German Chancellor Friedrich Merz attends a cabinet meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany July 16, 2025. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner
STEVENAGE, England (Reuters) -Prime Minister Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz hailed a major treaty to deepen ties in areas ranging from defence to immigration on Thursday, the latest step in Britain's push to reset UK relations with the European Union.
On his first trip to London as chancellor, Merz described the Kensington treaty as historic, the first major bilateral agreement between Britain and Germany to deepen defence cooperation and to try to boost economic growth in both nations.
