Jean-Pierre Jouyet (L), head of the French markets regulator AMF, speaks with France's President Francois Hollande after a meeting on investment strategy at the Elysee Palace in Paris, January 10, 2013. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande appointed a close friend and former European affairs minister to the strategic post of his chief of staff on Wednesday and reshuffled his private office to tighten the country's relations with Brussels.
The nomination of Jean-Pierre Jouyet as secretary-general of the presidency was also designed to ensure better coordination with the government of new Prime Minister Manuel Valls, Hollande told the daily Le Monde.
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