![]() ![]() ![]() PSA has also established itself in the country, purchasing Vauxhall (Opel) for €900 million (35,000 jobs and two factories in the UK). Recently, Veolia won two calls for tender to build and operate an incineration plant and to recycle and manage waste in north London (£338 million). These close ties are demonstrated in several top-priority economic projects, including EDF’s construction of two EPR reactors at Hinkley Point, worth a total of £18 billion. In 2015, France was the source of 116 investment projects in the UK (8,000 jobs), compared to 81 projects in France for British investors (3,000 jobs). In terms of investment, in 2016 the UK was the fourth destination country for French FDI stocks (8.1% of total stock), while the UK was the third-largest foreign investor in France (11.7%), behind Luxembourg and the Netherlands. Trade in goods and services has remained stable over the past four years, although it is less substantial than 10 years ago (€50.6 billion in 2016 compared to €57 billion in 2007). So in 2016, the UK accounted for France’s main trade surplus in terms of goods (€11.8 billion), far ahead of Hong Kong (€4.6 billion) and Singapore (€3.9 billion), basically thanks to exports of automobiles (7.6% of exports), aircraft and spacecraft (7.1%) and pharmaceutical preparations (5.5%).įrance also had a surplus in terms of trade in services (€3.1 billion) in 2016, largely thanks to transport and travel services. ![]() According to French customs, French exports of goods to the UK increased to €31.8 billion in 2016 (fifth-largest customer) compared to €23.2 billion for British exports to France (seventh-largest supplier). With 5.8% of its market share, France is one of the UK’s main trading partners. (Upcoming) 10 March 2023 : Visit of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak for the Franco-British summit Economic relations.22 August 2019 : visit of Prime Minister Boris Johnson. ![]() 6 June 2019 : visit of Prime Minister Theresa May for the 75th anniversary of D-Day, placing of the first British memorial stone at Ver-sur-Mer.18 June 2020 : visit of President Macron to London to commemorate the Appeal of 18 June 1940ġ3 June 2021 : Visit of President Macron to Carbis Bay for the G7 summit.3-4 December 2019 : visit of President Emmanuel Macron to London for the NATO summit.Recent official French visits to the United Kingdom £50 million (€62 million) was allocated to the United Kingdom’s commemoration programme, covering, in addition to the ceremonies to mark the UK’s entry into the war (4 August 2014), the events marking the beginning of the Battle of the Somme (1 July 2016) and other events to mark the Battles of Jutland, Gallipoli and Passchendaele and the signing of the Armistice (11 November 2018). The 2015 SDSR supports the continuation of our bilateral cooperation under the Lancaster House treaties.Ĭommemorations of the First World War centenary The UK provided logistical support to French operations in Mali and the CAR, demonstrating the quality of our defence cooperation. Progress on our cooperation in these three areas is monitored in dedicated formats, with regular meetings.Ģ016 saw very positive results in each of these three areas: the declaration of the Combined Joint Expeditionary Force’s operational capability as a binational force of up to 10,000 troops capable of being deployed at very short notice and conducting high-intensity operations the launch of the development phase of the new generation of FCAS fighter planes and the signature of an agreement to forge closer links between our missile industries. Our cooperation falls under the framework of the Lancaster House treaties of 2010 and comprises the operational aspect, arms cooperation, and closer ties between our defence industries. Our two countries’ defence budgets account for half of the European Union’s. Defence cooperationĭefence cooperation is the most crucial element of our bilateral relationship. As the only European countries that have nuclear weapons, are permanent members of the United Nations Security Council and have international ambitions with the political and military tools to match, our two countries often share similar approaches. Our bilateral relations are driven by regular contacts at all levels, including summits. UK Ambassador to France: Mrs Menna Rawlings CMG (since September 2021) Summary of France’s relationship with the United Kingdomįrench Ambassador to the UK: Mme Hélène Duchêne (since November 2022). ![]()
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