Emmanuel Macron, on a two-day state visit to Sweden, Tuesday and Wednesday, welcomed the intensification of bilateral trade to a “
historic level”.
After the splendor of a gala dinner at the royal palace in Stockholm hosted by King Carl XVI Gustaf, the second day of the visit was devoted to innovation, research and the energy transition.
In front of French and Swedish business leaders, the president pleaded for a
“smarter”
and
“bolder”
European industrial policy , pointing out a risk of falling behind the United States and China.
The last French head of state to visit Sweden was Jacques Chirac, in 2000. On the eve of a crucial European Council in Brussels, on aid to Ukraine and the response to the agricultural crisis, he There was no point in strengthening ties with the Scandinavian kingdom, shaken by Russia's attack in Ukraine, both politically and economically.
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