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Foreign and European Policy
Germany and Australia - bilateral relations
Political relations
Bilateral political relations between the Federal Republic
of Germany and Australia are sound and good. Firmly founded on shared
values, cooperation is trustful.
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Economic relations
Germany is Australia’s seventh largest trading partner
and the priority country in its foreign trade policy after the United
Kingdom. It accounts for some 20% of the country’s trade with the
EU.
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Cultural relations
Bilateral cultural relations go back a long way, Germans being among
the first European settlers in Australia. Ethnic Germans have set up numerous
societies, many of which provide a point of contact for groups of visitors
from Germany.
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Foreign policy issues
Peace and freedom are the focal points of German
foreign policy.
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German policy on Europe
After centuries of bloody conflict, the integration
of states and their interests has defeated nationalism and brought Europe
an unparalleled period of peace, prosperity and stability. That is why
the completion of European integration is our top political objective.
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Current Affairs
UN Convention on Biological Diversity 2008 in Bonn: It's about
our future
From May 19th to May 30th the city of Bonn is the venue for the largest-ever
environmental conference to be held in Germany.
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