The boss of bosses, Geoffroy Roux de Bézieux, said he estimated the damage to businesses caused by the riots at one billion euros, in an interview with Le Parisien published on Monday night.
According to his figures, more than 200 businesses were completely looted, 300 bank branches destroyed, 250 tobacconists affected, “with absolutely violent operating methods. Everything was stolen, even the cash registers, before being set on fire to destroy.”
“Specific advances” for certain businesses
On the issue of compensation, which worries many companies and particularly the smallest ones, Geoffroy Roux de Bézieux assures that “insurers are mobilized to go as quickly as possible, I am confident that the affected companies will be compensated”. Ruling out a return to “whatever the cost”, these costly support measures for companies taken in the face of the health and energy crisis, the head of employers believes that “specific advances must be considered, because some will not be able to carry out their activity for some time On Saturday, Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire urged insurers to extend reporting deadlines, promptly compensate victims and reduce deductibles.
Nighttime riots broke out in France on June 27, the day Nahel, a 17-year-old youth, was shot at point-blank range by a police motorcyclist during a traffic checkpoint in Nanterre (west of Paris).
Geoffroy Roux de Bézieux will be replaced by a new Medef leader to be elected on July 6, either Patrick Martin or Dominique Carlac’h, the two remaining candidates.
Source: BFM TV
