Benjamin Griveaux provides insider’s view of the Macron administration
Brexit, Germany, European parliamentary elections, the economy, Islam in France, and Corsican nationalism were among the many topics government spokesman and cabinet member Benjamin Griveaux discussed…
Macron is no revolutionary but has given France a much-need makeover, says telecom tycoon Xavier Niel
President Emmanuel Macron has not revolutionised France but he has given the country a much-needed image makeover, telecoms billionaire Xavier Niel told the AAPA during a meeting on January 24.
Niel met with the…
CGT union leader Martinez vows to keep up the fight against Macron reforms
Philippe Martinez, the leader of the hardline CGT union, conceded during his January 11 meeting with the AAPA that he had failed to prevent President Macron’s labour law reform. But he vowed to continue fighting tooth and nail to prevent France becoming more like Britain - in his eyes a land of zero-hours contracts, diminishing workers’ rights, and official contempt for the unemployed.
Mediapart shows independent news is possible and even profitable, says Edwy Plenel
The investigative online newspaper Mediapart enters its 11th year with a growing paid readership, a healthy balance sheet, and its twin pillars of independence and diversity fully intact, co-founder and publishing editor Edwy Plenel told the AAPA on January 9. When Mediapart was launched 10 years ago on March 16, 2008, virtually no-one - apart from the founders and the 25 staff- believed a paying…
Machines Aren’t Our Friends, Media Moguls Tell AAPA
In this new industrial age, machines are going after white collar jobs...brain power jobs. In the words of Hilary Clinton, "Machines are not our friends." That thought was echoed by Fred Raillard & Farid Mokart…
Diplomat Briefs AAPA on Franco-American Relations
One year after the election of Donald Trump to the White House, relations between France and the United States remain “extremely good”, and are underpinned by military cooperation between the two countries, a senior French diplomat told the AAPA on Nov. 17.
Seine Cruise Celebrates AAPA’s 110th Anniversary
To celebrate the 110th year of the AAPA’s founding, 85 members and their guests took to the water for a celebratory evening cruise on the Seine on Sept. 16.
Boarding the “Henri IV,” at the picturesque Pont Neuf, we were…
Hachette CEO’s Downbeat View of the Book Market
The market for books whether print or digital should remain flat in the next three to five years and then decline slightly over the following decade, according to Arnaud Nourry, chairman and CEO of Hachette Livre.
But the…
Macron’s Labour Market Reforms Crucial: Medef Chief
President Emmanuel Macron represents the last chance to reform France's rigid labour market, but his reforms should not make the country end up like the US or the UK, Pierre Gattaz told AAPA members over breakfast at Medef headquarters on June 23. “France won’t have another opportunity. Now we have no option,” the head of France's biggest employers’ federation said. Gattaz and his fellow business…
AAPA MEMBERS FLOCK TO ANNUAL GARDEN PARTY
Dozens of AAPA members and their guests ignored a searing heatwave to gather for the association’s annual garden party, held on June 21 at the ornate residence of the U.S. ambassador.
Neither the muggy conditions nor the…