# Nice: financial audit and exchanges between Christian Estrosi and Éric Ciotti

> On 2 November 2026, Christian Estrosi, through his lawyer, requested disclosure of the audit on the finances of the City and the Métropole of Nice announced by the new municipality and not yet published. On 5 November, the report by Ernst & Young, presented by Éric Ciotti, was made public; it draws a severe assessment of past municipal and metropolitan management, and the new majority must still find 60 million euros in savings. The same day, Philippe Pradal, former deputy mayor for finance under Christian Estrosi, rejected the catastrophic reading of this budget audit and defended the tax cuts.

**In brief**: Ongoing story bringing together 3 events in Alpes-Maritimes, followed from 2 November 2026 to 6 November 2026. 5 articles from 2 sources (politics); last updated on 6 November 2026 at 08:22.

- Status: ongoing
- Category: Politics
- Place: Alpes-Maritimes
- First detected: 2 November 2026 at 07:21
- Updated: 6 November 2026 at 08:22
- Web page: https://acturadar.com/en/stories/356-nice-financial-audit-and-exchanges-between-christian-estrosi-and-eric-ciotti

## Reported figures

- 60 millions
- 3 milliards de dette

## Timeline (3 events)

### 2 November 2026 — [Christian Estrosi demands the audit promised by Éric Ciotti on Nice's finances](https://acturadar.com/en/events/6781-christian-estrosi-demands-the-audit-promised-by-eric-ciotti-on-nice-s-finances.md)

Christian Estrosi, through his lawyer, requests the release of the audit on the finances of the City and the Métropole de Nice announced by the new municipality and still unpublished.

1 sources, 1 articles · Nice — Alpes-Maritimes

### 5 November 2026 — [Ernst & Young audit on Nice's finances under Christian Estrosi made public](https://acturadar.com/en/events/10676-ernst-young-audit-on-nice-s-finances-under-christian-estrosi-made-public.md)

The report by the Ernst & Young firm, presented by Éric Ciotti, draws a harsh conclusion about past municipal and metropolitan management in Nice. The new majority still needs to find 60 million euros in savings.

2 sources, 2 articles · Nice — Alpes-Maritimes

### 5 November 2026 — [Nice : le camp Estrosi réplique à l'audit des finances commandé par Ciotti](https://acturadar.com/en/events/10706-nice-le-camp-estrosi-replique-a-l-audit-des-finances-commande-par-ciotti.md)

Philippe Pradal, ex-adjoint aux Finances de Christian Estrosi, rejette la lecture catastrophique de l'audit budgétaire rendu public par Éric Ciotti et défend la baisse des impôts.

1 sources, 2 articles · Nice — Alpes-Maritimes

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