Macron’s Spain visit shifts focus to economic ties
The French president is scheduled to open a bilateral economic forum and meet Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on the final day of his state visit.
Emmanuel Macron’s two-day state visit to Spain reaches its final day with economic ties on the agenda. The French president is scheduled to open the Franco-Spanish economic forum and meet Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.
The engagements follow a banquet hosted by King Felipe VI at the Royal Palace on Tuesday. The visit is the first by a French president to Spain since 2009, according to France 24.
France 24 reports that Spain’s economy has grown faster than France’s in recent years. It gives no figures or timeframe for the comparison.
The forum opening and meeting with Sánchez are listed as scheduled engagements; the report does not confirm whether they have taken place.
