10th June 2016 Paris, France
It feels like a long time since the groups were announced in the draw last December as we eagerly await the weekend’s opening games, looking in on the teams final training sessions with anticipation. Whether you’re watching from the comfort of your own home, your local pub, or soaking up the atmosphere across the channel, […]
21st April 2016 Paris, France
Today marks 50 days until the start of the European Championships in France, and as kick off draws nearer the excitement is really starting to grow. The international friendly matches over Easter provided us with a taste of how each team’s preparations were coming along. And in just a few weeks – once the domestic season is done […]
14th March 2016 Paris, France
There are less than 100-days to go until UEFA Euro 2016 and excitement is building across Europe as we head towards 10 June and the start of the tournament. With a record three home nations qualifying for this year’s competition, we’re expecting an unprecedented number of fans to make the short trip to France to […]
23rd December 2015 Paris, France
With considerable justification, COP21 has been widely hailed as a success. It reached a legally-binding agreement that aims to keep global warming well below 2 degrees, with a review-mechanism towards ever more ambitious targets, and financial commitments to support developing countries on their path towards environmental sustainability. This agreement is far better than most could […]
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11th December 2015 Paris, France
This time last week we were at the start of COP21. The conference centre was smelling of woodchip (you can really tell how hard France have worked at making COP21 sustainable), there were still freebies being handed out, delegates were relatively smiley and positive (directly proportional to the quality/quantity of freebies and coffee, I have […]
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21st May 2015 Paris, France
This week end we are going to be commemorating the 75th anniversary of the evacuation of Dunkirk, one of those extraordinary iconic events of the Second World War.
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21st April 2015 Paris, France
In this guest blog, Deputy Head of Mission Kara Owen discusses what it is to be a modern diplomat, after a talk at the Ecole Nationale d’Administration (ENA) in Paris.
12th March 2015 Paris, France
In this guest blog, Colonel Geoff Wright, Military Attaché at the British Embassy in Paris, pays tribute to the British and Indian soldiers who died in the battle of Neuve-Chapelle in the North of France.
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5th March 2015 Paris, France
I had the opportunity to open a conference of the nuclear energy industry between Britain and France, looking at a low carbon future. It made me think about the way these two hugely important issues come together. How do we ensure a low carbon future for the planet and keep global warming under control and […]
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23rd February 2015 Paris, France
This year of 2015, we celebrate the 800th anniversary of one of the founding documents of English law, the Magna Carta. This was agreed between King John and his rebel barons in 1215. And actually one of the prominent barons at that time was Prince Louis, who went on to be King Louis VIII of […]
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