On 12th January 2026, the Franco-British Council hosted a seminar in Paris on ‘ Power and Trade’. Hervé Mariton, Chair of the Council in France, welcomed guests to the seminar. Vincent Caure, Member of the National Assembly, welcomed the participants, emphasising the importance of international dialogue. Le Conseil franco-britannique a organisé le 12 janvier 2026

Our Young Leader Eloïse Bella Kohn played piano at the French Ambassador’s Residence at a reception hosted by Her Excellency Madame Hélène Duchêne. Notre Young Leader Eloïse Bella Kohn a joué du piano à la Résidence de France lors d’une réception donnée par l’ambassadrice de France SE Madame Hélène Duchêne.

In October, the Franco-British Council organised a two-day programme of visits looking at energy collaboration between the UK and France. The first visit was to the National Energy System Operator which operates the flow and planning of Great Britain’s vast energy networks. The Franco-British Council’s programme on UK-France energy collaboration continued with a visit to

This morning the Franco-British Council in the UK hosted a breakfast on “Economic and geopolitical change in a world of disorder” with Sir Ian Cheshire, Chair of Land Securities Group PLC. and former CEO of Kingfisher, at the offices of Goldman Sachs in London. Ce matin, le Conseil franco-britannique au Royaume Uni a organisé un

We are please to announce that our Young Leader Amiel (cohort 2023) has been appointed Minister for the Civil Service and State Reform and Emmanuel Constantin (cohort 2024) will be his Chief of Staff. Congratulations to them both! Nous avons le plaisir d’annoncer que notre Young Leader David Amiel (cohorte 2023) a été nommé ministre

On the third and final day of the seminar, the Young and Local Leaders visited the ‘Cartier’ exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum with an introduction from the Director, Tristram Hunt. Le troisème et dernier jour du séminaire, les Young et Local Leaders ont visité l’exposition «Cartier» au Musée Victoria et Albert accompagné d’une

During the UK-France Summit, Dr Benjamin Guedj, Young Leader 2022 and trustee of the Franco-British Council, and Emilia Tambwe, Local Leader 2023, shared the Young and Local Leaders policy submission with Clara Chappaz, French Minister for AI and Digital Affairs. You can read the Young and Local Leader suggestions here Lors du Sommet France-Royaume-Uni, le

On the second day of the Franco-British Young and Local Leaders seminar, Young and Local Leaders had a discussion on UK politics and UK-France relations with MPs and members of the House of Lords. They met Calvin Bailey MBE MP, Labour Member of Parliament and Franco-British Young Leader 2017,  Alan Mak MP, Shadow Secretary of

Today is the 37th UK-France Summit. Our Young and Local Leaders have been working on policy suggestions for the future of the bilateral relationship. You can read their suggestions here  Aujourd’hui se tient le 37e Sommet France-Royaume-Uni. Nos Young et Local Leaders ont travaillé sur des propositions politiques sur le futur de la relation bilatérale.

On 9th July, during the Franco-British Council Young Leaders and Local Leaders seminar and as part of the State Visit of French President Emmanual Macron, Young and Local Leaders met with Prime Minister The Rt Hon Sir Keir Starmer MP and President Emmanuel Macron at the British Museum The event was for the announcement that