What are you looking for?

Content
Number of results found No suitable keywords found. Please enter your complete search term.

Navigation

Welcome

Current news and information

Current news and information

14.03.2018 Page

Federal Foreign Minister Heiko Maas

Heiko Maas took over as Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs on 14 March 2018.

Heiko Maas
01.01.2019 Article

Germany: Member of the United Nations Security Council in 2019-20

Germany member of the United Nations Security Council Logo
22.11.2017 Article

National Action Plan for Business and Human Rights

NAP logo

Social Media

Federal Foreign Office news

01.04.2020 Article

Final green light for EU free trade agreement with Viet Nam

The Council of the European Union has approved the ambitious free trade agreement with Viet Nam. Industrial tariffs can thereby soon be eliminated, and binding high standards for climate change mitigation, employee rights and fair competition will be put in place.

Taking EU-Viet Nam trade to a new level
31.03.2020 Article

Fair rules for free trade - working to overcome the blockade at the WTO

Fair trade needs rules and procedures for resolving disputes. To overcome a blockade at the World Trade Organization (WTO), the EU and 15 other countries have agreed on an alternative dispute settlement mechanism. 

Foreign Minister Heiko Maas meets with Roberto Azevedo, Director-General of the World Trade Organization, in Geneva in February 2020
30.03.2020 Article

North Macedonia becomes 30th NATO member

North Macedonia’s accession to NATO was officially concluded today with the traditional raising of the country’s flag. Foreign Minister Maas welcomed the new Ally and paid tribute to the Government for its path of reform that made its accession possible.

Raising of the flag of North Macedonia in front of NATO headquarters in Brussels

Federal Foreign Office press releases

  1. 02.04.2020 Press release

    Foreign Minister Maas after the NATO Foreign Ministers Meeting

  2. 02.04.2020 Press release

    Joint statement on the principles of the rule of law in times of Covid-19

  3. 01.04.2020 Speech

    Video message by Federal Foreign Minister Heiko Maas to the Berlin Forum on Lethal Automomous Weapon Systems

Show more
Top of page