Britain and Germany sign a historic treaty
The two countries hope it will alleviate a set of mutual ailments
Civil servants given the task of event planning have had their work cut out this month. On July 8th they treated President Emmanuel Macron of France to the pageantry of a three-day state visit. On July 17th the new German chancellor, Friedrich Merz, was due to make his first official trip to Britain. Although his visit will lack the pomp of Mr Macron’s, it is no less historic.
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