Algerian gas at the heart of reshaping the European energy map
Algeria stands today at a new opportunity, as Europe frantically searches for reliable alternatives to Russian gas.
Jul 19, 2026elkhabar.com
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Hadif: The President's visit to Germany establishes a real transformation in the course of bilateral and regional cooperation
The economic development expert, Professor Abdel Rahman Hadif, confirmed that Algerian-German relations have a historical and strategic character, considering that Germany was one of the first European countries to hasten to recognize Algeria's independence, and that the relations between the two countries have witnessed continuous economic cooperation since independence.
Jul 19, 2026radioalgerie.dz
Strategic partnerships with Berlin, Rome and Madrid: Algeria reshuffles the cards
Algeria strengthens its partnership with several European Union countries, notably Italy, Spain and Germany. Indeed, cooperation between Algiers and these states is materializing and consolidating through partnerships and concrete projects in various sectors, thus surpassing the old vision that Algeria was perceived as a mere energy supplier and a 'bazaar' for Europe.
Jul 18, 2026ecotimesdz.com
Algerian-German roadmap: Merz and Tebboune open a new chapter
The text, effective immediately upon its signing on July 16, establishes concrete mechanisms: the establishment of regular political dialogue between the two foreign ministries, the reactivation of the Algerian-German mixed economic commission, which had been dormant for several years, and the creation of a new bilateral business council intended to become a networking platform between the economic sectors of both countries. This last body will work in coordination with the Algerian-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (AHK Algérie), the Council for Economic Renewal...
Jul 18, 2026ecotimesdz.com
Abderrahmane Hadef International Consultant in Economic Development, at Eco Times: "Berlin Agreements: from Trade to Industrial Co-development"
The ongoing profound geo-economic recompositions – energy transition, reorganization of global value chains, quest for industrial sovereignty and securing supplies – are restoring the Mediterranean's central place in cooperation strategies between Europe and Africa. In this new context, Algeria is progressively asserting itself as a strategic partner, called to play a major role in industrial co-production, innovation, and structuring new euro-Mediterranean value chains. It is in light of these developments that...
Jul 18, 2026ecotimesdz.com
Automobile, pharma and energy: The Berlin agreements
In his opening speech, the president of CREA stated that economic relations between Algeria and Germany were entering 'a new phase', based on productive investment, industrial partnership, technology transfer, and the construction of common value chains, thus surpassing the traditional model of mere commercial exchanges. For his part, the Minister of Foreign Trade and Export Promotion, Kamel Rezig, indicated that trade exchanges between the two countries had reached nearly 3 billion dollars in 2025, compared to 1,...
Jul 18, 2026ecotimesdz.com
Report from the Machiavelli Foundation: Between China and Italy, Algiers Reinvents Its Economic Diplomacy
A new report from the Machiavelli Foundation, an Italian think tank based in Florence, published in July 2026 in its MachiavelliDossier collection, provides an unprecedented overview of the economic competition between China and Italy on Algerian territory. Far from being a mere theater of external influences, Algeria appears in this analysis as the central actor of an assumed diversification strategy, leveraging the Sino-Italian rivalry to consolidate its economic and technological sovereignty.
Jul 18, 2026ecotimesdz.com
What will Algeria gain from the gas agreement with Germany?
Algeria strengthens its position in the European energy market by launching new negotiations between SONATRACH and the German company VNG to renew the natural gas supply contract and increase the quantities exported to Germany, in a move aimed at expanding the presence of Algerian gas in the largest European economy and enhancing its role in supporting energy security on the continent. This step comes just days after the arrival of the first shipment of Algerian liquefied natural gas to Germany via the floating regasification terminal Wilhelmshaven 1, marking the first implementation of the gas supply contract signed between SONATRACH and VNG in February 2024, following the visit of the then German Vice Chancellor and Minister of Economy and Climate Protection, Robert Habeck, to Algeria.
Jul 18, 2026echoroukonline.com
Algeria and Tunisia Discuss Enhancing Customs Cooperation and Sign Twinning Agreement in Training
The Director General of Algerian Customs, Major General Abdel Hafiz Bekhouch, participated in the works of the Algerian-Tunisian Joint Committee for Customs Cooperation, which took place on June 16 and 17, and discussed mechanisms to enhance bilateral cooperation between the two countries in several areas related to customs work, in addition to signing a twinning agreement between two specialized institutions in customs training, according to a statement from Algerian Customs. The statement clarified that Major General Abdel Hafiz Bekhouch, accompanied by a delegation from Algerian Customs, participated in the works of the Algerian-Tunisian Joint Committee for Customs Cooperation, where both sides discussed ways to develop cooperation and enhance coordination on issues of mutual interest.
Jul 18, 2026echoroukonline.com
Meeting of the Joint Committee for Customs Cooperation in Tunisia
Algeria - The Director General of Algerian Customs, Major General Abdel Hafiz Bekhouch, participated in the works of the Algerian-Tunisian Joint Committee for Customs Cooperation, held on July 16 and 17 in Tunisia, which aims to discuss mechanisms and ways to enhance bilateral cooperation between the two countries, according to a statement from Customs.
Jul 18, 2026aps.dz
120 Algerian Business Leaders Enter a New Phase of Partnership with Germany
The Algerian-German Economic Forum, held on Friday in the German capital Berlin on the sidelines of the official visit of President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, recorded the participation of an Algerian economic delegation comprising 120 business leaders representing various sectors, in a move that reflects Algeria's direction towards strengthening industrial and investment partnerships with Germany, transitioning from traditional trade relations to productive investment and technology transfer. According to a statement from the Algerian Economic Renewal Council (KREA), which 'Echorouk' received a copy of, the Algerian delegation, headed by the council president Kamel Moula, participated in the forum alongside senior officials from both countries, representatives of economic institutions, and businessmen.
Jul 17, 2026echoroukonline.com
Algeria and Germany Elevate Their Economic Cooperation to Broader Horizons
The Minister of Foreign Trade and Export Promotion, Kamel Rezig, confirmed today, Friday, in the German capital Berlin, that trade cooperation between Algeria and Germany has seen promising progress in recent years. In his speech at the opening of the Algerian-German Economic Forum, held as part of the official visit by President Abdelmadjid Tebboune to the Federal Republic of Germany, in response to an invitation […]
Jul 17, 2026echaab.dz