French Finance Minister Urges UK to Stay in EU
Britain and the European Union as a whole would lose out if the U.K. were to opt to leave the EU, French Finance Minister Michel Sapin has warned. “If the UK forfeits…
AAPA Member Marcia Lord Dies
Determined, intelligent, lively, curious, outspoken, kind and generous are only a few of the adjectives to describe AAPA member Marcia Lord who passed away October 22 at the…
France's top rabbi alarmed by anti-Semitic attacks
After a summer heated by protests over the Israeli offensive in Gaza and the growing clout of militant Islam, France's chief rabbi is raising the alarm over rising…
D-Day Veteran Charles Hargrove Dies At 92
26 September 2014Events & News
Charles Hargrove, a long-standing AAPA member who took part in the D-Day landings, died at his Paris home on Sept. 19 aged 92. Charles was foreign correspondent for…
AAPA Pays Tribute to John Morris
Many more images of the John Morris event are available at: https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/106700829338050700067/photos/+ClaussenFinksCreativeUlm/albums/6080839223978580305 British Ambassador Sir Peter Ricketts pays…
AAPA Outlook Is Bright as Sun Shines on the Gala
The 2014 edition of the Anglo-American Press Association’s annual Gala on June 12 was sunny, in every respect: the weather was perfect, the attendance was high (93) and the mood was bright and cheery. Coming just days after the…
Telecoms, Publishing on the Menu as Free CEO Meets AAPA
French entrepreneur and telecoms gadfly Xavier Niel had a lot to say about the France’s telecommunications and publishing sectors when he met with 17 AAPA members on June 2. The…
Government Spokesman Discusses Europe, National Front’s Rise
Europe inevitably dominated the off-the-record discussion when AAPA members met government spokesman and agriculture minister Stéphane Le Foll days after the stinging defeat of ruling…
Pascal Lamy Doubts Trade Sanctions Against Russia's Putin Will Change Much
As the US and the EU consider tougher, coordinated economic sanctions against President Vladimir Putin's annexation of Crimea and possible, similar plans for other Russian-speaking regions, Pascal Lamy, who…
Airbus CEO Hits Out at Boeing Over Subsidies
Airbus Chief Executive Fabrice Brégier slammed Boeing Co when he met with the AAPA on March 20, saying Boeing's planned 777X wide-body airliner is the most subsidised aircraft in the world. The…