# Macron says UK return to EU would be ‘excellent news’

https://mins.news/en/video/80705

- France 24 English, 2026-09-30 17:09 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjYUwiCX6h4

> French President Emmanuel Macron said alongside Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez in Madrid that Britain rejoining the European Union would be “a good decision” and “excellent news.” The two leaders met at the Moncloa Palace during Macron’s state visit to Spain.

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