The transition period ends on 31 December 2020 and the deadline for extending it has passed. Dr Ulrich Hoppe, Director General of the German-British Chamber of Industry & Commerce and Dr Rudolf Adam, former Chargé d’Affaires at the German Embassy in London, will discuss the consequences for the UK and the rest of the EU. What are the arguments in favour and against the Brexit deal? What does it mean for security in Europe, the transatlantic relationship, the global trade relations and the competitiveness of Europe and the UK?

About Dr Rudolf Adam

Rudolf G. Adam was a diplomat for nearly forty years. After working as a Second Secretary in Singapore and First Secretary in Beijing, he became a speechwriter for the Federal President Dr. Richard von Weizsäcker in Bonn, political counsellor at the German Embassy in Moscow and then worked in the Planning Staff of the Federal Foreign Office in Bonn. In 1995 he became Director for Global Disarmament and Arms Control at the Federal Foreign Office and in 1998 European Correspondent (Common Security and Foreign Policy of the EU). In 2001 he became Vice-President of the Federal Intelligence Service (BND). From 2004 to 2008 he was President of the Federal Academy for Security Policy. In 2008 he became Deputy Head of Mission in Moscow, and from 2011 he held the same position in London. He retired in 2014 after a year as Chargé d’Affaires at the German Embassy in London. He is currently an external lecturer at the Universität der Bundeswehr, Munich, and President of the CSASC. He has written two books on Brexit, contributes to Cicero, Süddeutsche and the FAZ and works as Senior Advisor for Berlin Global Advisors.