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The association Transparence Citoyenne announced that it has initiated legal action against Yaël Braun-Pivet's refusal to provide the expense reports of members of parliament. It had requested these documents on May 20 for the period from July 2022 to May 2026. Yaël Braun-Pivet had refused on June 11, and then the ethics officer of the National Assembly also rejected the request, according to the association. Transparence Citoyenne indicated that the refusals cited the special regime of parliamentarians, national sovereignty, the oversight exercised by the ethics officer, and the protection of privacy. The association argued that the reports were accounting documents related to public functions and that society had the right to hold public officials accountable. It also referenced a decision by the Council of State in 2023 regarding the release of expense reports related to the mayor of Paris and her office. The association estimated that sensitive elements, such as the identity of a guest, could be redacted on a case-by-case basis. It also argued that no law prohibited the release of these documents and that the 2019 decision by the Council of State cited against its request concerned bank account statements, not expense reports. Transparence Citoyenne acknowledged that the process could be difficult, as administrative justice had long declared itself incompetent regarding the acts of parliamentary assemblies, but stated its intention to demonstrate that the case law had evolved. #Transparence #Justice #Démocratie (translated)

Cerfia, citing French breaches, listed the administrations, state services, and French public operators that may have been targeted by cyberattacks or data leaks over the past year. In the employment and social benefits sector, Cerfia reported data concerning up to 12 million employees in the URSSAF/DPAE system: names, dates of birth, employers, and hire dates. For URSSAF/Pajemploi, the figure was 1.2 million employees, with identities, addresses, social security numbers, and bank names. The census also mentioned 1.6 million young people linked to France Travail and local missions, whose identities, addresses, phone numbers, and social security numbers may have been affected. For Pass'Sport and the Ministry of Sports, it mentioned 3.5 million households along with their names, contact details, phone numbers, and addresses. It also reported nearly 1.2 million CAF/CNAF/Vacaf files claimed, without confirmation from CNAF, regarding family information, beneficiaries, and vacation stays. Cerfia also reported that Bloctel/DGCCRF had about 3 million phone numbers extracted, including 600,000 registered on Bloctel. The Agency for Services and Payment and the Coup de pouce énergie scheme may have involved 108,555 beneficiaries, with their identities, addresses, amounts of assistance, and IBANs. A link mentioned in the post referred to a service that may have affected 550,000 accounts, with names, emails, phones, dates of birth, and engagement histories. France Travail may also have been affected by agent data held by an HR service provider, while France VAE may have seen candidate data targeted. In education and training, the census reported 5.8 million DELF-DALF candidates associated with France Éducation International and GAEL, whose identities, nationalities, dates, and places of birth may have been exposed. For the Ministry of National Education, it mentioned up to 4.35 million teachers potentially affected by identity, assignment, grade, and compensation data, as well as one million students from Créteil whose personal and family data may have been exfiltrated. The COMPAS system may have involved 243,000 agents, with their names, personal addresses, and initial assignments. Up to 200,000 candidates for Ev@lang may have been affected by personal data related to language tests. Cerfia also cited ÉduConnect. The post mentioned 705,000 Parcoursup candidates in the academic region of Occitanie, whose identities, contact details, school information, scholarship status, and family data may have been affected. The intrusion was dated to October 2025. For the Ministry of Sports and FORÔMES, it advanced 450,000 candidates and identity, address, phone number, date of birth, and diploma level data. The Compte Asso was also among the mentioned services. Cerfia further reported at least 30 affected sports federations — notably in football, shooting, tennis, gymnastics, swimming, sailing, skiing, and handball — with data from license holders, including minors. At least eight public higher education institutions were cited: Angers, Lille, UMLP, Alfort, Bordeaux Sciences Agro, AgroParisTech, CNAM, and ésam. The post also mentioned the training platform of the Agency for Civic Service and the application platforms of Campus France. Among financial and administrative organizations, Cerfia reported that about 1.2 million bank accounts linked to DGFiP/FICOBA may have been affected, with identities, addresses, RIBs, and IBANs. Up to 433,485 individuals may have been impacted through the DGFiP property register, with addresses and characteristics of real estate. More than 350,000 individuals may have been affected by tax data — reference tax income, family quotients, and withholding rates — and the portal for vacant inheritances was also listed. For DGAFP/Choosing Public Service, the figure mentioned was 377,418 candidates, with their identities, contact details, diplomas, and professional backgrounds. The post also cited the Ministry of the Interior and the TAJ, FPR, SIA, and SIV files. The census mentioned 774,000 people linked to Cnous/CROUS, with identities, emails, and appointments. It also reported 329,000 extracted documents concerning 139,000 individuals, including identity and income verification documents. ANFR/Radiomaritime may have concerned 330,000 users and their identities, addresses, emails, phones, and dates of birth. For INSEE, Cerfia reported 12,800 agents and former agents, with identities and professional contact details. The Institute for Research and Development may have involved about 7,500 individuals, with identity, address, and professional data along with, for some, social security numbers; exfiltration was not confirmed. The post also cited CNRS and personnel data. Cerfia indicated that Public Health France and a service provider may have been involved for about 80,000 contacts: names, emails, addresses, and professional phones, without any reported medical data. For Tracfin and a support provider, it mentioned 136 professionals, their identities and contact details, as well as 213 assistance requests; according to ANSSI, no suspicion declarations were reported. ANSSI and its innovation laboratory were also listed, with 118 Metabase accounts potentially affected by a compromise. The post further cited 70,000 files and 160,000 administrative documents that may have been exfiltrated from DINUM/HubEE, some containing personal data, as well as the State Cloud. More than 30,000 individuals may have been affected by directory, identity, and professional contact data related to AEFE/Orion. At the Ministry of Ecological Transition, 22,000 agents and accredited organizations may have been involved with access to personal data, and over 300 email accounts may have been compromised. Cerfia also mentioned messaging services and a server from the General Directorate of Customs and Indirect Rights, as well as Tchap, the secure messaging service of the State. Finally, the census reported 14 SDIS targeted, with personal and professional data, internal documents, and medical data. At least five hospital establishments may have been affected: AP-HP, Hospices Civils de Lyon, as well as the establishments in Perpignan, Chaumont, and Haute-Comté. The list also included the French Office for Biodiversity and hunting permits, the National Library of France, and the Center for National Monuments through a ticketing service provider, regional health agencies and vaccination data, as well as the French Office for Immigration and Integration and an IT service provider. #Cyberattaques #ProtectionDesDonnées #SécuritéInformatique (translated)

Dividend King criticized an amendment which, according to him, would propose extending the duration of the Exit Tax to 15 years, compared to the current two or five years. He explained that this provision allowed the French state to tax the unrealized capital gains of certain taxpayers leaving the country, even if they had not sold their securities. According to his description, the taxation could be canceled if the securities were held for two or five years, depending on their value, but would become payable in the event of a sale before the end of the period. He also indicated that financial guarantees could be required depending on the destination country. Dividend King believed that a 15-year period would prevent taxpayers from selling without the French taxation on capital gains accumulated before their departure and could be contrary to European law. He added that the individuals concerned would still have to declare these capital gains to the French tax authorities, even after ten years of living and paying taxes in another country. He presented the amendment as a signal encouraging people to leave France before being subject to the Exit Tax and claimed that socialism ultimately erects barriers to prevent people from leaving. #ExitTax #Fiscalité #Expatriation (translated)

A Moroccan retiree did not meet the residency requirement in France. Betrayed by the use of his bank card in Morocco, he will have to repay nearly 20,000 euros in the solidarity allowance for elderly people (ASPA). https://t.co/jRmzUBsFGw https://t.co/nzK6gZ9ZjK #France #Retraité #Justice (translated)

FLASH - The government wants to WITHDRAW 17% from bank accounts, Livret A accounts, and life insurance policies forgotten and transferred to the Deposit Fund, in order to recover 1.4 billion euros by 2027. Holders will still be able to recover the full amount of their money, with interest. (BFM Business) #France #Economie #Gouvernement (translated)

🚨💣 BREAKING : ▪️#ManCity will attempt to demonstrate its innocence by asserting that certain sponsorship contracts were partly financed by the Abu Dhabi government, rather than by the Abu Dhabi United Group, the private company owned by Sheikh Mansour. According to this argument, these agreements would therefore not constitute a violation of the rules. ▪️ The "irrefutable evidence" put forth by #ManCity throughout the case with the Premier League consists of bank statements from the government and testimonies presented at the hearing. They show that money was transferred from government accounts to sponsors, who then used these funds to pay @ManCity. ▪️The independent commission determined that Sheikh Mansour was unaware of what it describes as a series of "fictitious" agreements. On appeal, #ManCity is expected to argue that it is implausible for Mansour to have been unaware that nearly £830 million of his own money was being used in this manner. The club is also likely to contest the use of the term "fictitious," arguing that it is not merely a word indicating something suspicious, but a legal term that has been improperly applied in this case. ▪️#ManCity's lawyers are also expected to challenge the time taken by the independent commission to render its verdict. They will argue that, in this type of case, decisions should normally be made within three months after the hearing ends, so that judges maintain an accurate memory of the examined elements. According to City, this delay would render the decision “legally unsafe.” The club will also emphasize that it presented 24 witnesses at the hearing, while the Premier League provided no witnesses confirming the existence of the alleged conspiracy. [via @MikeKeegan_DM] #ManCity #PremierLeague #Football (translated)

The article highlights the alarming availability of personal information on illegal search engines, allowing anyone to access sensitive data such as phone numbers and banking information, often in exchange for a subscription or for free. #Piratage #DonnéesPersonnelles #SécuritéInformatique (translated)