Pored toga, Njemačka će strijemiti ka promoviranju novih inicijativa u cilju suzbijanja klimatskih promjena i jačanja odnosa bloka s energetski bogatim i strateški važnim susjedima, uključujući Rusiju, ostale republike bivšeg Sovjetskog Saveza i arapske zemlje.
In addition, Germany will seek to promote new initiatives to fight climate change and strengthen the bloc's relations with energy-rich and strategically important neighbours including Russia, other former Soviet republics and Arab nations.