Press Releases
The Financial Crisis and its Effects on the Real Economy
Friday 14 December
The Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, the Rt. Hon. Vince Cable MP opened this seminar with a thought provoking speech
Franco-British Defence Cooperation First Annual Conference
Thursday 31 March
The Franco-British Council held the first FBC Annual Defence Conference at the French Ambassador's Residence in London.The November 2010 bilateral summit has set a road map for a significant
Beyond GDP; Towards a Better Measurement of National Well-Being
Wednesday 2 February
The FBC, supported by the International Institute for Environment and Development, brought together leading politicians, economists and philosophers from France and Great Britain, to discuss the French
Diversity 2.0
Wednesday 20 January
On the anniversary of Obama's inauguration delegates from France and the UK have met to get to work on some of the big issues facing our societies: How can we create opportunities in employment
Agriculture and Rural life: One model or several?
Monday 30 March
Convened on the eve of the G20 summit in London, this seminar in London was chaired jointly by the Rt Hon Baroness Joyce Quin, former Minister of Agriculture and Marion Guillou, Chair of the INRA
Public Service Reform
Thursday 11 December
This seminar, chaired by SE Jean Gueguinou and Professor Alan Alexander (left) asked if moves to liberalise the economy necessarily involved a US/Blairite "new public management" approach. Changes were
Heritage and Patrimoine, Institut National du Patrimoine, Paris.
Friday 21 November
This seminar was chaired by Professor John Rogister with Genevieve Gallot, director of the Institut National du Patrimoine (shown right with Jean-Michel Léniaud). The debate centred around how we can determine
Energy, the Environment and Competitiveness
Thursday 10 April
This timely seminar, chaired by Dr Camilla Toulmin and Christian De Boissieu, provided an opportunity for experts to build on the recent Sarkozy/Brown summit discussions on how the two countries could work together