Question 8798 — businesses

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Ms. Danielle Simonnet draws the attention of the Minister to the Minister of the Economy, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty, responsible for industry and energy, to the recent decision of the Engie group to sell its subsidiary Engie Home Services, which employs more than 4,500 employees in France and around 430 workers in Belgium and Italy. This operation, justified by an alleged strategic refocusing, arouses very serious concerns about its social, industrial and energy consequences, both for the employees concerned and for users. Engie Home Services plays a fundamental role in the maintenance and installation of the heating and air conditioning systems of nearly 11 million French homes. The announced sale risks weakening the continuity and quality of this local service essential to safety and comfort. energy needs of fellow citizens, in a context where nearly 15 million French people are already faced with energy poverty. The expected loss of direct and indirect jobs - estimated at 13,500 positions - constitutes a serious threat for the local economic fabric and for all of this subsidiary's partners, in particular heating engineers and social landlords present in the territories. This decision is all the more worrying that the Engie group is posting particularly solid financial results: a turnover up 33% in four years (reaching 73.8 billion euros in 2024), an operating result (EBIT) multiplied by 2.25 (10.3 billion euros) and a profit rate now above 20%. At the same time, the workforce has been reduced by 42% since 2020 and dividends paid to shareholders have been multiplied by 2.8, to reach 4.1 billion euros annually. These strategic choices highlight a short-term policy focused on financial profitability, to the detriment of employment, service to users and national energy sovereignty. While the State still holds 23.64% of the capital of the Engie group, it bears a particular political and moral responsibility. She therefore asks him what measures the Government intends to take to enforce a balance between economic performance and social responsibility and whether it plans to intervene with the group so that alternatives to this sale are considered, while respecting the interests of employees, users and the energy transition.

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1. 22 July 2025

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