Algeria–Germany relations
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. The two countries concluded an energy partnership in 2015.History
In 1898, the
Two years after the country's independence, on May 14. 1965, Algeria broke off relations with West Germany. The reason for this was the establishment of diplomatic relations with
In 2001, Abdelaziz Bouteflika became the first Algerian president to visit Germany. In the following years, bilateral investment protection agreements (2002) and a double taxation agreement (2008) were signed. In 2007, Horst Köhler was the first German state guest to visit Algeria, and a year later, German Chancellor Angela Merkel also visited Algiers.[2] In the 2010s, a further intensification of economic relations between the two countries takes place with the establishment of a joint economic commission (2011) and the agreement of an energy partnership.[1]
Economic relations
The total volume of trade between Algeria and Germany in 2021 was 2.6 billion euros, ranking Algeria 64th in the ranking of German trading partners. Imports from Algeria amounted to 774 million euros and exports to Algeria totaled 1.8 billion euros.[3] Germany mainly supplies automobiles, vehicle parts, machinery, and chemical products, and in return mainly imports petroleum and petrochemical products.[1]
Nearly 200 German companies have a presence in Algeria, including
Cultural relations
A Goethe-Institut has existed in Algiers since 1963, reopening in 2002 after a temporary closure. Its focus is on educational cooperation and the promotion of the German language. Nearly 48,000 Algerians learn German as a foreign language.[1]
Since 2008, the German Archaeological Institute has cooperated with the Algerian National Museum of Cherchell.[5]
Sports
The
Military relations
Between 2009 and 2020, Germany supplied Algeria with several billion dollars worth of weapons, including helicopters, military vehicles, frigates, and torpedoes.[8]
Diplomatic missions
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Algerian Embassy in Berlin
See also
External links
- Information from the German Foreign Office on relations with Algeria (in German)
- German-Algerian Society e.V. (in German)
Individual references
- ^ a b c d Auswärtiges Amt. "Deutschland und Algerien: bilaterale Beziehungen" (in German). Retrieved 2022-10-02.
- ^ a b c "Algerisch-deutsche Beziehungen - pangloss.de". Retrieved 2022-10-02.
- ^ "Rangfolge der Handelspartner im Außenhandel" (PDF). Statistisches Bundesamt. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
- ^ Bundesregierung. "Deutschland investiert in algerische Sicherheit" (in German). Retrieved 2022-10-02.
- ^ Auswärtiges Amt. "Algerien: Neueinrichtung des Nationalmuseums Cherchell" (in German). Retrieved 2022-10-02.
- ^ Watach, Nestor (2021-06-22). "The 'Disgrace of Gijon' was a match so awful it changed football forever". Planet Football. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
- ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
- ISSN 2313-0679.
- ^ Auswärtiges Amt. "Vertretungen Algeriens in Deutschland" (in German). Retrieved 2022-10-02.
- ^ Auswärtiges Amt. "Deutsche Vertretungen in Algerien" (in German). Retrieved 2022-10-02.