GermanyintheEU

GermanyintheEU

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Germany’s Permanent Representation to the EU // Deutsche Ständige Vertretung bei der EU 🇪🇺-🇩🇪

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🇩🇪 Minister of Agriculture Alois Rainer @bmleh.de attends today's 🇪🇺 #AGRIFISH Council. 🐟 Baltic quotas: stock recovery must go hand in hand with securing the livelihoods of coastal fishers. 🌾 #CAP post-2027: food security is a strategic question for all of Europe.

🇨🇦 A key partner for 🇪🇺 in trade, energy & security. 🇩🇪 EU Amb. Thomas Ossowski met 🇨🇦 EU Amb. Jonathan Wilkinson ahead of the #EUCanada Summit in Montréal. Germany continues to support strong ties with 🇨🇦 and an ambitious summit.

🇩🇪 Minister of State for Europe Gunther Krichbaum @diplo.de attends today's #GAC in Luxembourg. On the 🇮🇪 Presidency's #MFF proposal, 🇩🇪 calls for further significant cuts in volume and a modernised budget emphasising competitiveness, innovation, security & defence.

🇩🇪 Minister for the Environment Carsten Schneider @umweltministerium.de is in Luxembourg for today's 🇪🇺 #ENVI Council. Key for 🇩🇪: EU positions for the UN Climate Conference #COP31 – deliver on Paris & 1.5°C – and the UN Biodiversity Conference #COP17, where 🇩🇪 backs Africa long-term.

🇩🇪 Minister of State for Europe Gunther Krichbaum @diplo.de at #FAC in Luxembourg: Our largest individual sanctions package yet will not miss its mark – drone manufacturers included. A good day for Ukraine's security, and more pressure on Russia. 🇩🇪 & 🇪🇺 stand with 🇺🇦.

Investing in key partnerships. 🇩🇪 EU Amb. Thomas Ossowski held meetings with 🇮🇳 Amb. Pranay Verma and 🇹🇷 Amb. Yaprak Balkan this week on deepening the EU’s ties with two important partners in challenging geopolitical times. 🇪🇺

🇩🇪 Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil @bmf-bund.de after today's #ECOFIN: Agreement reached on the market integration & supervision package – the heart of #CMU. With the E6, 🇩🇪 pushed for ambitious progress: on CMU, the EU has achieved more in 10 months than in the previous 10 years.

🇩🇪 Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil @bmf-bund.de gave a statement ahead of #EUROGROUP & #ECOFIN. Progress on #CMU is a real game changer, securing jobs & economic strength in Europe. The package on market integration & supervision is key. Germany is striving for a swift agreement.

Diversifying trade, strengthening resilience. 🇩🇪 EU Amb. Thomas Ossowski met 🇦🇺 Amb. Angus Campbell to discuss the EU-Australia Free Trade Agreement and how close cooperation between like-minded partners can build more resilient supply chains. 🇪🇺🇦🇺

"Tonight we celebrate German unity; we also celebrate European unity." 🇩🇪🇪🇺 – EU Ambassador Thomas Ossowski at the occasion of our German Unity Day celebrations. #GermanUnityDay

🇩🇪 Minister of Justice Stefanie Hubig attends today's 🇪🇺 #JHA (Justice). Ministers will discuss better protection of civil society, journalists and the judicial independence. 🇩🇪 is finalising a law against digital violence; at EU level, platform rules must be better enforced.

Moving ahead on the 🇪🇺 path: 🇩🇪 EU Amb. Thomas Ossowski met 🇲🇩 EU Amb. Daniela Morari & 🇲🇰 Special Envoy Arben Fetai. Focus: keeping up reform momentum in the enlargement agenda. 🇩🇪 continues to support both countries on their way into the EU. #EUenlargement

🇩🇪 Federal Interior Minister Dobrindt @bmi.bund.de at today’s 🇪🇺 #JHACouncil on a crisis response mechanism: 🔍 Detect: smuggling & disinformation-driven migration 🛡️ Intervene: Frontex rapid reaction team at external border within 24h ↩️ Return: fast-track return procedures

🇩🇪 Minister of Agriculture Alois Rainer @bmleh.de at today's 🇪🇺 #AGRIFISH Council: The CAP remains an anchor of stability for our rural regions. After a summer of drought, 🇩🇪 raises national liquidity support for farms from €200m to €500m. Full solidarity with 🇺🇦.

🇩🇪 State Secretary Hartmann attends the 🇪🇺 #FAC Defence. 🇺🇦 faces a dramatic winter: strengthening air defence – from Patriot to IRIS-T – is key. The EU will continue to support 🇺🇦 & increase the pressure on the Russian economy, including on the shadow fleet.

🇩🇪 EU Amb. Thomas Ossowski welcomed Vsevolod Chentsov again – now as 🇺🇦 Deputy PM for European & Euro-Atlantic Integration. Both exchanged on Ukraine's EU path: 🇩🇪 supports opening all remaining clusters. Keeping up reform momentum, especially on rule of law, remains key. 🇺🇦🇪🇺

🇩🇪 Minister of State Krichbaum @diplo.de attends the 🇪🇺 #GAC in Brussels. Main topic: the EU's long-term budget (MFF). Germany's call: modernize, prioritize – where do we create value in 5, 10, 20 years? We want a forward-looking budget – a signal to the young generation.

Working toward an ambitious, successful 2nd EU-GCC Summit (24 Oct, Riyadh) with concrete deliverables. 🇩🇪 EU Amb. Thomas Ossowski met Ambassadors of 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia, 🇧🇭 Bahrain, 🇰🇼 Kuwait & the GCC Delegation to deepen EU-GCC ties on trade, energy & security.

Close partners, shared challenges: 🇩🇪 EU Ambassador Thomas Ossowski and new 🇬🇧 UK Ambassador to the EU Caroline Wilson discussed next steps in EU-UK relations. Welcome to Brussels and every success in the new role!

🇪🇺 Enlargement remains high on Germany's agenda. 🇩🇪 EU Amb. Thomas Ossowski welcomed newly appointed 🇦🇱 EU Amb. @ADautllari for an exchange on Albania's progress on the accession path, the closing of the first negotiation chapters, and next steps. 1/2

Amb. Ossowski regularly meets the EU Ambassadors of candidate countries, most recently also 🇷🇸 Serbia, to exchange views on the accession process & current developments. 🇩🇪 remains committed to a credible, merit-based enlargement process. #EUenlargement 2/2

A strong 🇪🇺 needs strong partnerships – bringing together politics, civil society, business and academia to shape our common future. 🇩🇪 EU Amb. Ossowski met with Bernd Hüttemann @huettemann.eu, Secretary General of the European Movement Germany, for an exchange on Europe's key priorities.

🇩🇪 Minister of State for Europe Krichbaum @diplo.de attends today’s #GAC. Key agenda items include the next #MFF, with 🇩🇪 calling for a balanced, affordable EU budget, as well as EU enlargement, with several meetings of accession conferences taking place today: 🇲🇩🇲🇪🇦🇱🇺🇦

🇩🇪 Foreign Minister Wadephul @diplo.de at today’s 🇪🇺 #FAC in Brussels: Germany remains firmly by #Ukraine's side. Following the clear signals from the G7 and #NATO summits, we must stay the course: Supporting 🇺🇦 and increasing pressure on #Russia remain our policy. 1/2

Europe must now demonstrate its resolve to act. I expect us to agree on the 21st sanctions package against #Russia – especially on the oil price cap. This is an effective way to make clear to Putin where we stand. 2/2

Strong partnerships make Europe stronger. 🌍🤝 🇩🇪 EU Amb. Thomas Ossowski met with 🇰🇷 Amb. Lee Byeongdo and 🇨🇦 EU Amb. Jonathan Wilkinson. Discussions focused on strengthening trade ties, economic security and resilient energy supply chains, as well as continued support for 🇺🇦.

🇩🇪 EU Amb. Thomas Ossowski met with 🇲🇩 EU Amb. Daniela Morari today. Following the opening of the first negotiations cluster, they discussed next formal steps in the accession process. 🇩🇪 Germany remains a strong supporter of Moldova's 🇪🇺 European path.

Boosting innovation. Cutting red tape. Building a digital 🇪🇺 Europe that delivers.   🇩🇪 Amb. Ossowski welcomed members of the German Bundestag’s Committee on Digital Affairs and State Modernisation in Brussels for an exchange on Europe's digital future and competitiveness.

🇩🇪 Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy Katherina Reiche is in Luxembourg for the 🇪🇺 #TTE (Energy) Council. She emphasised the importance of the European Grids Package, competitiveness and the necessary response to the conflict in the Middle East.

🇩🇪 State Secretary Jochen Flasbarth @_BMUKN attends today's #ENVI. With the current heat wave, the 🇪🇺 must address water resilience, an issue that 🇩🇪 backs with its national water strategy. 🇩🇪 🇫🇷 🇳🇱 are also ready to tackle ultra-fast fashion to hold producers more accountable.

🇩🇪 Federal Minister of Agriculture Alois Rainer @bmleh.de attends today’s 🇪🇺 #AGRIFISH in Luxembourg. Germany has put fisheries bureaucracy reduction on the agenda. Effective controls and competitive fisheries go hand in hand. Ministers will also discuss the #CAP after 2027.