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Germany and UK sign historic post-Brexit friendship treaty

The accord — dubbed the "Kensington Treaty" — includes plans for close security and defense cooperation, a mutual assistance clause in crises, and visa simplifications for school exchanges.

On defense, the two sides vowed to "pursue joint export campaigns" to secure international orders for equipment they co-produce, including the Typhoon Eurofighter jet and the Boxer armored vehicle.

The agreement also includes plans to boost connectivity by establishing a new direct rail connection, aiming to deepen economic and people-to-people ties.

Critically for the UK, it also features a pledge by Germany to assist in combating illegal immigration.

The agreement was signed at London's V&A Museum, which is named after Queen Victoria and her German husband, Prince Albert.

 What did the leaders say about the treaty?

"This is a historic day for German-British relations," Merz said after the signing. "We want to work more closely — especially after the UK's departure from the European Union." He called the treaty long overdue and said cooperation would deepen across defense, foreign policy, and economic and domestic affairs.

Merz has repeatedly emphasized the need to keep Britain close to the EU following its 2020 exit. Growing concern over Russian threats and doubts about the reliability of the US under President Donald Trump have added urgency to strengthening ties.

Starmer praised the pact as "the first of its kind," saying it was evidence of "the closeness of our relationship as it stands today."

He said the agreement was a "statement of intent, a statement of our ambition to work ever more closely together."

The British premier had also hosted French President Emmanuel Macron the week before to agree on closer Franco-British cooperation.

The three nations have been deepening ties through the E3 format — a diplomatic coordination mechanism between France, Germany, and the UK  in recent months and traveled together to Kyiv in Merz's first week as chancellor.

The two countries already signed a defense deal in October, the "Trinity House Agreement" to strengthen their ability to cooperate and conduct exercises on NATO's eastern flank. In May, they also agreed on the joint development of precision weapons with a range of more than 2,000 kilometers (about 1,200 miles), which other European countries can also take part in.

Edited by: Kieran Burke

https://www.dw.com/en/germany-and-uk-sign-historic-post-brexit-friendship-treaty/a-73313982

 

WE'D LIKE A SIMILAR TREATY BETWEEN THE UK, GERMANY, FRANCE AND RUSSIA... BUT WE'RE FARTING IN A CABERNET BOTTLE ON THIS ONE...

 

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cracking down....

Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz vowed on Thursday to crack down on the criminal gangs that smuggle migrants into the United Kingdom.

He made the promise during his first official visit to the UK since coming to office in May, saying he will oversee changes in Germany's laws before the end of the year to facilitate the clampdown.

The two nations also agreed in a wide-ranging new bilateral agreement signed by Merz and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer to work more closely on business and defense issues.

A Downing Street spokesperson told the BBC the pending change in Germany's laws will make it illegal for people in Germany to facilitate irregular migration to the UK, something that is not currently prohibited.

The spokesperson said the change will ensure German law enforcement agencies can raid warehouses and other premises used by people-smugglers in Germany, and for officials to seize boats, engines, life-jackets, and other equipment destined to be used to take migrants illegally across the English Channel.

While migrants are not thought to travel to the UK directly from Germany, the country is believed to be a hub for people-smuggling gangs, and a staging post for their equipment.

Starmer welcomed Germany's promised clampdown, saying: "Chancellor Merz's commitment to make necessary changes to German law to disrupt the supply lines of the dangerous vessels which carry illegal migrants across the Channel is hugely welcome. As the closest of allies, we will continue to work closely together to deliver on the priorities that Brits and Germans share."

Germany's Ambassador to the UK Miguel Berger wrote on X that Merz's visit marked "an important day in UK-German relations" and that the treaty the leaders signed was "ground-breaking and far-reaching".

The agreement, which Starmer described as a "friendship treaty", followed a deal agreed last week by the UK and France that calls for migrants arriving illegally in the UK from French shores to be sent back and replaced with an equal number of people with valid refugee claims.

The arrival of large numbers of migrants, largely from Africa and the Middle East, has put huge pressure on infrastructure in many European nations and fed the rise of the far-right, which has pushed many governments into wanting to solve the issue.

Official figures show that at least 21,000 people illegally crossed the English Channel from the European mainland on small boats during the first six months of this year, which was around 50 percent more than during the same period last year, and 75 percent up on the total for the first six months of 2023.

Merz was accompanied on his visit to the UK by Germany's Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul, who conducted talks with his UK counterpart David Lammy.

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