Macron's trip to Monaco marks first French presidential visit since 1984

Published connected 08/06/2025 - 3:12 GMT+2•Updated 14:38

French President Emmanuel Macron and his woman Brigitte arrived successful Monaco connected Saturday, wherever they were welcomed for a historical authorities sojourn to nan principality connected nan French Riviera. 

Macron and his woman received accepted subject honours from Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene of Monaco successful a ceremonial astatine nan Prince's Palace.

In a station connected Facebook, nan principality hailed its narration pinch France, saying nan principality and Paris person a beardown enslaved of relationship pinch an unfastened border. 

The palace stated that Monaco and France cooperate successful various fields, including health, safety, civilization and education, emphasising that some states are focused connected a much sustainable future.

According to nan Prince's Palace, much than 40,000 French citizens transverse nan separator each time to activity successful Monaco, and Macron's sojourn presented an opportunity to talk bilateral issues and those of communal interest.

Macron's two-day sojourn is nan first authorities sojourn to Monaco by a French president since that of François Mitterrand successful 1984.

It besides comes up of nan United Nations Ocean Conference successful Nice connected Tuesday, which Macron is billed to be alongside different world leaders, pinch nan EU expected to formally motorboat nan European Ocean Pact.

UN water convention successful Nice

The pact seeks to reside ambiance and contamination threats to biodiversity, arsenic good arsenic challenges for coastal livelihoods.

Meanwhile, nan European Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans, Costas Kadis, connected Saturday described nan pact as a shared roadmap for water wellness and marine sustainability. 

Kadis said this during a cardinal reside astatine nan Blue Economy and Finance Forum successful Monaco up of nan UN Ocean Conference.

"In nan discourse of this year's UN Ocean Conference, we person pledged astir €1 cardinal successful voluntary commitments for water and coastal biodiversity and climate," Kadis told nan forum.

This support extends beyond nan EU, besides targeting dedicated initiatives crossed Africa, nan Pacific, and Latin America," nan EU commissioner said during his address.

However promising, immoderate NGO groups person taken a jab astatine nan pact, saying it falls short of needs and is simply a missed opportunity.

In a associated statement, a group of six starring biology NGOs stated that nan pact falls short of delivering nan urgent action and binding targets basal to protect nan oceans.

Co-hosted by France and Costa Rica, nan 3rd UN Ocean Conference runs from Monday to Friday.