping third of government agencies

The French government will propose combining or eliminating a third of government agencies by the end of the year in a bid to save money, the public accounts minister said on Sunday.

The Minister of Public Accounts refers to small savings in this area, when the merger or abolition of state operators could bring about 2 to 3 billion euros.

The French government is proposing to merge or eliminate a third of state agencies by the end of the year in a bid to save money, the country's budget minister said on Sunday.

Amélie de Montchalin, the Minister of Budget, announced that the government will propose the merger or abolition of "a third of the agencies and operators" of the state before the end of 2025.