BERLIN, GERMANY / RankWire.AI / – During a state visit to Berlin, the United Arab Emirates and Germany formalized a Strategic Dialogue and agreed to create a bilateral Investment Council. UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz witnessed the announcement of 12 government-level accords, memoranda, and declarations. These measures encompass areas such as investment, energy, technology, aviation, security, legal cooperation, environmental issues, data systems, and culture. The agreements further extend the framework of the UAE-Germany Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, established in 2004.
The Strategic Dialogue aims to coordinate collaboration across regional security, defense, trade, investment, energy, climate action, digital transformation, transport, education, and emerging technologies. Both nations also signed a declaration of intent to establish the German-UAE Investment Council. This new platform will facilitate engagement between the public and private sectors regarding investment projects. Additionally, officials reinstated the Joint Economic Committee, creating another formal avenue for bilateral economic and trade discussions.
Among the government agreements are new arrangements related to transport access for UAE airlines to Berlin Airport. They also include cooperation on passenger procedures, crime prevention, and mutual legal assistance in criminal cases. Separate documents cover defence and security collaboration, environmental policy, data hosting, and information systems. The two countries also committed to expanding energy cooperation further and signed a memorandum on cultural collaboration.
Investment plan introduces significant economic growth potential
The visit resulted in a UAE investment package valued at 40 billion euros for Germany. This includes developing advanced digital infrastructure and establishing new data centres with approximately 1 gigawatt of capacity. UAE and German firms also signed 29 business agreements and memoranda worth over 9.356 billion euros. These commercial arrangements complement the government agreements announced during the visit and broaden the scope of bilateral economic cooperation.
Trade and investment figures reveal the depth of current economic ties. Non-oil trade between the UAE and Germany reached $15.5 billion in 2025, showing a growth of more than 14% compared to the previous year. Cumulative investments from both countries surpassed $10 billion from 2021 to 2025. Both governments also acknowledged ongoing negotiations for a comprehensive trade deal between the UAE and the European Union.
Expansion of cooperation in energy, technology, and transportation sectors
The investment agenda includes additional corporate projects involving Covestro, RWE, ADNOC, and Masdar. Existing UAE-related investments in Germany include XRG’s approximately 15 billion euro stake in Covestro. The two nations identified liquefied natural gas, renewable energy, and hydrogen as priority areas for continued collaboration. Their agreements also cover digital infrastructure, artificial intelligence, and other innovative technologies as part of the broader bilateral partnership.
Taking place from September 9 to September 11, this visit marks the first time a UAE president has made a state visit to Germany. Discussions in Berlin covered economic cooperation, technology, energy, culture, education, and regional issues. The establishment of the Strategic Dialogue, Investment Council, and the signing of related agreements equip both governments with new formal mechanisms to manage ongoing cooperation. The initiatives announced in Berlin encompass government policies, investments, private-sector agreements, transportation access, and large-scale infrastructure projects.