Overview

• Under the treaty, Germany will criminalize people-smuggling towards Britain and seize small boats stored or transported on its territory.
• Mobility measures include streamlined border checks for school exchanges, electronic passport gate access for British nationals in Germany from late August, and plans for an early-2030 Frankfurt-to-London direct rail service.
• Downing Street said the agreement expands arms exports of Boxer armoured vehicles and Typhoon fighters with new orders valued at billions of pounds.
• The treaty broadens strategic collaboration in artificial intelligence and other high-tech sectors to strengthen bilateral economic ties.
• Chancellor Friedrich Merz said the next step is a three-nation migration accord with France designed to sharply cut illegal crossings across Europe.