EC Library Guide on country knowledge: France: Selected publications
Selected EU publications
- Atlas of Demography | European Commission, Joint Research Centre
The Atlas of Demography is published by the European Commission. It is an interactive knowledge management tool that enables policymakers and citizens to observe, monitor and anticipate demographic challenges. In the Data section, you can explore population, fertility, mortality and migration at the EU, national, regional and local levels.
- Atlas of migration 2024
European Commission: Joint Research Centre, Bongiardo, D., Chiaramello, D., Dara, A., Cortinovis, R. et al., Atlas of migration 2024, Bongiardo, D.(editor), Dara, A.(editor), Crespi, I.(editor) and Sofos, I.(editor), Publications Office of the European Union, 2024.
The Atlas of Migration is more than just a publication—it is a testament to the power of data and rigorous analysis in illuminating the multifaceted nature of migratory movements. The 2024 edition of the Atlas continues to serve as a vital tool for policymakers, researchers and the public at large, offering a wealth of data to cut through the confusion and misinformation that often surrounds the discourse on migration. The Atlas provides the latest harmonised and validated data on migration for the 27 EU Member States and for 171 countries and territories around the world. It brings together data from many reliable sources, such as Eurostat, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs, the World Bank and many others. This year’s thematic chapter of the Atlas delves into the nuanced motivations behind migration, moving beyond simplified narratives in favour of a more comprehensive view that acknowledges the diverse and often overlapping reasons that propel individuals to move.
- Biodiversity: France | European Environmental Agency
France being the largest country in Western Europe, has a variety of landscapes, with an terrestrial area of close to 638,000km² and a marine areas close to 371,000km² split between the Atlantic and the Mediterranean. It is bordered by 8 other countries. The highest point is Mont Blanc at 4,809m on the Italian border, the highest mountain in Western Europe. France has a population of 67 million people and a population density of 105.6 people per km².
- Cohesion Open Data Platform: France | European Commission, Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy
Cohesion Open Data provides transparent data to EU taxpayers on the use of EU budget funds.
- Corporate code list of countries and territories | Publications Office of the European Union
In order to address the diversity of country and territory codes and names used in the EU institutions, the European Commission has developed a corporate code list of countries and territories that covers the different use cases its services have.
- Country report, gender equality – How are EU rules transposed into national law? – France 2024
European Commission: Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers and Mercat-Bruns, M., Publications Office of the European Union, 2024.
- Country report non-discrimination – Transposition and implementation at national level of Council Directives 2000/43 and 2000/78 – France 2024
European Commission: Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers and Latraverse, S., Publications Office of the European Union, 2024.
The key to the French legal approach to racism and discrimination is the abstract, universalist, formal concept of equality, enshrined in a range of instruments, including the Constitutions of 1946 and 1958. As a result, the legal framework has developed along two complementary lines: the condemnation of inequality based on ‘origin’, on the one hand, and the parallel refusal to use the criteria of ‘origin’ for policy and administrative purposes, even in combating discrimination (confirmed by the Constitutional Council), on the other. In 2007, the Constitutional Council explicitly endorsed the French doctrine refusing to recognise the concepts of ethnic origin or race as legal, administrative or research categories.
- Economic surveillance of EU economies: France | European Commission, Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs
This country page links to recent analytical work on the economy of France.
- Education and training monitor 2023: France
European Commission: Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture, Publications Office of the European Union, 2023.
The Education and Training Monitor’s country reports present and assess the main recent and ongoing policy development at all education levels in EU Member States. They provide the reader with more in-depth insight of the performance of countries with regard to the EU level targets agreed within the EEA. They are based on the most up-to-date quantitative and qualitative evidence available. Section 1 presents a statistical overview of the main education and training indicators. Section 2 focuses on how the Member State has addressed or is addressing one of its education challenges. Section 3 covers early childhood education and care. Section 4 deals with school education policies. Section 5 covers vocational education and training and adult learning. Finally, Section 6 discusses measures in higher education.
- Food Safety: France | European Commission, Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety
The country profile on food safety is a compilation of key information for each Member State used by European Commission’s Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety to support its control and monitoring activities.
- Monitoring industrial ecosystems – EU Member States fact sheets – France
European Commission: European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency and Martinelli, A., Monitoring industrial ecosystems – EU Member States fact sheets – France, Publications Office of the European Union, 2024.
This country report has been developed as part of the ‘European Monitor of Industrial Ecosystems’ project of the European Commission, Directorate General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs and the European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency. It provides data insights into the twin transition and the technological performance of industrial ecosystems.