Template:Infobox organization The Mouvement des entreprises de France (MEDEF), or the Movement of the Enterprises of France, is the largest employer federation in France. Established in 1998, it replaced the Conseil national du patronat français (CNPF), or the "National Council of the French Employers", which was founded in 1946.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
OperationsEdit
MEDEF has more than 750,000 member firms, 90 percent of them being small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with fewer than 50 employees. MEDEF is engaged in lobbying at local, regional, national, and EU-wide levels.<ref>MEDEF Website</ref>
Every year, MEDEF International organises a number of delegations of French business leaders with tangible projects to targeted countries, especially developing countries. MEDEF espouses “sustainable development”, raising companies’ awareness to the fact that environmental protection can also feature among their competitive advantages.
LeadershipEdit
- 1998–2005: Ernest-Antoine Seillière
- 2005–2013: Laurence Parisot<ref>Katrin Bennhold (6 July 2005), For lobby group, a French revolution New York Times.</ref>
- 2013–2018: Pierre Gattaz
- 2018–2023: Geoffroy Roux de Bézieux<ref>Harriet Agnew (3 July 2018), Tech entrepreneur to head French business lobby group Reuters.</ref>
- 2023–present: Patrick Martin<ref>Elizabeth Pineau (7 July 2023), French employers' group Medef elects Martin as new head Reuters.</ref>
See alsoEdit
- Union of Industrial and Employers' Confederations of Europe (UNICE)
- Union des industries et métiers de la métallurgie (UIMM)
- Lisbon Agenda
ReferencesEdit
External linksEdit
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