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03/18/2024

Determined and united in times of crisis – Foreign Minister Baerbock at the Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels

The EU Foreign Ministers are gathering in Brussels today for their monthly Council meeting. US State Secretary Antony Blinken and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba will join them via video and will take part in the discussion with their EU... 

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03/15/2024

The world is tackling the global Energiewende – Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue 2024

The (business) world is undergoing profound change. The markets of the future will not be based on oil and gas but on renewable energies and green hydrogen. The Russian war of aggression against Ukraine has also made plain to us that the energy... 

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03/05/2024

Humanitarian disaster in Gaza – Germany has increased its humanitarian assistance

For weeks now, the quantity of relief supplies crossing the border into Gaza has been inadequate. The humanitarian situation remains disastrous, especially in the north of the Gaza Strip. Following the brutal attack by the terrorist organisation... 

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03/04/2024

Enlarging and strengthening Europe – Foreign Minister Baerbock travels to Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina

Today, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock is setting off on a trip to the Western Balkans where her talks will focus on EU enlargement policy. First, the Foreign Minister is destined for the Montenegrin capital Podgorica before travelling on to... 

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02/26/2024

Striving for progress: Foreign Minister Baerbock travels to Geneva for the Human Rights Council

In UN jargon, a general debate conducted by heads of state and government and ministers is called a high-level segment. The 55th session of the Human Rights Council is starting with such a segment today with the session continuing until 4 April. The... 

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02/24/2024

“As long as you need us:” Foreign Minister Baerbock visits Ukraine on the anniversary of the start of Russia’s war of aggression

Two years have gone by since the Russian tanks rolled towards Kyjiw from the east, north and south. For the people in Ukraine, the date is anything but abstract. It also represents 731 days of living in fear and desperation. Tens of thousands of... 

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02/21/2024

Trip by Foreign Minister Baerbock to the G20 meeting in Rio de Janeiro and the United Nations in New York

Brazil holds the G20 Presidency this year. Under the motto “Building a just world and a sustainable planet”, Brazil is focusing its Presidency on the fight against inequality as well as on sustainable development, thus also turning the spotlight on... 

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02/21/2024

Fifty Years of Germany in the United Nations

On 18 September 2023, we mark the 50th anniversary of the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic joining the United Nations (UN). Germany is a reliable partner to the United Nations and a principled defender of an... 

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02/19/2024

Foreign Minister Baerbock at the Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels: Go-ahead for EU mission in the Red Sea and support for Ukraine two years after the start of the war

From Munich to Brussels: today’s meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council follows on seamlessly from the talks and discussions at the Munich Security Conference on Friday and Saturday. The dominant issues remain the situation in the Middle East and,... 

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02/16/2024

“For as long as it takes”: Ukraine’s security is also our security

Today, Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed bilateral security assurances with Ukraine in Berlin. Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and other federal ministers were also present. The bilateral security... 

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02/16/2024

Munich Security Conference – from “lose-lose” to “win-win”

With more than 900 participants, some 50 Heads of State and Government, over 100 Ministers, as well as representatives of think-tanks, NGOs and businesses, the Munich Security Conference (MSC) is one of the world’s most important meetings for the... 

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02/14/2024

Political talks in the midst of a conflict that knows nothing but dilemmas – Foreign Minister Baerbock travels to Israel again

Over four months have already passed since 7 October, and the families of the more than 120 hostages still do not know what has happened to their loved ones. Meanwhile, Israel continues to be subjected to rocket attacks – in the south by Hamas and in... 

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