The President will travel to Paris to strengthen institutional and cultural cooperation with France
On an official visit, on 18 and 19 November, he will hold political, academic and cultural meetings, culminating in the 15th anniversary of the Etxepare Institute at the National Library of France.
The Lehendakari, Imanol Pradales, will make an official trip to Paris with the aim of "strengthening institutional, European and cultural relations between the Basque Country and France." During his two-day stay, he will meet with senior political, academic and cultural leaders to strengthen the international presence of the Basque Country.
As detailed from the Presidency, on the first day, the Lehendakari will attend the Jacques Delors Institute, one of the main centres of reflection on the future of Europe, where he will present his visionof"the main challenges of Europe" linked, among others, to industrial competitiveness, territorial cohesion and ecological transition, and then he will offer a conference in Sciences Po Paris entitled "Euskadi in the face of a changing world order".
In the afternoon, Pradales will hold a meeting with Carole Delga, president of the French Association of Regions, to discuss the "common challenges of decentralization, cohesion and mobility" of the European regions, and then the lehendakari will meet with the Basque diasporaat a meeting organized by the Basque Delegation in France and the Eskual Etxea in Paris.
On Wednesday, the President will meet with Catherine Chabaud, the newly appointed Deputy Minister for the Sea and Fisheries, and both sides will discuss European and maritime cooperation with a view to developing the future Atlantic macroregion , and then Pradales will meet with the President of the Île-de-France Regional Council, Valerie Pecresse, to discuss opportunities for cooperation in innovation, sustainable development and the knowledge economy.
The trip will conclude with the celebration of the 15th anniversary of the Etxepare Instituteat the National Library of France, which will be attended by, among others, the first Vice-President, Ibone Bengoetxea, and the President of the BnF, Gilles Pecout.
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