It's time for end-of-year reviews. And we start with one of the tastiest rewards: this Thursday, December 14, the jury of the English Carpet 2023 met at the Lipp brasserie, in Paris, to present their prizes – and not “ awards “. Under the chairmanship of writer Philippe de Saint-Robert, the jury decided to honor this year – unanimously – the director general of the French Development Agency (AFD). Rémy Rioux was thus awarded the highest distinction of the academy… The “ national indignity award “.
Why such honors? “ For having given titles in English to events relating to French-speaking Africa, notably to his own party, in February 2023: “Let's start together – The party” », We learn in a press release from La Carpetette Anglais.
The foreign prize was presented to the Minister of the Budget and the Promotion of Multilingualism of the French-speaking region of Brussels-Capital, Steven Gatz. The latter was distinguished “ for having proposed, on June 6, 2023, to make English the third administrative language of the Brussels region “. This special prize is awarded to a member of the European or international nomenklatura, “ for his slavish contribution to the propagation of the English language “.
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Every year, since 1999, the Academy of English Carpet – a parody academy with a serious subject to say the least – awards the “English Carpet” prize to a member of the “French elites” who, according to its jury, has distinguished by his determination to promote the domination of English in France and in European institutions to the detriment of the French language.
