Relationship dossier
Germany
Ireland
Relationship assessment
Germany and Ireland cooperate through bilateral initiatives and European Union policy
Germany toward Ireland
+35Germany participated in the European Union-IMF financial assistance programme for Ireland during the euro-area crisis and pursued bilateral cooperation with Ireland through the German-Irish Joint Plan of Action.
Ireland toward Germany
+35Ireland pursued bilateral cooperation with Germany through the German-Irish Joint Plan of Action and collaborates with Germany on European Union policy.
Overall relationship
+40The relationship is structured by sustained European Union cooperation and supplemented by a bilateral action plan. Germany's participation in financial assistance for Ireland during the euro-area crisis is an additional example of practical cooperation. These features support a cooperative overall assessment, while the known bilateral initiatives do not indicate an exceptionally close partnership.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Germany and Ireland maintain cooperative government relations, reinforced by a bilateral action plan and collaboration within the European Union. Germany also supported the EU-IMF financial assistance programme for Ireland during the euro-area crisis. These are concrete examples of cooperation, though the breadth of bilateral initiatives is less clear.
Key developments
Germany and Ireland adopted a Joint Plan of Action to guide bilateral cooperation.
Germany participated in the EU-IMF financial assistance programme for Ireland during the euro-area crisis.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of the German-Irish Joint Plan of Action are unclear.
- The extent of current bilateral cooperation beyond European Union policy is unclear.