On Thursday I met my friend Jean-Pierre Jouyet, the French Minister for Europe, as part of the UK-France Summit at the Emirates stadium. The fact that there were another dozen British and French Ministers working together on issues from the environment to criminal justice [PDF] shows just how close the relationship is. The fact is that so much of what matters to people in UK matters just as much to people in France too. We can't hope to tackle issues climate change and other challenges without working with other countries. You can read the Joint UK-France Summit Declaration here.
Jean-Pierre and I discussed a range of issues. One thing I am really looking forward to is making sure that the opportunities for EU schemes such as those which involve access to education in other countries are accessible to all -not just a few.
After the meeting Jean-Pierre and I had a chance to meet Arsene Wenger on the pitch. He told me to get the ligament I damaged playing in football in Bosnia seen to! Thanks to Arsenalpics for sending me the photo.
Posted at 12:05 31 March 2008 by Jim Murphy | Comments[2]
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