FRANCE’S consul general to Scotland, Laurence Pais, is thankful that people from her country are “really welcomed and loved” by Scots – but…
She gives as an example a French couple whose dream was to create a comic book store in Edinburgh but who have been delayed by three years due to new post-Brexit procedures.
“Renewable energies and all the experience and experiments that are happening in Scotland are valuable. Also, the way of living together and a culture that seems to be tolerant and welcoming of diversity and an open society.” Angus Robertson, the Scottish Government’s External Affairs Secretary, said: “Laurence Pais has been a tremendous advocate for her country and the Auld Alliance.
“The shows have been very well received,” Pais said. “Nina Simone was fully booked every night. This year, we did not have one act throughout the festival but many different acts that came to Edinburgh for five or 10 days each.” “This family became my second family in a way and when I was a student, I spent a year in the West Midlands. I had another trip to Scotland that confirmed I loved the people and the nature.
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