Federation of German Industries - Garner Ted Armstrong Evangelistic Association https://www.garnertedarmstrong.org Let No Man Take Your Crown Thu, 04 Oct 2018 03:10:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.garnertedarmstrong.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/cropped-Screen-Shot-2024-05-16-at-1.06.13-PM-32x32.png Federation of German Industries - Garner Ted Armstrong Evangelistic Association https://www.garnertedarmstrong.org 32 32 ‘Don’t leave us with the French!’ Theresa May inspires German demand to quit the EU https://www.garnertedarmstrong.org/dont-leave-us-with-the-french-theresa-may-inspires-german-demand-to-quit-the-eu/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dont-leave-us-with-the-french-theresa-may-inspires-german-demand-to-quit-the-eu Wed, 03 Oct 2018 02:01:57 +0000 http://www.garnertedarmstrong.org/?p=7379 THERESA May has inspired a German exit from the European Union after a former industry leader and influential politician came out in support for the British Prime Minister’s Conservative conference speech. Brexit news: German MEP calls for Berlin to quit … Read More

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]]> THERESA May has inspired a German exit from the European Union after a former industry leader and influential politician came out in support for the British Prime Minister’s Conservative conference speech.

Brexit news Hans Olaf Henkel

Brexit news: German MEP calls for Berlin to quit EU to avoid France (Image: GETTY•PA)

 

Hans-Olaf Henkel, a former chief executive of IBM and president of the Federation of German Industries, revealed his country would be foolish to remain inside the Brussels bloc with France after the Prime Minister’s keynote address.

The German MEP, a long-time fan of British “pragmatism”, praised Mrs May’s appearance in front of Tory activists in Birmingham, insisting he was left “very much impressed” by her performance.

The Prime Minister declared Britain is “open for business” under her Conservative Government while taking aim at rebellious backbenchers’ presenting their own Brexit plans.

She said the UK will have a “Brexit that might make Britain stronger fifty years from now is no good to you if it makes your life harder today”.

Her vision won the backing of Mr Henkel to proclaim Germany may be better suited out of the EU away from France.

He told Express.co.uk: “If the British go, we Germans should think that over, too.

“I do not want to be left alone with the French.”

The German MEP has been a solo driving force behind an EU bid to offer Britain a new deal in the hope of reversing Brexit.

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As a lone voice in Tuesday’s anti-Brexit EU Parliament debate in Strasbourg, he said the “EU should offer Britain a completely new deal”.

“If Britain leaves the EU, it is as if the 19 smallest states are leaving at the same time,” he added.

“Brussels should now use all its power to keep the UK in the EU. Particularly as a German and a Democrat, I am glad that the Battle of Britain was lost in 1940, but we face a new ‘Battle for Britain’ and if we were to fail to keep the UK in the EU it would be devastating for Germany, for Britain and for Europe.”

With the October European Council summit fast approach, Mrs May’s Birmingham speech once again demanded Brussels show Britain respect while trying to hammer out a withdrawal deal.

She said: “We will not betray the result of the referendum, and we will never break up our country.

“I have treated the EU with nothing but respect. The UK expects the same.

“In a negotiation, if you can’t accept what the other side proposes, you present an alternative. This is what we have done.

“Our proposal is for a free trade deal that provides for frictionless trade in goods.”

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Source: https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1026343/Brexit-news-Theresa-May-Conservative-conference-speech-German-Hans-Olaf-Henkel

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]]> US-EU trade agreement wins cautious welcome in Germany https://www.garnertedarmstrong.org/us-eu-trade-agreement-wins-cautious-welcome-in-germany/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=us-eu-trade-agreement-wins-cautious-welcome-in-germany Thu, 26 Jul 2018 04:59:32 +0000 http://www.garnertedarmstrong.org/?p=6580 BERLIN  Political and business leaders in Germany, Europe’s biggest economy, on Thursday welcomed a deal to defuse trade tensions between the U.S. and the European Union, but relief was tempered with caution that details must still be firmed up. At … Read More

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Political and business leaders in Germany, Europe’s biggest economy, on Thursday welcomed a deal to defuse trade tensions between the U.S. and the European Union, but relief was tempered with caution that details must still be firmed up.

At a meeting in Washington on Wednesday, President Donald Trump and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker pulled back from the brink of a trade war over autos and agreed to open talks to tear down trade barriers. But the agreement was vague and the coming negotiations with Europe are sure to be contentious.

The talk about cutting trade barriers “sends an important signal of detente,” said Dieter Kempf, the head of the Federation of German Industries.

“The tariff spiral in trans-Atlantic trade appears to have been halted for now,” he added. “But now deeds must follow words.”

Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, who was on a visit to South Korea, celebrated the agreement as evidence that unity among the European Union’s 28 members paid off. “We have seen that when Europe is united, our word counts,” he said.

“America and Europe are not enemies,” Maas said. “I hope that this realization will once again become what it was until recently at the White House: a matter of course.”

He said that the results of the meeting in Washington were above expectations and “we will now have some time.”

Juncker said the U.S. and the EU have agreed to hold off on new tariffs, suggesting that the United States will suspend plans to start taxing European auto imports — a move that would have marked a major escalation in trade tensions between the allies.

The head of the German Association of the Automotive Industry, Bernhard Mattes, said the agreement is “good news for business and consumers on both sides of the Atlantic.”

“What has to be done now is to fill the agreement with life and quickly start negotiations,” he added in a statement.

BusinessEurope, an umbrella organization of European business lobbies, declared that “reason has prevailed.”

“The agenda for talks between the EU and the U.S. to de-escalate the current trade conflict is the right one,” said its president, Pierre Gattaz, adding that “European business is ready to give its contribution in the discussions.”

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