In the midst of an internal crisis, Europe 1 gives up its re-entry conference

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Europe 1, in the midst of an internal crisis since the announcement of the recruitment of an editor-in-chief of

, gave up its traditional back-to-school press conference on Wednesday, scheduled for Thursday, the management wanting to give priority to dialogue with the teams of the station.

“In the current context, the priority of Constance Benqué, president of Europe 1, is and remains open and constructive dialogue with the teams of the resort and their representatives.

This is why we have decided to cancel the back-to-school press conference, ”a radio spokesperson said in an email.

A sling against the arrival of Louis de Raguenel

This conference was to be devoted to the new station schedule for the 2020-2021 season.

"The mobilization of the collective around a single project remains one of the keys to reconquering the audiences of Europe 1", the same source added.

The appointment of Louis de Raguenel, a former editor-in-chief of

, at the head of the political service of the radio, has for several days provoked a rebellion within the editorial staff of Europe 1, owned by the Lagardère group.

During a vote organized on Monday, 114 people (journalists, technicians, animators) opposed this nomination and 3 supported it, according to the Society of Editors (SDR) of Europe 1.

At the head of the political service

Friday, Louis de Raguenel announced on Twitter that he was leaving the editor-in-chief of

, while ensuring that this decision was not linked to "the recent publication in the weekly drawing" representing the LFI deputy Danièle Obono as a slave, which had sparked an uproar in the political class.

A few hours later, his appointment as head of the political service of Europe 1 was announced internally to the heads of service of the station, causing strong reactions on the part of the SDR of Europe 1 and the unions, who have been received by management on Tuesday morning, without finding a way out for the moment.

The SDR and the unions reproach Louis de Raguenel in particular for having been responsible, as a former UMP activist, for the communication of the former interior minister Claude Guéant and for having revealed the sources of two journalists from

in 2014 .

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