2023 news

Following two days of attendance at COP28, the Chief Minister signed a Memorandum of Understanding alongside Bahrain’s Foreign Minister to enhance collaboration in areas such as heritage, the digital sector, financial regulation and tax.

Ministers from Jersey have been in Guernsey for the annual political summit with the departmental council of La Manche and the regional council of Normandy.

The Ambassador of Spain to the United Kingdom, His Excellency Mr José Pascual Marco Martínez, visited Jersey this week. It was his first official trip to the Island.

On 11-12 July 2023, a delegation from San Marino, headed by Consul Prof Maurizio Bragagni Esq OBE, paid a working visit to Jersey acting on the invitation issued by the Jersey Government

The Belgian Ambassador to the United Kingdom, His Excellency Mr Bruno van der Pluijm, visited Jersey this week.

At the recent British-Irish Council Summit, the Chief Ministers of Jersey and Guernsey agreed to work closer together on key issues in the interests of both Bailiwicks

The British-Irish Council (BIC) will hold its 39th summit in Jersey, on Friday 16th June 2023. It is the fifth time a BIC summit has been held in Jersey.

Guernsey has hosted the annual political summit with the departmental council of Ille-etVilaine, and for the first time has hosted a meeting with the regional council of Brittany.

Jersey continued to strengthen its relationship with the United States with a series of engagements on both sides of the Atlantic aimed to increase business, cultural and government ties between the Island and the USA.

The Minister for External Relations of Guernsey, Deputy Jonathan Le Tocq, and the Minister for External Relations of Jersey, Deputy Philip Ozouf, visited Brussels on 2-3 May 2023.

The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) is a multilateral trade partnership amongst eleven countries.

The United Kingdom and Ukraine have today signed a Digital Trade Agreement, following the launch of negotiations in August 2022.

The Estonian Ambassador to the United Kingdom, His Excellency Viljar Lubi, completed his visit to Jersey today, Friday 10 February, following two days of engagements in the Island.