| Author (Corporate) | Ireland: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade |
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| Publisher | Ireland: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade |
| Publication Date | April 2018 |
| Content Type | Report |
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On the 12 April 2018, the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade of Ireland, Simon Coveney and German Federal Foreign Minister, Heiko Maas reaffirmed the vital importance of Irish-German relations at a meeting in Dublin. A comprehensive review of relations was published Ireland in Germany. A Wider and Deeper Footprint, that sought to further strengthen the partnership and friendship between the two countries. The review made 23 recommendations including plans to open a new Consulate in 2019 in Frankfurt, the financial capital of the euro zone. Germany was Ireland’s second largest source of inward investment, third largest source of tourists, fourth largest overall trading partner, and fifth largest food export market. During their meeting between the two ministers it was agreed that formal consultations at State Secretary and Secretary General level would be held on a regular basis – a move which the Tánaiste cast in terms of a wider, ongoing process of strengthening existing alliances in the European Union and building new ones. Earlier in March 2018 Taoiseach Leo Varadkar travelled to Berlin to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. |
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| Source Link | https://www.dfa.ie/media/dfa/alldfawebsitemedia/newspress/publications/DFAT_IrelandinGermanyAWiderandDeeperFootprint.pdf |
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| Countries / Regions | Germany, Ireland |
