The United Kingdom and Germany agreed to create a new and direct railway connection between London and Berlin as part of a wide range of treaties.
The Kensington Treaty also includes a school exchange visit to open and agree to open an electronic gate for frequent travelers between the two countries next month.
Friedrich Merz visited the UK for the first time as a German prime minister and signed a contract, which will strengthen the laws around the gangs and strengthen their defense.
Downing Street said that the German authorities will make it easier to investigate and act on warehouses and storage facilities used by smugglers.
The new travel contract is part of a plan to reset the relationship between trade and business between the two countries.
A joint task force will be established to ensure how to establish borders and security management for long -range railway passenger services.
Heidi Alexander Traffic said that the railway link could be replaced by flight in the next decade.
“We are pioneering a new era of European railway connections and decided to leave the UK in the center of the better connected continent,” she said.
“Brandenburg Gate, Berlin Wall and Checkpoint Charlie have been able to visit this symbolic scene in the comfort of the train thanks to the direct connection between London and Berlin in a few years.
“This breakthrough agreement has the potential to fundamentally change the way of millions of people travel to our two countries as part of a new treaty (signature) with Prime Minister Merz today.
MERZ met with Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Albert Museum at Kensington’s Victoria for signing events.
Keir described the agreement as “evidence of the intimacy of today’s relationship” and “a statement of intentions, an ambitious statement to work more closely.”
Commercial investments in the UK have been announced in commercial investment, which is expected to create more than 200 million pounds and create more than 600 new jobs, and a new UK-German Business Forum has been established.
Defense and security were the core parts of the debate, including support for Ukraine, and a new contract for joint exports of co -production military equipment was revealed.
Downing Street said that contracts for equipment such as boxer armored vehicles and typhoon jets will lead to billions of pounds of defense exports over the next few years.
For security, MERZ changed the law and made illegal immigration to England by crime by the end of the year.
In Germany, promoting people’s smuggling is not technically illegal. If you are in countries other than the European Union, you are in countries outside the European Union, including the UK.
Last year, according to the BBC survey, a significant German connection with a small boat crossing was exposed, and this country became the center of boat and engine storage.
Keir said: “Merz is a great welcome to change the German law to interfere with the supply line of dangerous ships that cross the channel to transport illegal immigrants.”
The German agreement took place a week after the British announced plans to return a new pilot with France during President Emmanuel Macron’s visit.
According to the “One in, One Out” transaction, some small boat arrivals return to France by accepting the same number of asylum applicants in return with the UK.
The prime minister is under pressure to deal with the number of people crossing the channel on a small boat.
More than 21,000 people have traveled dangerous until this year. In 2024, it increased 56% in the same period.
The Shadow Home Secretary of the Chris Philp Conservative Party said the figure showed the “crisis of the channel.”
“This is to chase the same tired headline in Keir Starmer.
“The government has clearly lost control of our border and has left exposure when it canceled profits.”
