BERLIN, GERMANY / RankWire.AI / – During a state visit to Berlin, the United Arab Emirates and Germany initiated a Strategic Dialogue and agreed to create a bilateral Investment Council. UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced 12 government-level agreements, memoranda, and declarations. These cover sectors such as investment, energy, technology, aviation, security, legal cooperation, environmental issues, data systems, and culture. These agreements expand the longstanding UAE-Germany Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, established in 2004.
The Strategic Dialogue aims to coordinate efforts in regional security, defence, trade, investment, energy, climate change, digitalisation, transportation, education, and emerging technologies. Both nations also signed a declaration of intent to set up the German-UAE Investment Council. This council will serve as a platform for public and private sector collaboration on investment initiatives. Additionally, officials revived the Joint Economic Committee, creating another formal avenue for bilateral economic discussions.
The agreements include new arrangements for air transport access for UAE national carriers at Berlin Airport. They also cover cooperation on passenger procedures, crime prevention, and mutual legal assistance in criminal cases. Separate documents address security cooperation, environmental policies, data hosting, and information systems. The two countries committed to further expand energy collaboration and signed a memorandum on cultural cooperation.
Economic Impact of €40 Billion Investment Package
The visit resulted in a UAE investment package valued at 40 billion euros for Germany. This package focuses on digital infrastructure, including plans for new data centres with roughly 1 gigawatt of capacity. UAE and German companies also signed 29 business agreements and memoranda worth over 9.356 billion euros. These commercial deals supplement the government agreements announced during the visit and broaden the economic scope of the bilateral talks.
Trade and investment figures highlight the strength of existing economic ties. Non-oil trade between UAE and Germany reached $15.5 billion in 2025, a rise of more than 14% from the previous year. Investment flows from both countries totaled over $10 billion from 2021 to 2025. Both governments also discussed ongoing negotiations for a comprehensive trade agreement between the UAE and the European Union.
Expansion of Energy, Technology, and Transport Collaborations
The investment agenda includes new projects involving Covestro, RWE, ADNOC, and Masdar. UAE-linked investments in Germany currently include XRG’s approximately 15 billion euro investment in Covestro. The two governments identified LNG, renewable energy, and hydrogen as areas for continued energy cooperation. They also agreed on digital infrastructure, artificial intelligence, and other advanced technologies as part of their broader partnership.
The visit, held from September 9 to September 11, marks the first state visit to Germany by a UAE president. Discussions in Berlin covered economic cooperation, technology, energy, culture, education, and regional issues. The Strategic Dialogue, Investment Council, and related agreements provide new formal channels for collaboration. Overall, the measures announced during the visit span government policies, investments, private-sector agreements, transportation access, and major infrastructure projects.