Barclays plans to relocate European base from Dublin to Paris

Barclays has said it is going ahead with plans to relocate its European headquarters from Dublin to Paris (Matt Crossick/PA) - (PA Archive)

Barclays has said it has initiated plans to relocate its European headquarters from Dublin to Paris.

The banking giant said it was “confident this is the right step forward” in its efforts to be strategically closer to growing markets.