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Opening of the Frankfurt Book Fair
10 October 2017
Alain Berset attends the opening of the Frankfurt Book Fair, where France is the guest of honour, with Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron. “Francfort en français” presents twelve authors from French-speaking Switzerland.
At the City Hall, he signs the city’s Golden Book after the French President, together with the delegations of Luxembourg and the Wallonia-Brussels Federation. After the ceremony, Emmanuel Macron receives him at the French pavilion in the presence of Angela Merkel; Alain Berset presents the Swiss contribution there.
Tuesday 10 October 2017 — Frankfurt
- Visit to the Grossmarkthalle, headquarters of the ECB, designed by Martin Elsaesser
- Reception at the City Hall by Mayor Peter Feldmann, with Emmanuel Macron: Golden Book
- Opening ceremony of the Book Fair
- Visit to the French pavilion with Emmanuel Macron and Angela Merkel
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