The burden of debt, the surprise guest of Europeans. The public deficit is abysmal, and France's rating could be downgraded in the coming weeks.

The subject undeniably interests the French. In the Opinion Way barometer for Le Parisien-Aujourd'hui en France, this is one of their main concerns. They place it in fifth position in the files that they would like to see managed as a priority by the government. A growing interest, even. In our survey, the question of debt has jumped 7 points since January.