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France's Macron makes a state visit to the UK with migration and Ukraine on the agenda

French President Emmanuel Macron arrives in Britain on Tuesday for a three-day state visit blending royal pageantry and political talks

The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2025

France's Macron Kicks Off Pomp-filled UK State Visit

French President Emmanuel Macron begins a three-day state visit to Britain on Tuesday, which will see him address parliament and try to rekindle a purportedly warm relationship with King Charles III. The French leader will hold several meetings with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who promised to reset relations with…

International Business Times · Jul 8, 2025

Macron promises 'concrete' co-operation on migration as Starmer under pressure to stop Channel crossings

In the week before the French President’s visit, more than 2,000 migrants made the perilous journey across the English Channel

Evening Standard · Jul 7, 2025

France and UK expected to announce joint plan on small boat crossings

Starmer and Macron could set out plans for a ‘one in, one out’ returns scheme for asylum seekers

The Guardian - UK · Jul 7, 2025

Lawyers of Chadian jailed opposition leader call on Macron to intervene

Lawyers in Chad representing former prime minister and opposition leader Succès Masra have issued a formal appeal to French President Emmanuel Macron, urging him to intervene in what they describe as a politically motivated legal case after Masra was arrested in May.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 7, 2025

France 'intensifies' efforts to stop small boat migrant crossings, says No10 ahead of Macron UK state visit

The French president will arrive in Britain on Tuesday for a three-day state visit

Evening Standard · Jul 7, 2025

UK-France relationship ‘key’ to migration, No 10 says ahead of Macron meeting

Emmanuel Macron and Sir Keir Starmer are due to discuss measures to tackle small boats crossings when they meet for a head-to-head summit this week.

Evening Standard · Jul 7, 2025

Trump's threat over Greenland isn't 'over and done' yet, warns Danish foreign minister

The conversation on Greenland "can never be about annexation", Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has said.

Euronews · Jul 7, 2025

Europe does not have to choose between guns and butter. There is another way

Yes, defence spending has to rise – but slashing the welfare state to fund it would be a big mistake, say Shahin Vallée of the German Council for Foreign Relations and Joseph de Weck of the Foreign Policy Research Institute

The Guardian - UK · Jul 7, 2025

Macron’s UK state visit underlines effort to move on from Brexit nightmare

Bitter rows had damaged trust and dialogue but UK-French relations have thawed amid new geopolitical landscape

The Guardian - UK · Jul 7, 2025