Macron, Merkel strive to show EU unity on the eve of Brex

The two leaders will first visit the corporate headquarters of Ayrbusı, as a symbol of European industrial co-operation, before holding bilateral talks and a meeting of the Franco-German cabinet in Toulouse.

Macron and Merkel will discuss Brexit, while EU officials and British officials are trying to reach agreement before Thursday's summit in Brussels, the last before Britain's scheduled EU exit on October 31st.

President Macron's office announced that French and German delegations, including key ministers from both governments, will also discuss the tensions of global trade, the fight against climate change, European defence projects and how to protect EU copyright rules. /Attish