Germany–Moldova relations are
foreign relations
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between
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
and
Moldova
Moldova ( , ; ), officially the Republic of Moldova ( ro, Republica Moldova), is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. The unrecognised state of Transnistr ...
. Germany has an
embassy
A diplomatic mission or foreign mission is a group of people from a state or organization present in another state to represent the sending state or organization officially in the receiving or host state. In practice, the phrase usually den ...
in
Chişinău. Moldova has an embassy in
Berlin
Berlin ( , ) is the capital and List of cities in Germany by population, largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's List of cities in the European Union by population within ci ...
. Germany was one of the first countries to recognise the independence on Moldova and to set up a diplomatic mission.
History
Germany recognised independence of Moldova on 14 December 1991. Diplomatic relations between Moldova and Germany were established on 30 April 1992. Germany opened its embassy in Chişinău on 2 November 1992 and Moldova opened its own embassy in
Bonn
The federal city of Bonn ( lat, Bonna) is a city on the banks of the Rhine in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, with a population of over 300,000. About south-southeast of Cologne, Bonn is in the southernmost part of the Rhine-Ru ...
on 28 March 1995.
In May 2006, Moldovan president
Vladimir Voronin
Vladimir Voronin (; born 25 May 1941) is a Soviet and Moldovan politician. He was the third president of Moldova from 2001 until 2009 and has been the First Secretary of the Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova (PCRM) since 1994. H ...
visited Germany and met
Angela Merkel
Angela Dorothea Merkel (; ; born 17 July 1954) is a German former politician and scientist who served as Chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021. A member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), she previously served as Leader of the Opp ...
. Merkel expressed Germany's interest in the Transnistrian problem's peaceful and quicker settlement with assistance from the
European Union
The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe. The union has a total area of and an estimated total population of about 447million. The EU has often been de ...
. Merkel also said the economic dimension of the bilateral Moldovan-German cooperation had "huge potential".
In October 2006, the President of
Bundestag
The Bundestag (, "Federal Diet") is the German federal parliament. It is the only federal representative body that is directly elected by the German people. It is comparable to the United States House of Representatives or the House of Common ...
Norbert Lammert visited the Republic of Moldova.
On 26 June 2008, the German Parliament passed a motion supported by the majority of MPs that Germany reconfirmed its support for Moldova's
European Union
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bid.
Economic cooperation
Germany is one of the most important Western commercial partners of the Republic of Moldova. In 2007, Germany was the fourth biggest importer to Moldova. The value of goods exported from Moldova to Germany amounted to Euro (currency), € 145 million in 2007. The value of goods exported from Germany to Moldova was € 270 million. After it became an immediate neighbour of the European Union
The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe. The union has a total area of and an estimated total population of about 447million. The EU has often been de ...
, Moldova benefits from the EU Neighbourhood Policy and the awarded asymmetric trade preferences (ATP+) have interested numerous investors from Germany during the year. A number of German enterprises have opened local branches in Moldova. Among such large German companies are Knauf
Knauf Gips KG is a multinational, family-owned company based in Iphofen, Germany, well known for drywall gypsum boards, founded in 1932. The company is a producer of building materials and construction systems comprising construction materials f ...
, Mabanaft, Südzucker, and Metro AG.
See also
* Foreign relations of Germany
* Foreign relations of Moldova
After achieving independence from the Soviet Union, the Republic of Moldova established relations with other European countries. A course for European Union integration and neutrality define the country's foreign policy guidelines.
In 1995, th ...
* Moldova–EU relations
* Moldovans in Germany
* Germans in Moldova
* Accession of Moldova to the European Union
The accession of Moldova to the European Union (EU) is on the current agenda for Future enlargement of the European Union, future enlargement of the EU.
History
European perspective
The European Parliament passed a resolution in 2014 stating ...
References
External links
Embassy of the Republic of Moldova in Germany
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Moldova
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Moldova
Moldova ( , ; ), officially the Republic of Moldova ( ro, Republica Moldova), is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. The unrecognised state of Transnistr ...
Bilateral relations of Moldova