[1][2][3] The AFEP was founded in December 1982 by Ambroise Roux, former president of the General Electricity Company, after François Mitterrand came to power.
[8] The AFEP is behind the creation of EuropeanIssuers, the European Association of Issuers (Listed Companies), making it possible to develop common positions on issuers' issues with the main similar European organizations, such as the Deutsches Aktieninstitut (in Germany), Assonime (in Italy), Quoted Companies Alliance (in UK), etc.
[9] AFEP's work is based on the direct participation of business leaders (presidents, general managers) and their teams in defining economic and social policy orientations as well as in determining the actions to be carried out by the association.
They then conduct discussions with the public authorities on the basis of its analyzes and well-argued proposals, in order to contribute to debates, consultations and French and European legislative and regulatory work.
[12] In April 2020, deputy Matthieu Orphelin wrote to several organizations, including AFEP, to demand them to account for their “lobbying actions during the coronavirus crisis”, pointing to concerted actions with the MEDEF, the French constructors' committee of 'automobiles, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and aimed at rescinding or delaying environmental standards.