Aims of the Association

to work for the preservation of the French Act of Parliament n°57-32 dated January 10, 1957 laying down the statutes of Agence France-Presse (referred to hereafter as "the Agency");
to pursue an open and democratic campaign against any and all projects seeking to abolish or water down the said statutes, be it by turning the Agency into a state company or by privatising it;
to work towards the drawing-up and implementation of a true General Interest Mission for the Agency, to apply to all its working languages and all its forms of journalistic production;
to campaign for the preservation of the full range of activities laid down for the Agency in its 1957 statutes, ie the collecting, editing and distribution of a complete, objective, precise, impartial and trustworthy news service;
to support and take part in all public initiatives likely to promote the above-mentioned aims and principles;
to support initiatives seeking to combat excessive concentration in the media sector, and to defend the independence of the press generally.

Please indicate your support for these aims by checking the box below.

Association to Defend the Independence of Agence France-Presse