Harris tells Macron that EU must do more to bring about ceasefire in Middle East

Taoiseach also meets Irish paralympic athletes in Paris ahead of games

An Taoiseach Simon Harris with athletes during a visit to the Paralympic Village in advance of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Picture: Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

The European Union must do more to maximise the pressure to bring about a ceasefire in the Middle East, the Taoiseach told Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday.

Simon Harris met the French president for bilateral talks at the Élysée Palace in Paris where Mr Macron assured that he is "working intensively" with his European partners to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza.