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…


D-Day Veteran Charles Hargrove Dies At 92

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…


NKM Briefs The AAPA on Her Plans for Paris

Right-wing candidate for Mayor of Paris, Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet (NKM), was the latest local, political figure to meet with the AAPA ahead of the March municipal elections and explain her positions on issues…


Paris Mayor Hopeful Makes Waves With London Comments

Socialist Anne Hidalgo, running hard to become Paris' first female mayor, created headlines in France and abroad with barbed comments about London when she met with the AAPA at her campaign…