“Strong signal”: Elon Musk will meet with Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace

This Monday, Emmanuel Macron will bring together some 200 international leaders from over fifty different nationalities at Versailles. Among them: the bosses of Pfizer, the American pharmaceutical group, CP Group, the first Thai conglomerate, ArcelorMittal, the juggernaut of the steel industry, or Solvay, the Belgian chemical giant. But one name in particular should draw attention: Elon Musk. The head of Tesla and Twitter will attend the Choose France summit. Before that, the billionaire will be received on Monday morning by the head of the French state at the Elysee Palace.

Minister of Economy and Finance Bruno Le Maire, who was invited to the set of BFMTV, said about the arrival of the American billionaire: “There are negotiations that are underway. He is not only here to enjoy Versailles. He has activities in areas that are known to everyone, the automotive industry and others. This is a strong signal. Every investment that is being made today is the fruit of months or even years of negotiation.”

Batteries, photovoltaic panels, medicines: for this sixth edition of France’s large mass of foreign investment called “Choose France”, Emmanuel Macron is preparing to announce on Monday a record harvest of projects totaling 13 billion euros, and celebrate the attractiveness of the country.

“Attract Newcomers”

“Over the years, this event has “become a must on the agenda of international investors,” according to the Elysee Palace, which sees it as the materialization of the success of its policy to reduce labor costs and reindustrialize the country. , accelerating the ecological transition. The executive branch will also highlight the measures contained in the green industry bill, which will be presented to the Council of Ministers on Tuesday, such as speeding up the permit procedures for the establishment of industrial sites or preparing 50 turnkey pre-prepared sites.

This year, of the approximately 400 guests who received the gold at the Palace of Versailles, 206 executives of multinational corporations have confirmed their trip, half of whom will take part in this event for the first time.

“Our idea is to catalyze investment decisions through Choose France and the appointments given by the head of state, ministers. Therefore, it is important for us to be able to capture newcomers, ”explain those around the president.

The foreign bosses present will be half European, 20% North American and 15% Asian, as we found out from the same source.