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Robert Habeck, Germany’s vice chancellor and economy minister, finally made it to the German mainland early Friday, hours after angry farmers prevented him from exiting a passenger ferry travelling from a North Sea island. “Mr Habeck arrived home safely,” said a police spokesman in the northern city of Flensburg. Habeck took a later ferry from Hallig Hooge island to the mainland and arrived home at around 2:30 am (0130 GMT). He was not met with protesters upon the ferry’s docking, police said. On Thursday night, however, Habeck’s departure had been blocked by hundreds of farmers as the vessel …