FRENCH FRANCO BRITISH TO BE HELD IN ELYSEE PALACE ON 10 MARCH 2023

USPA NEWS - The Elysee (French Presidency) confirms the holding of the 36th Franco-British Summit will take place at the Elysée Palace, Friday March 10, 2023, despite the general strike, which began on March 7 against the reform of the retirement.
The President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macron will receive his British counterpart, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who will be accompanied by a delegation. According to Elysee, French Presidency, "This bilateral summit with the British is the first for 5 years, since the last one took place on January 18, 2018 in Sandhurst, in the presence of Mrs. Theresa May. We are also two weeks away from the visit of the king and the queen consort to Paris.’
The two respective delegations, French and British, will include seven (7) ministers (Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Defence, Minister of the Economy, Minister of Energy, Ministers responsible for the Environment, Ministers of Transport and the Minister of the Interior), who will be able to exchange during a plenary session later in the day "perhaps for a common interest". The subject Ukraine, that of the European Political Community and how France and the United Kingdom can define a common agenda fo

The French Presidency confirms the holding of the 36th Franco-British Summit will take place at the Elysée Palace, Friday March 10, 2023, despite the general strike, which began on March 7 against the reform of the retirement.
The President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macron will receive his British counterpart, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who will be accompanied by a delegation. According to Elysee, French Presidency, "This bilateral summit with the British is the first for 5 years, since the last one took place on January 18, 2018 in Sandhurst, in the presence of Mrs. Theresa May. We are also two weeks away from the visit of the king and the queen consort to Paris.’
The two respective expansions, French and British, will include seven (7) ministers (Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Defence, Minister of the Economy, Minister of Energy, Ministers responsible for the Environment, Ministers of Transport and the Minister of the Interior), who will be able to exchange during a plenary session later in the day "perhaps for a common interest". The subject Ukraine, that of the European Political Community and how France and the United Kingdom can define a common agenda for

From the point of view of partnerships and commercial exchanges, the Elysee also explains that "a few British companies, a few French companies around the table, who are able to make investment announcements in the United Kingdom for French companies , in France for British companies. These projects demonstrate the vitality and density of trade relations between the two countries, despite these few years of slowing institutional and political meetings. Councilor Elysee added that “Will also be present will be representatives of a France-UK Business Forum, which recommends leaders and which held its last meeting in London at the beginning of February. The France-UK Business Forum will be able to review the main areas of its work for 2023. The Medef representative will also be present, as well as his counterpart from the Confederation of British Industry. (Source Elysee, French Presidency)