Overview

• Macron addressed the British Parliament with a call for an unconditional ceasefire in Gaza and affirmed that Europe will never abandon Ukraine.
• He and Prime Minister Keir Starmer have begun adapting the 2010 Lancaster House defense accords to address new security challenges posed by Russia.
• London and Paris are negotiating a reciprocal scheme under which the UK would return irregular Channel migrants to France in exchange for accepting asylum seekers with UK family ties.
• Officials intend to finalize agreements on defense cooperation, migration returns and the Sizewell C nuclear power project at a bilateral summit on July 10.
• Macron stressed that Europe must reduce its strategic dependence on the United States and China to bolster its autonomy in technology and security.