"The agreement provides for close and trusting cooperation in a wide range of areas. Kensington Treaty was signed on July 17th, 2025, by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at Kensington Palace in London. It is intended to create a new framework for bilateral relations between Germany and the United Kingdom after Brexit."
"Closer cooperation is planned in the areas of foreign, security, and defence policy; internal security and justice; economics, science, and technology; employment; climate, energy and the environment; as well as culture and society."
"Hubertus Heil called for a revival of German-British youth exchanges, which had largely come to a standstill as a result of Brexit. He emphasized the importance of political cooperation between the two countries, especially against the backdrop of US President Donald Trump's policies."
The German Bundestag approved the Kensington Treaty on Thursday, a friendship agreement between Germany and the UK signed in July 2025 by Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Prime Minister Keir Starmer. The treaty creates a new framework for bilateral relations following Brexit, establishing closer cooperation in foreign, security, and defense policy; internal security and justice; economics, science, and technology; employment; climate and energy; and culture and society. The CDU/CSU, SPD, and Greens voted in favor, while the AfD opposed and the Left Party abstained. Parliamentary speakers emphasized the importance of German-British friendship and cooperation, particularly regarding security challenges and youth exchanges, with discussions of a strategic triangle involving Germany, the UK, and France.
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