Please do not enter, negotiations in progress. Only the capricious sky of Versailles had been authorized to play the spoilsports at Choose France. Orchestrated on Monday May 15 within the grounds of the Palace of Versailles, the sixth event of the name closed the sequence “reindustrialization and attractiveness of France”, led by Emmanuel Macron wishing to cover the wound opened by the pension reform.
To guarantee the success of the exchanges between the 200 business leaders present and the representatives of the highest level of the State, no fault of rhythm allowed. The discordant music of the pot concert of the day: kept at a distance by a dense police cordon. The choir of journalists: authorized to pass through the gates of the palace, on condition that an indiscreet or overly sensitive ear is not allowed to linger in the wing reserved for harsh negotiations – “the discussions at Versailles were under the gilding, but often it’s brutal”, was moved by Bruno Le Maire the next day.
Well-off observers could hope to grasp some information, through quick conversations with certain lively bosses. For only bone to gnaw, the others were treated to a speech by the Minister of the Economy eclipsed by the entry of Elon Musk. Whatever his polemical positions: the boss of Tesla dangled, in a few soothing sentences, investments in France. Emmanuel Macron and the French government “are very open to industry”, he congratulated. The souvenir photos “instagramed” illico by his interlocutors testify to the depth of the exchanges… But for the details of his announcements, see you in the future. Who knows, maybe at the next Choose France, which we hope will bring its share of new projects and jobs.
If France manages to attract foreign investment, it does not yet seem to have found the recipe for it to create as many jobs as among its European neighbors. Not sure that the splendor of Versailles is enough to remedy this.