Commission on renewal and ethics in public life (France)
The French Commission on renewal and ethics in public life (in French ""), nicknamed Jospin commission, was a think tank established in 2012 by President François Hollande to provide reforms in public life. This commission, which is responsible for considering institutional and public life, made its report in November 2012 and proposed reductions in holding multiple elected offices and in conflicts of interest; as well as the methods of election of the President of the Republic and legislators. With the exception of a few measures on declaration of conflicts of interest or  the restriction of multiple directorships, most proposals have not been implemented. Previous commissions. This Committee was preceded by other committees exploring the same subject, including: Work of the commission. The announcement of the establishment of the commission was made during an interview the President of the Republic on 14 July 2012. The commission was set up by the Decree of 16 July 2012. The first meeting was on Wednesday July 25; where the commission decided to take time for reflection until August. François Hollande received the report of the Committee on 9 November 2012. Purpose. The purpose of the commission , as its name suggests, was to make proposals to renovate the political field of French public life. The commission particularly needed to consider the following items: Membership. The committee was composed of seven men and seven women, including its president. The committee was chaired by former Prime Minister Lionel Jospin. The following were appointed members of the commission (in alphabetical order): The secretary is Alain Ménéménis, State Councillor. Two members of the Commission, namely Olivier Schrameck and Jean-Claude Casanova, were members of the ("Commission Balladur") in 2007. Compensation. A rumor, spread in particular by e-mail, complained of exorbitant  compensation for four months of work by members of the committee and each of their consultants, at a cost of several million francs. On the radio, Lionel Jospin, several journalists and former members of previous commissions have in turn denied the allegations. However, in late September, commission member Roselyne Bachelot, feeling particularly targeted by rumors, decided to publicly complain. Critical Analysis. According to Claude Allègre and Denis Jeambar, who co-wrote an editorial in "Le Monde" in September 2012, this commission is in line with the commitment of each of the former presidents of the 5th Republic to revise the  constitution according to their taste, past presidents setting up expert committees which met behind closed doors. Report. The committee made 35 proposals in its report.: On the : On the French legislature: On holding multiple offices: On and ministers: On prevention of conflicts of interest: Implementation. On 20 February 2013, two bills are presented to the Council of Minister relating to the election of senators. Their purpose was to extend the proportional voting to departments with three or more senators, as well as increase the number of delegates from large cities and change the representation of French outside France (expatriate). These  laws were enacted in July and August 2013. On 13 March 2013, four constitutional bills are presented to the Council of Ministers: The reform of the penal code pertaining to the head of state was no longer considered. For these four texts, the government wanted a meeting of the Congress in July, but because of lack of time and sufficient majority, only the project on Higher Judicial Council was discussed in Parliament, but the Senate stripped the bill of its content. After this, the Government was forced to postpone the revisions. The text on the Supreme Judicial Council was implemented  in the bill on the powers of the Minister of Justice and Public Prosecutors in criminal policy and public action, presented by the Council of Ministers on 27 March and issued July 25. On 3 April 2013, two texts are presented to the Cabinet: These texts were in force in 2017 instead of 2014 at the request of certain socialist. Following the , further reforms were prepared: