Marseille was an important European trading centre and remains the main commercial port of the French Republic. Marseille is now France's largest city on the Mediterranean coast and the largest port for commerce, freight and cruise ships. The city was European Capital of Culture in 2013 and European Capital of Sport in 2017; it hosted matches at the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2016. It is home to Aix-Marseille University. Marseille is the second-largest city in France after Paris and the centre of the third-largest metropolitan area in France after Paris and Lyon. To the east, starting in the small fishing
Capital (French magazine) Capital (French magazine) Capital is a monthly French economics and business magazine published in Paris, France. "Capital" was established in 1991. The first issue appeared in October 1991. Axel Ganz, head of the international operations section of Gruner + Jahr, was the founder of the magazine, which is published monthly by the Prisma Press group. The editor-in-chief is Jean-Joël Gurviez. Its target audience is the senior executives and decision-makers in the fields of industry, finance and politics. In 2015 "Capital" was redesigned and its logo was changed. In 1991 "Capital"'s circulation was 220,000 copies. Its circulation was 339,771 copies in