Cooperation with CIS members

Germany's cooperation with the successor states of the Soviet Union is based on traditionally close relations, which have been strengthened even further thanks to the close partnership between the EU and this region. This partnership has been achieved through the European neighbourhood policy and the special relations between the EU and Russia and Ukraine.

The Russian Federation (Russia) and Ukraine are priority countries in Germany's cooperation with the members of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), which are the successors to the Soviet Union. Germany cooperates with Russia and Ukraine in almost all areas of research and technology  and supports them in their efforts to restructure their research landscape and adapt it to the requirements of the market economy. In many areas of research, Germany is the most important international partner for Russia and Ukraine.

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  Cooperation in Research and Education with the CIS States

  The Russian Federation is an important cooperation partner for Germany. Cooperation in research and technology is one of the main pillars of German-Russian relations. In April 2005, Federal Chancellor Gerhard Schröder and President Vladimir Putin issued a "Joint Declaration on a Strategic Partnership in Education, Research and Innovation", thus reiterating the willingness of both countries to continue and intensify their successful cooperation in a wide range of research areas.
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  Ukraine

  Cooperation between Germany and Ukraine in the areas of science, technology, innovation and education can look back on a long history. After Russia, Ukraine is Germany's most important partner country among the members of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). This partnership is becoming even more important due to Ukraine's key role in the European Union's neighbourhood policy.
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  Other CIS members

  The other CIS members that engage in collaborations with Germany are Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kasakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Belarus.
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  The ISTC and the STCU

  The International Science and Technology Center (ISTC) in Moscow and the Science and Technology Center in Ukraine (STCU) in Kiev offer scientists and engineers from Russia, Ukraine and other countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) who previously worked in the field of weapons technology the opportunity to find employment and engage in international cooperation in the civilian sector.
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  INTAS

  INTAS wurde 1993 durch die 12 Mitgliedsstaaten, die damals die Europäische Union bildeten, als eine unabhängige internationale Vereinigung gegründet. Zentrale Aufgabe ist die Unterstützung der wissen¬schaftlichen Kooperation zwischen Wissenschaftlern der Neuen Unabhängigen Staaten (NUS) der ehemaligen Sowjetunion und den INTAS-Mitgliedsstaaten. INTAS soll insbesondere der Abwanderung des wissenschaftlichen Potenzials durch internationale Kooperation entgegen wirken.
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