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Hier soir, le Conseil franco-britannique a organisé une soirée-débat sur les « Regards croisés sur la politique intérieure française et britannique » animé par des journalistes politiques français et britanniques. Yesterday evening the Franco-British Council organised a debate on “Different views on French and British domestic politics” moderated by political French and British journalists: Quentin Dickinson,

On 7th July 2022, the Franco-British Council hosted an online discussion with Local Leader Christopher Amedu about his documentary, “Paris: A Divided Capital” which examines the effect of the African diaspora on French culture and the current rise of populism in France. You can watch his documentary on YouTube here https://youtu.be/OQ3kG2Soz3M Le 7 juillet 2022, le

Today the Franco-British Council and the Higher Education, Research and Innovation Department welcomed some of the new Entente Cordiale scholars to the French Embassy in the UK before they head to study in France. Le Conseil franco-britannique et le Département de l’Enseignement Supérieur, de la Recherche et de l’Innovation ont accueilli aujourd’hui à l’Ambassade de

The fourth and final day of the Young and Local Leaders programme began with a visit of the Courtauld Gallery and meeting art historian Professor Sarah Wilson. The programme ended as Young and Local Leaders attended the Commemoration Ceremony for the Appel du 18 juin at the statue of General Charles de Gaulle. Le quatrième

On the third day of the Young and Local Leaders programme, the group travelled to Oxford and was welcomed at All Souls College at the University of Oxford by Catriona Seth FBA, MAE, Fellow of All Souls, marshal Foch Professor of French Literature. The group later discussed international criminal justice with Theodor Meron, past judge

On the second day of the Franco-British Young and Local Leaders Programme, the group travelled to Portsmouth to visit HMS Queen Elizabeth, aircraft carrier, aboard which they were welcomed by Rear Admiral Steve Moorhouse and discussions bringing out the strength and depth of cooperation between Europe’s two naval powers ensued. The day ended with a

On the first day of the Franco-British Young and Local Leaders 2022 Programme, Young and Local Leaders were welcomed at the Wellcome Trust by Gerrit van Rossum, Chargé d’affaires at the French Embassy. The day continued with a visit to Parliament where the group met with The Rt Hon Stephan Crabb MP, Bim Afolami, Leo

Le 30 mai, le Conseil franco-britannique a organisé un dîner de bienvenue au Sénat avec la nouvelle promotion de Young Leaders-Local Leaders basés en France. Ils ont été accueillis par notre Président en France Hervé Mariton, l’Ambassadrice britannique en France, Dame Menna Rawling, et Madame la Sénatrice représentant les français établis hors de France, également membre

On 22-23 March, the Franco-British Council organised a two day visit to Hinkley Point site in Somerset. A huge Franco-British collaboration in nuclear energy being developed by EDF Energy. The delegation included Board members, Young and Local Leaders plus representatives from our partner organisations. As part of this visit, the Council also hosted an energy