Overview

• Patrick Martin said an "enormous meeting" of employers will be held within days to assert companies’ public contribution and push back against proposals he deems harmful.
• Medef has not provided a date or venue, though it indicated the gathering is planned for next week.
• The mobilization will be an indoor meeting rather than a street protest, with thousands of business leaders expected.
• Employer groups are divided: the CPME has not confirmed participation and U2P president Michel Picon called the initiative an error.
• The move is tied to 2026 budget negotiations involving the government and the Socialist Party, with focus on a proposed 2% annual wealth tax that would include professional assets of about 1,800 wealthy households.