Académie de la Carpette anglaise

The Académie de la Carpette anglaise (English about the English Academy Schleimer ) is a negative prize, which is awarded annually in France since 1999. It honors one member of the political and social elite French, which promotes the encroachment of English in France and in the European institutions at the expense of the French language.

Award winners

• 2013: Geneviève Fioraso, Minister for Higher Education and Research, because it allowed the teaching in English in French universities.

• 2012: Frédéric Cuvillier, Deputy Minister of Transport and Maritime Economy, as he explained, English should be the official language in the transport sector.

• 2011: Jean- Francois Cope, secretary general of the UMP for its demand for use of English in the school and on television.

• 2010: Martine Aubry, leader of the Parti Socialiste (and their communications consultant ), for their repeated use of English advertising slogans such care or Jaurès What would do?

• 2009: Richard Descoings, Director of Sciences Po in Paris, because he wanted to introduce English-only events for certain courses. He also corresponded with the French high school in Madrid in English.

• 2008: Valérie Pécresse, French Education and Research Minister for her statement, the French language is in decline and we must break the taboo of English in the European institutions and the French universities through a mandatory intensive teaching this language.

• 2007: Christine Lagarde, French Minister of Economic Affairs, that they sometimes communicating in English with her ​​staff - the journal Le Canard enchaîné reported, Lagarde had therefore been nicknamed Christine The Guard.

• 2006: The French Constitutional Council to have " declared his" multiple transgressions of Article 2 of the Constitution which stipulates that French is the language of the French Republic " and for the London Protocol to be constitutional ( conseil constitutionnel ), the English and German texts makes it possible to produce legal effects in France. "

• 2005: France Telecom, telecommunications providers, for the deployment of services and products with English names ( " Business Talk, live zoom, Family Talk ... " )

• 2004: Claude Thélot, chairman of the National Commission for discussion on the future of the school, for his assessment, " the German international understanding " is a basic school subject and as important as French. He also recommended, to show American programs in the original version in French TV channels.

• 2003: The HEC Group, whose director Bernard Ramanantsoa in December 2002 stated: " To say that French is a language of international communication like English today causes more of a smile. "

• 2002: Jean -Marie Colombani, director of the newspaper Le Monde that without an arrangement of reciprocity and without considering other languages ​​publishes a weekly supplement with English-language articles from the New York Times.

• 2001: Jean -Marie Messier, chairman of Vivendi Universal, for the systematic preference of English as communication language in his company

• 2000: Alain Richard, French Defence Minister, that he obliged the French soldiers to speak in the Euro Corps English, although in this association participates no English-speaking country.

Support the special price of the jury for foreigners

• 2013: Tom Enders, Chief Executive Officer ( CEO) of EADS. Among others, he has announced in France the staff, ie the German, French and Spanish employees of the department " Defence and Space " an extensive, dramatic dismissal plan in English only.
• 2012: AFII (French Agency for International Investment ) and INPI (National Industrial Property Institute ) for their advertising Say oui to France, say oui to innovation.
• 2011: Ryanair, because it requires certificates in English for pregnant women ( in Spain).
• 2010: Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda, because he his country the transition from French to English as the official language and decreed left the Francophonie in favor of the Commonwealth.
• 2009: Jean -Louis Borloo
• 2008: Eurostat
• 2007: Geneva police
• 2006: Ernest- Antoine Seillière
• 2005: Josep Borrell, President of the European Parliament
• 2004: Jean -Claude Trichet, President of the European Central Bank
• 2003: Pascal Lamy
• 2002: Romano Prodi, President of the European Commission
• 2001: the company Lego, the Danish manufacturer of children's toys

• French language
• Negative Award