Theresa May arrived Wednesday in Berlin for a crucial meeting with Angela Merkel. The new English Prime Minister will be in charge of the negotiations concerning the result of the "Brexit" referendum. She already intimated that the "Brexit does mean Brexit," even if "The United Kingdom is not leaving Europe." In this context, she will be defending UK’s positions, facing the German Chancellor on Wednesday, and the French President on Thursday. The similarities shared by the couple Merkel/May will be helpful in order to facilitate the negotiations between the EU chief and the fresh English Prime Minister. “It’s up to Britain to make clear how it wants to structure its relationship with the EU in the future,” stated Steffen Seibert . The ball seems to be on the English side.

Yet, the "Brexit" issue might be of secondary importance. This first handshake will probably be based upon the recent terrorist attacks in France and the coup in Turkey, which could swing in favor of Theresa May since a close cooperation is necessary for those areas. However, unlike Angela Merkel, Theresa May is reluctant to receive more migrants and the sensitive topics might be kept for later. For instance, the migrant crisis issue should be avoided, as well as the recent Boris Johnson’s appointment as a Foreign Minister, which remain largely misunderstood in Germany.

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