While speaking on European sovereignty to students at the Nexus Institute in The Hague, French President Emmanuel Macron was interrupted by protesters. The protesters unfurled a banner reading "President of violence and hypocrisy" Macron and his wife Brigitte were welcomed on Tuesday with military honors and national anthems at the Royal Palace of Amsterdam by King Willem-Alexander.
This state visit marks a rapprochement between the two countries since the decision in 2016 of the United Kingdom to leave the EU which has reshuffled the cards within the Union.