Mouvement des Entreprises de France
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| Formation | 1945 (CNPF), 1998 (MEDEF) |
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| Type | Employer federation |
| Headquarters | 55 avenue Bosquet, 75007 Paris |
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| Leader | Patrick Martin |
| Website | medef.fr |
TheMouvement des entreprises de France(MEDEF), or theMovement of the Enterprises of France,is the largestemployer federationinFrance.Established in 1998, it replaced theConseil national du patronat français(CNPF), or the "National Council of the French Employers", which was founded in 1946.[1]
Operations[edit]
MEDEF has more than 750,000 member firms, 90 percent of them beingsmall and medium enterprises(SMEs) with fewer than 50 employees. MEDEF is engaged inlobbyingat local, regional, national, andEU-wide levels.[2]
Every year, MEDEF International organises a number of delegations of French business leaders with tangible projects to targeted countries, especiallydeveloping countries.MEDEF espouses “sustainable development”,raising companies’ awareness to the fact that environmental protection can also feature among their competitive advantages.
Leadership[edit]
- 1998–2005:Ernest-Antoine Seillière
- 2005–2013:Laurence Parisot[3]
- 2013–2018:Pierre Gattaz
- 2018–2023: Geoffroy Roux de Bézieux[4]
- 2023–present: Patrick Martin[5]
See also[edit]
- Union of Industrial and Employers' Confederations of Europe(UNICE)
- Union des industries et métiers de la métallurgie (UIMM)
- Lisbon Agenda
References[edit]
- ^"Qu'est-ce qu'un syndicat et comment s'organise-t-il?"(in French). Vie Publique. 30 May 2005.Retrieved13 January2013.
- ^MEDEF Website
- ^Katrin Bennhold (6 July 2005),For lobby group, a French revolutionNew York Times.
- ^Harriet Agnew (3 July 2018),Tech entrepreneur to head French business lobby groupReuters.
- ^Elizabeth Pineau (7 July 2023),French employers' group Medef elects Martin as new headReuters.
External links[edit]
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