On June 11, Prime Minister Stephen Harper boards the Airbus for an eight-day working visit to Europe. Reporters and photographers look on as Prime Minister Stephen Harper boards the newly painted Airbus. Prime Minister Stephen Harper, PMO staff and members of parliament including John Baird chat on flight to London, UK. Prime Minister Stephen Harper arrives in London. Prime Minister Stephen Harper is welcomed by Gordon Campbell, High Commissioner for Canada to the United Kingdom. On June 12, Prime Minister Stephen Harper lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior at Westminster Abbey in London, United Kingdom. Prime Minister Stephen Harper participates in a business roundtable with Gordon Campbell, High Commissioner for Canada to the United Kingdom, Joe Oliver, Minister of Natural Resources, Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, and John Baird, Minister of Foreign Affairs, in London, United Kingdom. Prime Minister Stephen Harper holds a press conference in London, United Kingdom. Prime Minister Stephen Harper has lunch with Gordon Campbell, Joe Oliver, Ed Fast, John Baird and David Tilson, in London, United Kingdom. On June 13, Prime Minister Stephen Harper works on his speech prior to addressing Parliament in London, United Kingdom. Prime Minister Stephen Harper arrives at Westminster Palace and is greeted by Lieutenant-General David Leakey, Black Rod. British Prime Minister David Cameron greets Ministers Gary Goodyear and Joe Oliver prior to Prime Minister Stephen Harper's address to Parliament at Westminster Palace. Prime Minister Stephen Harper addresses Parliament at Westminster Palace in London, United Kingdom. Prime Minister Stephen Harper receives a standing ovation following his address to Parliament at Westminster Palace in London. Prime Minister Stephen Harper chats with guests following his address to Parliament at Westminster Palace in London, United Kingdom. Prime Minister Stephen Harper and British Prime Minister David Cameron hold a bilateral meeting at Westminster Palace in London, United Kingdom. Prime Minister Stephen Harper waves goodbye from the steps of RCAF 001 following his working visit to London, United Kingdom. Prime Minister Stephen Harper arrives at Orly International Airport in Paris, France. Prime Minister Stephen Harper participates in an official welcoming ceremony at the Hotel national des Invalides in Paris, France. Prime Minister Stephen Harper is greeted by French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault at the Hotel Matignon in Paris, France. Lawrence Cannon, Canada's Ambassador to France, welcomes Prime Minister Stephen Harper to the Canadian Official Residence in Paris, France. Prime Minister Stephen Harper meets with staff at the end of a busy day in London, United Kingdom and Paris, France. On June 14, Prime Minister Stephen Harper chats with Lawrence Cannon, Canada's Ambassador to France, and with Minister Ed Fast at the Canadian Official Residence in Paris, France. Prime Minister Stephen Harper is greeted by the Secretary General of La Francophonie, Abdou Diouf, at the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie Headquarters in Paris, France. Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the Secretary General of La Francophonie, Abdou Diouf, host an expanded bilateral meeting at the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie Headquarters in Paris, France. Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the Secretary General of La Francophonie, Abdou Diouf, walk to a photo opportunity at the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie Headquarters in Paris, France. Prime Minister Stephen Harper is greeted by French President François Hollande at the Palais de l'Élysée in Paris, France. Prime Minister Stephen Harper and French President François Hollande chat following a working luncheon at the Palais de l'Élysée in Paris, France. Prime Minister Stephen Harper and French President François Hollande walk to the podiums for a joint press conference at the Palais de l'Élysée. Prime Minister Stephen Harper and French President François Hollande hold a joint press conference at the Palais de l'Élysée in Paris, France. Prime Minister Stephen Harper plays the piano at the Canadian Official Residence in Paris, France. On June 15, Prime Minister Stephen Harper tours the Arc de Triomphe with Steven Blaney, Minister of Veteran Affairs and Minister for La Francophonie, during his official visit to Paris, France. Prime Minister Stephen Harper pauses for a photo with staff on the Arc de Triomphe during his official visit to Paris. Prime Minister Stephen Harper heads to the Airbus en route to Dublin, Ireland following a working visit to Paris, France. Prime Minister Stephen Harper tours Guinness's St. James's Gate Brewery with Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, in Dublin, Ireland. Prime Minister Stephen Harper has dinner at the Hole in the Wall Irish Pub with Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, and Loyola Hearn, Ambassador for Canada to Ireland, in Dublin, Ireland. Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, hold up a team Canada rugby jersey in Dublin, Ireland. Team Canada was playing Ireland later in the day. Prime Minister Stephen Harper meets with patrons at the Hole in the Wall Irish Pub in Dublin, Ireland. On June 16, Prime Minister Stephen Harper tours the Jeanie Johnston Tall Ship with John O'Neil, General Manager, and members of the Famine Committee in Dublin, Ireland. Prime Minister Stephen Harper chats with Loyola Hearn, Ambassador of Canada to Ireland, left, and Finance Minister Jim Flaherty following a tour of the Jeanie Johnston Tall Ship in Dublin, Ireland. Prime Minister Stephen Harper accepts an award from the Ireland-Canada Business Association in Dublin, Ireland. Prime Minister Stephen Harper participates in a business roundtable with members of the Ireland-Canada Business Association in Dublin, Ireland. Prime Minister Stephen Harper is given an afternoon tour of the Farmleigh House in Dublin, Ireland. Prime Minister Stephen Harper looks through rare books in the library at Farmleigh House in Dublin, Ireland. Prime Minister Stephen Harper is greeted by Enda Kenny, Taoiseach of Ireland, prior to sitting down for a bilateral meeting at Farmleigh House in Dublin, Ireland. Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Enda Kenny, Taoiseach of Ireland, sit down for a bilateral meeting at Farmleigh House in Dublin, Ireland. Prime Minister Stephen Harper answers questions from the media following a bilateral meeting with Enda Kenny, Taoiseach of Ireland, at the Farmleigh House in Dublin, Ireland. Prime Minister Stephen Harper shakes hand with Enda Kenny, Taoiseach of Ireland, following a bilateral meeting at the Farmleigh House in Dublin, Ireland. On June 17, Prime Minister Stephen Harper joins Tánaiste Eamon Glimore, Deputy Prime Minister of Ireland, for a meeting at Farmleigh House in Dublin, Ireland. Prime Minister Stephen Harper meets with Michael Daniel Higgins, the President of Ireland, at Áras an Uachtaráin, the official residence of the President of Ireland in Dublin, Ireland. Prime Minister Stephen Harper arrives at Lough Erne for the G8 Summit in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland. Prime Minister Stephen Harper meets with Enrico Letta, Prime Minister of Italy, on the margins of the G8 Summit in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland. Prime Minister Stephen Harper meets with Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan, on the margins of the G8 Summit in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland. Prime Minister Stephen Harper is greeted by David Cameron, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, upon his arrival at the G8 Lough Erne Summit in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland. Prime Minister Stephen Harper meets with Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany, while at Lough Erne for the G8 Summit in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland. Prime Minister Stephen Harper listens as British Prime Minister David Cameron delivers opening remarks at the first G8 working session of the day in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland. On June 18, Prime Minister Stephen Harper listens as British Prime Minister David Cameron delivers opening remarks at the first G8 working session of the day in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland. Prime Minister Stephen Harper participates in the family photo at the G8 Summit in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland. Prime Minister Stephen Harper walks with US President Barack Obama following the family photo at the G8 Summit in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland. Prime Minister Stephen Harper chats with George Osborne, the Chancellor of the Exchequer of the British Parliament at the G8 Summit in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland. Prime Minister Stephen Harper chats with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto prior to a working lunch during the G8 Summit in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland. Prime Minister Stephen Harper chats with Prime Minister David Cameron prior to a working lunch during the G8 Summit in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland. Prime Minister Stephen Harper chats with Enda Kenny, Taoiseach of Ireland, during a working lunch at the G8 Summit in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland. Prime Minister Stephen Harper chats with Christine Lagarde, chief of the International Monetary Fund, during a working lunch at the G8 Summit in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland. Prime Minister Stephen Harper participates in a working lunch during the G8 Summit in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland. Prime Minister Stephen Harper reviews notes prior to a closing press conference at the G8 Summit in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland. Prime Minister Stephen Harper answers questions during his closing press conference at the G8 Summit in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland. Prime Minister Stephen Harper departs Enniskillen, Northern Ireland. The following people are also depicted in the photographs: Gordon Campbell, Joe Oliver, Ed Fast, John Baird, Gary Goodyear, David Tilson, David Leakey, David Cameron, Jean-Marc Ayrault, Lawrence Cannon, Abdou Diouf, François Hollande, Steven Blaney, Jim Flaherty, Loyola Hearn, John O'Neil, Enda Kenny, Eamon Gilmore, Michael D. Higgins, Enrico Letta, Shinzo Abe, Angela Merkel, Barack Obama, George Osborne, Enrique Peña Nieto, Christine Lagarde, Jeremy Hunt, Andrea van Vugt, Aliya Mohamed, Montana Brisbin, Myles Atwood, Shiv Raj, Andrew MacDougall.
