Overview

• Macron held talks on July 9 with Prime Minister Keir Starmer and met business leaders in London to advance economic and scientific cooperation.
• EDF agreed to take a 12.5% stake in Britain’s future Sizewell C nuclear power plant as part of a deepening energy partnership.
• France will lend the Bayeux Tapestry to the British Museum from September 2026 to June 2027 in exchange for Sutton Hoo treasures.
• On Thursday Macron and Starmer will co-chair a coalition des volontaires summit aimed at strengthening Ukraine’s defense capabilities.
• A bilateral summit will formalize enhanced UK-France cooperation on defense and joint measures to tackle illegal Channel migration.