Post on 17 February 2022

More exchanges with EU are urgently needed

More exchanges with EU are urgently needed

British Chambers of Commerce are strongly mobilized to increase UK-EU business exchanges. William Bain, Head of trade Policy at the BCC is quite gung-ho about this: “The UK Government and European Commission should engage positively with our recommendations to improve the two-way flow of goods and services.”

Exchanges have decreased sharply (the full ONS data can be found here). The UK is trading less with the EU than it was three years ago. This gap is not currently being made up in terms of trade with the rest of the world. Thierry Drilhon, President of The Franco-British Chamber, sees this as a major opportunity for French and British businesses and regions willing to work together to establish bridgeheads in both countries: “This is truly a time to look at France and the UK in a business perspective, with many opportunities to create new links, new market openings.” The Cross Channel Institute is also mobilized to provide perspective and promote exchanges between France and the UK.

This as a major opportunity for French and British businesses and regions willing to work together to establish bridgeheads in both countries. The Franco-British Chamber and the Cross Channel Institute in France, for their part, consider that this is truly a time to look at France and the UK in a business perspective, with many opportunities to create new links, new market openings. We are keen to hear about businesses and organizations willing to take part in building these exchanges, to see how we can help.

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