US EditionKing to warn of 'complex threats' facing UK and France - as Macron begins his first state visit
UNITED KINGDOM, JUL 8 – The visit aims to reset UK-France relations post-Brexit with cooperation on migration, defence, and climate, amid a 50% rise in Channel migrant crossings this year, officials said.
- French President Emmanuel Macron commenced a three-day official visit to the UK on Tuesday, with planned engagements in Windsor and London.
- The visit follows strained UK-France relations after Brexit and aims to reset ties through cooperation on security, migration, and defense.
- Macron will address both Houses of Parliament and join Prime Minister Keir Starmer at a UK-France summit on Thursday at Downing Street.
- King Charles will warmly welcome President Macron, acknowledging their shared history and strong alliance, and will emphasize that both nations confront a wide range of serious challenges that require joint cooperation.
- The visit highlights ongoing discussions on migrant returns and security despite expectations that major deals, especially on Ukraine and boat crossings, are unlikely.
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French President Macron and his wife Brigitte have begun a three-day state visit to the United Kingdom. It is the first French state visit to the British in almost twenty years. It is accompanied by grand tributes that not every visiting head of state receives. Relations between the countries are better than they have been in a long time, partly because the countries need each other now that friendship with the United States is no longer a certa…
The French president, Emmanuel Macron, has been greeted with the red carpet on his arrival at Windsor Castle, on a state visit unprecedented since Brexit. “An important moment for our nations and for our Europe” said the president before heading to the United Kingdom with his wife Brigitte.I am arriving in the United Kingdom for a State Visit, followed by a Franco-British summit. An important moment for our two nations.The United Kingdom is a st…
This is the first extensive state visit by a leader of an EU country to the UK since Brexit.
Entente cordiale: will state visit help UK-French relations get over Brexit?
Emmanuel Macron has arrived in Britain for the first state visit by an EU leader since Brexit as the UK seeks to reset its ties with the bloc it left in 2020.The French president and his wife Brigitte were welcomed by the Prince and Princess of Wales at RAF Northolt today, before meeting the King and Queen in Windsor.A state banquet this evening is expected to be the "highlight of the trip", said the BBC, with a host of glamorous guests, a "show…
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France's Macron kicks off 'historic' UK state visit
French President Emmanuel Macron received a warm and pomp-filled welcome Tuesday from King Charles III as he began a three-day state visit to Britain, the first by an EU head of state since Brexit.
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