Emirates secures Berlin flights as UAE pledges €40 billion investment in Germany

September 12, 2026 at 12:07 AM1 min

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Germany and the UAE agreed to revitalise their strategic partnership after talks in Berlin between Chancellor Friedrich Merz and UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The UAE plans to invest an additional €40 billion in Germany, more than doubling its current investment of approximately €34 billion. Emirates secured additional German traffic rights and plans to launch daily flights between Dubai and Berlin Brandenburg Airport.

Key Facts

The UAE plans to invest an additional €40 billion in Germany, more than doubling its current investment of approximately €34 billion.
German and Emirati companies signed 29 agreements reportedly worth nearly €9.4 billion during the visit.
Emirates secured additional German traffic rights and plans to launch daily flights between Dubai and Berlin Brandenburg Airport.
The new Berlin route will add to Emirates' existing German destinations of Frankfurt, Munich, Düsseldorf and Hamburg.

Strategic Partnership

Germany and the UAE agreed to revitalise their strategic partnership following talks in Berlin between Chancellor Friedrich Merz and UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The cooperation will cover security, defence, trade, energy, climate, technology, digitalisation and transport. The visit produced closer defence, police and security cooperation, while German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier highlighted the Emirates’ economic diversification and its potential as a partner in renewable energy and hydrogen.

Aviation Development

Emirates has secured additional German traffic rights and plans to launch daily flights between Dubai and Berlin Brandenburg Airport. The service forms part of a new bilateral air transport agreement and will add Berlin to Emirates’ existing German destinations of Frankfurt, Munich, Düsseldorf and Hamburg. Berlin officials said the route would strengthen BER’s long-haul connectivity and deepen economic ties between the two regions.