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16.07.2024 Article

Germany and Ireland: Bilateral relations

Relations between Ireland and Germany are close and friendly and the two countries work together intensively at both bilateral and European level. Against the backdrop of Brexit, both sides…

Bilateral relations
13.06.2024 Article

Germany and Ireland want to strengthen cooperation on renewable energies and climate diplomacy

The Joint Plan of Action will be updated for the second time at the consultations at State Secretary level with Ireland in Dublin on 13 June 2024. Since the adoption of the Joint Plan of Action in 2018, cooperation with Ireland has intensified – including renewable energy and climate diplomacy.

The flags of Germany, Ireland and the European Union 
01.08.2023 Article

The Windsor Framework and the Northern Ireland Protocol and why they are important for peace on the island of Ireland

The Windsor Framework ends the discussions between the EU and the United Kingdom on the Northern Ireland Protocol. It regulates trade across the Irish Sea and prevents a hard border on the island of Ireland. Find out more about what exactly has been agreed.

Harbour in Larne, Northern Ireland
11.04.2023 Article

For freedom on the island of Ireland – the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement (Belfast Agreement)

On 10 April 1998, eight Northern Irish parties, the United Kingdom and Ireland concluded the Good Friday Agreement (Belfast Agreement) to end the decades-long conflict in Northern Ireland. You can find out more details here and why there are actually two agreements.

For the first time in the history of the troubled British province, a regional executive made up of Protestant and Catholic parties was formed in Belfast. Schoolchildren and peace activists released doves in front of Stormont Castle on 2 December 1999 as a symbol that peace had come to Northern Ireland.
08.12.2022 Article

“Dia duit” and “Hello” - Foreign Minister Baerbock is travelling to Ireland and the United Kingdom

Foreign Minister Baerbock is travelling to Ireland and the United Kingdom from 8 to 9 December. Read on to learn more about the visit.

Wind turbines in County Cavan, Ireland
11.12.2020 Article

Ireland and Germany: side by side in the EU and the UN

During the visit by the Irish Foreign Minister, Heiko Maas symbolically hands over the “baton” of membership for non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council to Ireland. Relations of the two countries and the EU with the UK are also on the agenda.

Foreign Minister Maas with his Irish counterpart

Press releases

  1. 13.06.2024 Press release

    Germany – Ireland Joint Plan of Action for Enhanced Bilateral and EU Cooperation - Report on the Implementation of the Second Joint Plan of Action

  2. 13.06.2024 Press release

    Germany – Ireland Third Joint Plan of Action

  3. 08.12.2022 Press release

    Statement by Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock prior to her departure for Ireland and the United Kingdom

  4. 30.01.2019 Press release

    Verbatim: Foreign Minister Maas on the latest developments on Brexit

  5. 18.09.2018 Press release

    Minister of State Müntefering travels to Dublin

  6. 12.04.2018 Press release

    Foreign Minister Heiko Maas travels to Ireland and the United Kingdom

  7. 25.10.2012 Press release

    Foreign Minister Westerwelle to meet Ireland’s Foreign Minister Eamon Gilmore

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