22.09.2025 - "Finally, the EU is showing its flag in trade policy and advancing the diversification of supply chains. The agreement with Indonesia is the correct response to the increasing isolationism in global business. The reduction of tariffs and bureaucracy facilitates trade and investments with the important G20 economy, Indonesia, and reduces dependencies for German companies. It is important that export bans, for example on nickel, are excluded in the future – Germany, as a resource-poor country, relies on reliable access. Moreover, the German economy is ready to refine Indonesia's abundant resources with investments and the creation of jobs. Now it depends on the swift ratification of the agreement so many companies can quickly benefit from the new opportunities. Additional agreements with India, Thailand, Malaysia, or the Philippines, as well as close coordination with the trade bloc CPTPP, remain vital. Such a trade agenda would permanently advance the necessary diversification of sales and procurement markets for the European economy and strengthen the rule-based trade order. The EU should also actively support Indonesia's OECD accession."