To 75 years of friendship and a new era in 🇩🇪🇨🇦 relations aboard the #GorchFock in #Halifax. Thank you Lt.-Gov. Savage, Mayor Filmore, Ministers, Admirals & guests for celebrating with us. Above all: thanks to Kapitän Bornkessel and crew for a remarkable evening.
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Welcome SSS #GorchFock to #Halifax! The 🇩🇪 Navy‘s proud sail training ship and an icon. It is an honour to have our “diplomat in white” here to celebrate 75 years of 🇩🇪🇨🇦 diplomatic relations and open a new chapter in the cooperation of our navies.
From MoU to contract in record speed: German energy company Uniper secures 2 mtpa of LNG from Canada’s Ksi Lisims LNG project under long-term contract, signed today in the presence of 🇩🇪 @bundeswirtschaftsministerium.de Minister Reiche in Düsseldorf. Read more ⬇️ www.uniper.energy/news/uniper-...
Uniper and Ksi Lisims LNG sign major LNG deal
Uniper secures 2 mtpa of LNG from Canada’s Ksi Lisims LNG project under long-term contractLandmark contract strengthens the resilience and diversification of Uniper's global LNG portfolioKsi Lisims is...
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Thank you 🇨🇦 for your support & solidarity. We were very touched by the many, who reached out from all walks of life. 🫶🏳️🌈🇩🇪🇨🇦 Berlin will remain the City of Freedom!
🇩🇪 Chancellor Friedrich Merz on the situation in the Red Sea: „The Federal Government condemns in the strongest terms the Houthi attacks on Saudi ships in the Red Sea. They must cease immediately. Any form of naval blockade is unacceptable.“
Europe is at threat. Ten European nations 🇩🇪 🇺🇦 🇫🇷 🇬🇧 🇳🇴 🇩🇰 🇸🇪 🇮🇹 🇳🇱 🇪🇸 are stepping up and have joined forces for an Integrated Anti Ballistic Missile Coalition. It will complement existing systems, sovereign European capabilities and joint R&D.
🇩🇪🇫🇷🇬🇧 Foreign Ministers’ Statement on Iran (12.7.) ⬇️
🇩🇪 and 🇨🇦 will negotiate a Strategic Partnership Agreement covering priority sectors such as defense, energy and investment. PM Carney and Chancellor Merz launched the negotiations today in Ankara. ⬇️ www.bundesregierung.de/breg-de/aktuelles/pressemitteilungen/canada-germany-joint-statement-2446108
Canada-Germany Joint Statement
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Great day for 🇨🇦🇩🇪🇳🇴! Today’s decision will provide a bond between our three nations for decades to come. Thank you, Prime Minister Mark Carney - thank you Canada - for putting your trust in us. #Team212CD
Soon in #Halifax: 🇩🇪 tall ship #GorchGock, our navy’s sail training ship. We call her our “ambassador in white”. See you there from 30th July!
It was an honour for me to take the White Hat oath today with my fellow EU Ambassadors and pledge to share #Calgary hospitality wherever I go. Thank you Mayor @JeromyYYYC.bsky.social!
Start the day the #Calgary way with flipping some pancakes! This was great fun. #CalgaryStampede
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” A courageous document then. Inspiring still today. Happy b/day 🇺🇸!
It was a pleasure to touch base again with Premier Danielle Smith yesterday. We talked about investment climate, 🇩🇪 business champions creating jobs for Albertans and future opportunities for cooperation between 🇩🇪 and a strong Alberta in a united 🇨🇦.
Happy 🇨🇦 Day to all Canadians here and abroad. To this proud country and to our friendship! Greetings also from the 🇩🇪 Armed Forces Guard Battalion marching for 🇨🇦 Day this morning in #Halifax.
Semiconductors are the foundation of modern digital infrastructure. As demand for advanced computing, ai & connected technologies increases, resilient supply chains are crucially important. This is why 🇩🇪 & 🇨🇦 are intensifying our cooperation in the semiconductor sector. www.canada.ca/en/innovatio...
🇩🇪 FM: The agreement between 🇮🇱 and 🇱🇧 brings hope (…) & the chance to end a decade long conflict. (…) Now all depends on implementing it. 🇩🇪 will support this path. (…) Only if all sides assume responsibility can this process lead to stability, security & lasting peace (…) Full statement (in 🇩🇪) ⬇️
Die Vereinbarung zwischen #Israel und #Libanon macht Hoffnung. Sie stärkt die Sicherheit beider Staaten, setzt auf direkte Verständigung und eröffnet die Chance, einen jahrzehntelangen Konflikt beizulegen. Ich bin den #USA und Marco Rubio für die Vermittlung sehr dankbar. 1/3
What an incredible evening: @nac-cna.bsky.social went wild tonight after a breathtaking performance of Mahler’s “Resurrection” conducted by Maestro Shelley. Shelley paid homage to 🇨🇦 at the reception after - just as we know him: a truly wonderful & inspiring spirit.
Unwavering commitment to Euro-Atlantic security, a stronger Europe in a stronger NATO, closer defense industrial cooperation, deepening the partnership with 🇺🇦 & a united stance on Iran. Read the E5 leaders’ statement ⬇️ 🇩🇪🇫🇷🇬🇧🇵🇱🇮🇹: www.bundesregierung.de/breg-de/aktu...
E5 Leaders’ Statement
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Is there a business case for 🇨🇦 to produce sustainable aviation fuel? What are useful incentives to help the aviation industry grow? Some of the many topics discussed today between 🇩🇪 Transport State Secretary Schnorr, DM Vandergrift / Transport Canada and other stakeholders.
🇩🇪 is 🇨🇦’s anchor partner in AI through the Sovereign Technology Alliance. Exciting to launch G+D’s new AI Hub @mila-quebec.bsky.social with Minister @evansolomon.bsky.social yesterday in Montreal. 175 years of 🇩🇪 family business meet 🇨🇦 AI excellence for future security tech. www.gi-de.com/en/
🇩🇪🇫🇷🇬🇧🇮🇹 Leaders’ statement on Iran ⬇️
A plant to stay for generations. Loved today’s opening of CGC’s new wallboard plant in Wheatland County. Part of 🇩🇪 knauf.com, the 210 mio. investment creates jobs for Albertans, supply chain reliability for Western 🇨🇦’s housing sector + perspective for the County’s youth!
Happy #Pride🏳️🌈! We celebrated proudly on Parliament Hill & at our residence! Thanks to the Pride Caucus & Dignity Network for being such wonderful guests and for standing up! 🙏🙏 to Co-Chairs Sen. KristopherWells & MP Ernie Klassen, Min. Anandasangaree & all Senators & MPs for joining!
More elegant than a submarine: meet the FGS Gorch Fock, the 🇩🇪 navy’s sail training ship. In #Halifax from 30 July. Don’t miss it! On her way to 🇨🇦, the Gorch Fock just encountered her 🇵🇹 sister ship, the NRP Sagres, near Bermuda. Both built by Bloom+Voss in Hamburg.
Herzlichen Glückwunsch, Congratulations, Félicitations to The Right Honourable Louise Arbour on her swearing-in as 🇨🇦's 31st Governor General! 🇩🇪 President Frank-Walter Steinmeier extends his congratulations and invites Her Excellency to visit 🇩🇪 (1/2):
"Germany & Canada are bound by a close friendship, shared democratic values and a strong commitment to international law. In times of growing global uncertainty, these shared principles are especially important." Full letter sent on the occasion of the Governor General's appointment (2/2)⬇️
Another important LNG deal between 🇩🇪 & 🇨🇦: Uniper & Ksi Lisims LNG sign Letter of Interests for 2 million tonnes LNG per annum starting from 2032 ⬇️ www.uniper.energy/news/uniper-and-canadas-ksi-lisims-lng-sign-letter-of-interest-for-lng-supply
Uniper and Canada’s Ksi Lisims LNG sign Letter of Interest for LNG supply
Advancing discussions on potential 2 mtpa LNG supply from Canadian Ksi Lisims LNG project with planned total capacity of ~12 mtpaFirst delivery of volumes possible in 2032Supporting diversification of...
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75 years - diving into the past, present and future of our relations during a two day symposium @uOttawa.ca. Thanks to @RobOliphant.bsky.social, @YasirNaqviCDN.bsky.social & SebastianRoloff.bsky.social as well as all the other participants & witnesses for sharing your thoughts and memories!