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Embassy announces new Brexit meetings
The British Embassy in Paris is continuing this year with its outreach meetings, giving information to Britons in the run-up to Brexit.

If you want to attend one of them you must register in advance. In some cases time and location are still to be confirmed, but if necessary the events' pages will be updated in due course.
The first meeting this year will be in Reims next week, on Friday January 17. You can sign up at this link. There will also be a question and answer session on the Embassy's Facebook page on January 18.
There will also be meetings at:
Rouen on Tuesday January 22
Parthenay on Thursday January 24
Auxerre on Monday January 28
Cannes on Thursday January 31
Annemasse on Monday February 11
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