Overview

• The Accor Arena gathering slated for October 13 in Paris was put on hold hours after Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu resigned.
• Medef described a “moment of extreme tension” and said it wants to contribute to national calm by pausing the event.
• The federation maintained that its objectives are unchanged and called for urgent, concrete responses to entrepreneurs’ concern and anger.
• The other representative employer groups, CPME and U2P, had already declined to participate, underscoring divisions within the employers’ camp.
• The meeting had been organized to highlight companies’ contribution to the economy and to voice concern over possible business tax increases in 2026 budget talks.