Germany–United Arab Emirates relations

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Germany–United Arab Emirates relations
Map indicating locations of Germany and United Arab Emirates

Germany
United Arab Emirates

The

Germans in the United Arab Emirates
who have helped maintain connections between the two countries.

History

Contacts between the two societies can be traced back to the early 20th century, when the German explorer

Federal Republic of Germany in October 1972. Four years later, the UAE opened an embassy in Bonn. After German reunification, the UAE moved its embassy from Bonn to Berlin and inaugurated the new embassy building in 2004. In the same year, the two countries agreed on a strategic partnership to increase cooperation.[6] Two years later, the German Academic Exchange Service and the Goethe Institute opened foreign offices in Abu Dhabi, and a joint German-Emirati Chamber of Commerce and Industry was established in 2009.[6]

In 2017, the two countries entered into an energy partnership that focuses on promoting energy efficiency and

renewable energy sources. In June 2019, they adopted a Memorandum of Understanding on a comprehensive strategic partnership with enhanced cooperation in the fields of security, energy, politics, economics, and culture. In doing so, the two countries reaffirmed their "friendly ties and stable partnership."[7]

Economic exchange

Both countries are close economic partners, and economic relations have been steadily expanded since the 2000s. The joint trade volume stood at 8.0 billion euros in 2021, ranking the UAE 42nd in the list of Germany's trading partners.

trade surplus in bilateral trade. Numerous German companies are active in the country and, as part of an energy partnership, German companies are involved in setting up production facilities for the manufacture of hydrogen.[5]

Cultural relations

In the UAE, there are three German language schools in the cities of Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah. There are also more than 20 bilateral collaborations in the higher education sector. In 2020 and 2021, Germany was the guest country at the 30th and 31st International Book Fairs in Abu Dhabi, respectively. At Expo 2020 in Dubai, Germany and the state of Baden-Württemberg were represented with their own pavilions.[1]

The football national teams of the two countries met for the first time at the 1990 World Cup. The Germany national football team won the group stage match 5-1. Further international matches between the two teams took place in 1994 and 2009 as part of friendly matches, which Germany won 2-0 and 7-2 respectively.[9]

Military relations

The UAE is seeking an active military and political role in the region and, as a coalition partner of

Yemen Civil war. The German arms industry supplies weapons to the UAE armed forces. In 2018, the value of German arms deliveries to the country amounted to 45 million euros.[10] In 2020, the UAE was the third-largest buyer of German weapons, with arms deliveries worth 51.3 million euros.[11]

Migration

In 2008, nearly 10,000 Germans lived in the city of Dubai, many of them entrepreneurs or technical specialists. Recently, the city has become the adopted home of several well-known German Internet

influencers. In Dubai, an influencer license can be obtained from the resident government in exchange for a sum of money and positive coverage of the UAE's authoritarian government.[12]

Diplomatic locations

UAE Embassy in Berlin

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Vereinigte Arabische Emirate: Beziehungen zu Deutschland". Auswärtiges Amt (in German). Retrieved 2022-12-26.
  2. ^ Federal Foreign Office of Germany; Country Profile UAE, October 2008; http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/diplo/en/Laenderinformationen/01-Laender/VAE.html
  3. ^ Saudi Gazette, "UAE, Germany to cooperate in averting financial mayhem" "Saudi Gazette - UAE, Germany to cooperate in averting financial mayhem". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
  4. ^ "Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority, Website News Release, October 2007". Archived from the original on 2009-03-21. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
  5. ^ a b "50 Years Diplomatic Relations between Germany and the United Arab Emirates: Towards the Next 50". uae.diplo.de (in German). Retrieved 2022-12-26.
  6. ^ a b "UAE Embassy Berlin - Official Website". www.uae-embassy.de. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
  7. ^ "Gemeinsame Erklärung anlässlich des Deutschlandbesuches Seiner Hoheit Scheich Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, des Kronprinzen von Abu Dhabi und stellvertretenden Oberkommandierenden der Streitkräfte der Vereinigten Arabischen Emirate, über Fortschritte hin zu einer umfassenderen strategischen Partnerschaft zwischen den Vereinigten Arabischen Emiraten und der Bundesrepublik Deutschland". Die Bundesregierung informiert | Startseite (in German). 12 June 2019. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
  8. ^ "Rangfolge der Handelspartner im Außenhandel" (PDF). Statistisches Bundesamt. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
  9. ^ "Bilanz Deutschland gegen Vereinigte Arabische Emirate". Fussballdaten (in German). Retrieved 2022-12-26.
  10. ^ "Vereinigte Arabische Emirate sollen weiter Waffen bekommen". www.zeit.de. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
  11. ^ "Rüstungsexporte". tagesschau.de (in German). Retrieved 2022-12-26.
  12. ISSN 0174-4909
    . Retrieved 2022-12-26.
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