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Friendship treaty between Germany and the UK: Travel without borders!
Planned facilitation of travel between Germany and Great Britain: Friendship Treaty to promote exchange and cooperation.
Friendship treaty between Germany and the UK: Travel without borders!
The planned signing of a friendship treaty between Germany and the United Kingdom will take place in London on Thursday. The main aim of this agreement is to facilitate travel for German teachers and their classes to the UK without the need for passports or visas. This is particularly significant as traveling to the UK after Brexit involves a lot of bureaucracy. The German government emphasizes that the agreement should quickly bring about positive changes for the citizens of both countries, especially in the area of student exchanges.
How WDR reported, security commitments are also recorded in the friendship treaty. Germany and Great Britain promise mutual support in the event of defense, which, in addition to making travel easier, should strengthen the foundation of bilateral relations.
North Rhine-Westphalia and the United Kingdom
Accompanying this agreement, the European Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia, Dr. Stephan Holthoff-Pförtner, a two-day trip to the United Kingdom. The aim of this trip is to strengthen relations between North Rhine-Westphalia and Great Britain. Holthoff-Pförtner emphasizes the special connection between the two regions and announced a declaration of intent to deepen exchange in various areas, including business, student and youth exchange as well as science and research.
An essential element of this declaration of intent is a memorandum of understanding, which is intended to reduce bureaucratic hurdles for mutual visits. In the coming year, the focus will be on school and student exchanges, as stated on the website State of North Rhine-Westphalia is highlighted.
Collaboration in different areas
During this trip, Minister of State Greg Hands signed the UK's first joint declaration with a German state. Holthoff-Pförtner and Hands highlighted the importance of deepening in areas such as youth, clean growth, cybersecurity and counterterrorism.
As part of his visit, Holthoff-Pförtner also met with representatives from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office to discuss specific aspects of the MoU. There was also an exchange with members of the cross-party parliamentary group “Germany” as well as discussions with business and scientific representatives about the challenges and effects of Brexit.
After his stay in London, the minister traveled on to Manchester, where he spoke to Mayor Andy Burnham about the possibilities for cooperation between Greater Manchester and the Ruhr Regional Association. Both regions agreed to work closely together in areas such as climate change, green infrastructure, digitalization and research, emphasizing the historical connections and the challenges that can only be overcome together.