Choose Europe

• 450 million consumers (Eurostat, 2024) and €10 trillion in savings held by European households (European Commission)
• #2 economy in the world with 18% of global GDP in 2024 (IMF):

United States: 26%

China: 17%

• France, the #2 European market with 68 million consumers (Eurostat, 2024)
• 55% of French exports are destined for the EU and thus are free of customs duties (French customs, 2024)

→ The European Union is a huge, integrated market with free movement of goods, services, and capital.

• The euro is the world’s second most important currency: 20% of global foreign exchange reserves (ECB, 2024)
• Paris: #1-ranked financial center in the EU and #4 worldwide (OFEX, 2025)
• Inflation under control:

+1.7% in France (IMF, 2025)

+2.7% in the United States (IMF, 2025)

• Unemployment rate in France: 7.3%, close to its lowest level in 40 years (INSEE, Q4 2024)

→ The European single market offers a stable and advantageous economic environment.

• • 76 accords de libre-échange pour lever les barrières tarifaires.
  • L’UE, leader mondial du commerce :
  • 5ᵉ exportateur mondial de biens et services en 2024 (DG Trésor).
  • 151 200 entreprises françaises exportatrices en 2024 (+7 200 sur un an, Douanes françaises).

  L’Europe, un marché d’opportunités pour les entreprises.

• 76 free trade agreements to remove tariff barriers
• The EU, a world leader in trade:

#5 exporter of goods and services in 2024 (DG Trésor)

151 200 French companies exporting goods in 2024 (+7200 over one year, French Customs)

→ Europe, a marketplace for business opportunities.

• The European Green Deal:

– €260 billion in energy costs saved by 2040

– €100 billion via the European Industrial Decarbonisation Bank

–  €90 million for human capital

• “Made in Europe” encouraged in public tenders and strategic sectors (Net-Zero Industry Act)

→ Sustainable, job-creating and competitive growth in the European market.

• Record-low carbon intensity:

– 21 grams of CO2 equivalent per kWh in France

– 292 grams of CO2 equivalent per kWh on average in the EU (RTE 2025)

• Second largest nuclear power capacity in the world and leading European high-voltage electricity transmission network
•  95% of French electricity was low-carbon in 2024 (nuclear and renewable energy, RTE 2025)

→ A unique energy mix, a factor in Europe’s competitiveness and independence.

• Reducing dependency through a joint purchasing platform for critical raw materials
• Sector-based plans to strengthen competitiveness (steel, automotive, chemicals…)
• Trans-Mediterranean and pan-European cooperation to secure supplies and accelerate the industrial and energy transition

→ A resilient industrial and energy strategy.

Choosing Europe means benefiting from a powerful single market, a stable economy, an ambitious environmental transition, and a competitive industrial ecosystem. It also means securing a stable future in a changing world.