Question 31128 — French people abroad

Summary

Ms. Paula Forteza questions the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs on the use of funds allocated to the support plan for French people living abroad put in place as part of the management of the crisis linked to the covid-19 epidemic. This provided for an envelope of 50 million euros intended to help French people living abroad financially affected by its consequences. However, two months after this announcement made on April 30, 2020, the Secretary of State in charge of French people abroad declared to the Senate that only 2,700 compatriots around the world were able to benefit from emergency aid, totaling barely 390,000 euros, or less than one percent of this envelope. Some French people find themselves in extremely difficult situations on site: if confinement is now lifted in mainland France and the economic situation restarts, many countries in the world are currently experiencing the rise of an epidemic wave forcing States to decree confinements and with them the entire shutdown of sectors of the economy, putting a number of French nationals in these territories in real precariousness. Consequently, she wishes to know the measures that the ministry intends to take in order to facilitate access to this aid plan, and in particular the reasons causing the low use of credits despite the various questions from French people abroad about the health and social difficulties encountered on site.

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