Wrapping up a two-day state visit to Switzerland, president of the French Republic, Emmanuel Macron (right) came to CERN on 16 November accompanied by the president of the Swiss Confederation Alain Berset (left). CERN Director-General Fabiola Gianotti took the host-state leaders on a tour of the ATLAS cavern and to the recently inaugurated Science Gateway. Speaking to journalists during the visit, Macron said: “If I came here today, it is to reiterate my confidence in the scientific community and our ambition to maintain our leadership in this domain.” (translated)
