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…
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.
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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…
Le Pen Predicts the Demise of “Bi-polar” Politics in France
It was a classic performance by Marine Le Pen when she met with the AAPA on Jan. 19. Ever-combative and dynamic but with a twist of selective moderation that fits the new image of the National Front leader as she tries to reshape the image of her far-right party, she is embarking on a skilful marketing campaign ahead of upcoming French municipal and European elections. Ms. Le…
JACK LANG INVITES THE AAPA INTO THE ARAB WORLD
Former Culture Minister and recently-appointed President of the Arab World Institute (IMA), Jack Lang hosted some 30 members of the AAPA at the IMA on Dec. 17 for an interesting and stimulating visit…
French Minister Deplores Lack of Transparency in US-EU Trade Talks
During our third meeting with a minister from Bercy this year, Foreign Trade Minister Nicole Bricq gave the AAPA an exclusive insight into the government's foreign trade policy, while answering some tough…
Expanding AAPA Revamps Its Management Team For 2014
In one of the 
most stimulating, constructive and convivial AGM evenings in years, AAPA members unanimously re-elected John Keating to a record third term as president, as well as a…
Move to Digital Prompts IHT Name Change to INYT
Three weeks before the scheduled death of the International Herald Tribune and its resurrection as the International New York Times, Richard Stevenson, the paper's last editor, received some 20…