Question 5344 — French people abroad

Summary

Mr. Vincent Caure draws the attention of the Minister Delegate to the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, responsible for foreign trade and French people abroad, to the exercise of the functions of honorary consul. Decree No. 76-548 of June 16, 1976 relating to consuls general, consuls and honorary vice-consuls specifies that the heads of constituencies can appoint personalities, French or no, to delegate to them part of their prerogatives and responsibilities after authorization from the Minister of Foreign Affairs. The more than 500 honorary consuls around the world constitute real local relays for consular authorities abroad. In this sense, the Court of Auditors, in its final observations on the subject of consular services provided to French people abroad for the period 2017-2022, notes that the Developing the network of honorary consuls could be an interesting avenue for coping with the increased workload of posts and bringing greater fluidity to the network. Also, he asks him if the circumscription heads are encouraged to identify and appoint more honorary consuls in the coming months, particularly in Northern Europe and if an expansion of their skills is envisaged by the ministry.

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