Emmanuel Macron announces more than 20 billion euros in foreign investments – Liberation
Only biff, only biff, only biff. More than 20 billion euros in foreign investments in France will be announced on Monday May 19 at the eighth Choose France summit, announced this Friday, May 16, Emmanuel Macron. There will be « More than fifty » ads, « And we will take the course of 20 billion euros », said the president in an interview with a dozen titles from the regional press. This harvest would be the most important ever communicated since the launch of this event. Last year, 15 billion euros in projects had been announced.
More than 200 bosses from around the world are expected on Monday in Versailles, west of Paris, for this economic event which allows them both to meet their peers and members of the French government, as well as the president in person for some, in order to discuss investment projects in France. 178 projects have been announced since the first edition, of which only 11 were abandoned, according to Emmanuel Macron.
According to the annual barometer of the EY firm, France has been classified most attractive countries in Europe for the number of foreign investments in 2024with 1,025 international companies having chosen France. But remains far behind in number of jobs created by project, with only 30, against 48 in Germany and even 125 in Spain. “We are very strong in terms of research and development, less intensive activities in jobs. (…) But behind it creates innovation in France ”, explains Emmanuel Macron, for whom it is a sector « key ».
It’s necessary « Accelerate simplifications at the national and European level, deepen the single market, have a much more offensive energy policy », he adds. You also have to have « A much higher internal market protection policy », declares Emmanuel Macron Car « This is clearly what poses a problem for us in relation to Asian competitors ».
