# French presidential candidates to face economic grilling at business summit

https://mins.news/en/item/34192

- France 24, 2026-08-27 09:56 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260827-presidential-candidates-to-be-grilled-on-economy-at-french-business-summit

> France’s leading candidates for next year’s presidential election will face questions from business leaders on Thursday at the Medef employers federation’s annual end-of-summer conference. The agenda includes taxation, regulatory burdens, reindustrialisation and France’s public debt, which exceeds €3.5 trillion.

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