In the #QueensBirthdayHonours today, I am awarded an MBE for services to British Foreign Policy. #ImHonoured! All the hard work as policy officer covering health during the pandemic was worth it! https://t.co/IDDXAvwSh5
There are many achievements from my role as Labour & Social Affairs Attaché at the British Embassy in Berlin about which I am proud, from fast paced work during the pandemic to advice that fed into the Skills Act 2022.
I was also keen to see UK and German regions with similar structural challenges learn from each other. One idea back in 2020 was to link the Greater Manchester Combined Authority with the Ruhr Region in Western Germany. The following year they signed a cooperation agreement.
Andy Burnham has headed to Germany at least three times since that first visit. Little did I know the now Prime Minister's thoughts on policy would feature Germany so much, be it his 2024 book with Steve Rotheram, or his speeches before forming a government.
Not many Prime Ministers would quote Art. 72 Paragraph 2 of the German constitution in a key speech, which requires the whole country to have equivalent living conditions.
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We've welcomed a delegation from Hamburg this week as part of work to forge closer cultural and economic ties.
The visit built relationships and shared experiences around trade and investment, culture and tourism, innovation and health and life sciences.
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Erfolgreiche #Freundship: NI Firma CV6 Therapeutics & @ChariteBerlin arbeiten zusammen an neuen Krebsmedikamenten. Das Windsor Framework Abkommen ermöglicht NI #LifeSciences-Firmen den Zugang zum EU-Markt & macht NI als Innovationsstandort beliebter.
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Delighted to be back in 🇩🇪 First stop: Bavaria!
The UK-Bavaria Joint Declaration of Intent signed today with @MelanieHuml will mean even greater cooperation across business, science, education and culture.
A warm welcome to Saxony! Sachsens Wirtschaftsminister @MartinDulig begrüßt heute die britische Ministerin für Gleichwertige Lebensverhältnisse @DehennaDavison @luhc in der @vwmanufaktur_de in #Dresden. @UKinGermany
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A warm welcome to 🇬🇧 Levelling Up Minister @DehennaDavison @luhc who has a packed programme in Berlin, Brandenburg & Saxony ahead. #LevellingUp is a key priority for both 🇩🇪&🇬🇧 and this is a great opportunity to share best-practice and learn from each other.
Britain’s second-tier cities face some deep-rooted challenges. But they could achieve so much more if politicians got a few relatively simple things right https://t.co/Nv1KFFA4l2
Two years ago, the NHS administered the world’s first COVID vaccine outside of a clinical trial. Staff and volunteers went on to deliver the largest vaccine roll-out in NHS history — supercharging the nation’s immunity and allowing friends and families to be together again.
Unterwegs in London zum Austausch mit brit. Kollegen über Herausforderungen des Strukturwandels oder wie es hier heißt: Levelling up. Dabei geht es auch um die Maßnahmen der Bundesregierung, um gleichwertige Lebensverhältnisse trotz regionaler Unterschiede zu erreichen. (1/3)
Bei meinem Antrittsbesuch in Potsdam bei MPräs #Woidke ging es um Strukturwandel & regionale Kooperation. Der Besuch einer Delegation aus der Lausitz im Norden Englands im September hat gezeigt, dass wir voneinander lernen können, um gemeinsame Herausforderungen zu bewältigen.
The North East LEP has led a delegation building on our work to harness the economic benefits of net zero for our region. Here’s how we’re working with colleagues in Ingolstadt, Bavaria, thanks to @UKinGermany: https://t.co/F9pzFIj5a0
“The focus of this visit, which is hosted by @UKinGermany Berlin is to discuss the best ways for a region to develop a skilled workforce for our emerging green transport sector, and how we can bring more and better jobs to our communities.
Wie optimieren wir unsere öffentlichen Verkehrsmittel, Fuß- & Radverkehr, um #netzero zu erreichen? 🚍🚶♀️🚶♂️🚲 Die North East LEP Delegation tauscht sich mit der Stadt @Ingolstadt_IN, @th_ingolstadt & der Ingolstädter Verkehrsgesellschaft zum Thema umweltverträgliche Mobilität aus.
Great to see a North-East delegation arrive in Munich to exchange best practice on the transition away from the combustion engine with the Bavarian government and in a workshop in Ingolstadt. The North-East delivered skilled workers for electric vehicles #moreandbetterjobs.
Pleased to speak with @Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz this afternoon.
I'm looking forward to working closely with him, as we did as finance ministers, to ensure we maintain pressure on Putin, support Ukraine and safeguard our energy security for the future.