German minister of economics meets with innovative Estonian companies

Nine Estonian entrepreneurs and the German-Estonian Chamber of Commerce met with Peter Altmaier to discuss cooperation between Germany and Estonia, the next strategic steps to be taken on the EU level to further develop mutual relations and the topics that should be on the frontline during Germany’s presidency of the Council of the European Union from July 2020.

Germany regards Estonia as one of the trendsetters in the field of digitalisation and minister Altmaier got to experience Estonia’s digital society and entrepreneurial spirit first hand.

“Estonia is a wonderful country with a strong identity. There is a great will to perform and to work for a better future. Estonia will certainly be an important partner for the German Presidency,” Altmaier said.

German newspaper Handelsblatt wrote that during a visit to Estonia, Peter Altmaier described the small Baltic state as one of the “most successful digital countries in the world”. “Estonia is a leading country in the digitisation not only of public administration but of all areas of life. We can learn a lot from Estonia there,” Altmaier said on Thursday in the capital Tallinn. “We have agreed to a very close dialogue.”

Estonia was the first stop on Altmaier’s three-day visit to the Baltic states, Handelsblatt wrote. The trip marked the beginning of his EU capital cities tour in preparation for Germany’s EU Council Presidency in the second half of 2020.

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