25/08/2021 (Agence Europe) – French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Dublin, on Thursday 26 August, to discuss a number of issues with his Irish counterpart, Michael Higgins, including global corporate tax reform. Accompanied by his Finance Minister, Bruno Le Maire, he will also meet the Irish Prime Minister, Micheál Martin. Ireland is one of three European countries that has yet to sign the G20/OECD Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) joint statement, which sets out a new framework for global corporate tax reform (see EUROPE 12753/1). Very active on the subject, Bruno Le Maire had promised, at the beginning of July, to pursue bilateral contacts with European countries that still have reservations. The talks in Dublin are also expected to focus on the crisis in Afghanistan as well as on Brexit, according to AFP. (MF)