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BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 24. On June 23–24,
Lithuanian Minister of the Economy and Innovation Lukas Savickas
visited Berlin to take part in Tag der Industrie 2025 (TDI),
Germany’s flagship industry conference hosted by the Federation of
German Industries (BDI), Trend reports.
The event brought together leading voices from politics,
business, and technology—including Bill Gates, German Chancellor
Friedrich Merz, and European Commission President Ursula von der
Leyen.
Minister Savickas delivered the conference’s opening Impuls
Statement and participated in a high-level panel discussion
alongside top European innovation leaders from companies such as
Black Semiconductor, Marvel Fusion, and Equinor. The session
focused on the importance of deep tech breakthroughs, investment
strategies, and strengthening Europe’s economic independence.
During his visit, Savickas held bilateral meetings with key
figures in German business, including the head of Amazon Germany,
the executive board of tourism giant TUI AG, and the CEO of Black
Semiconductor. He also met with German Federal Minister for
Economic Affairs Katherina Reiche to discuss enhanced bilateral
cooperation.
The minister used the opportunity to engage with the Lithuanian
community in Berlin and met with emerging German entrepreneurs to
explore innovation-driven collaboration.
Germany remained Lithuania’s top economic partner in 2024,
receiving 9.9 percent of Lithuanian-origin exports—worth 2.42
billion euros. Lithuanian exports to Germany were led by machinery,
electrical equipment, furniture, plastics, and timber—sectors that
Savickas highlighted as having “strong growth momentum.”
“In today’s fast-changing environment, we need to act quickly
and strategically,” Savickas said during the conference. “Germany
is our key partner—not only in exports and investment, but also in
technology and innovation. This visit was about strengthening those
ties and attracting more direct German investment to
Lithuania.”
Savickas noted that increasing German economic engagement opens
the door for deeper collaboration in both cutting-edge and
traditional industries. He emphasized that Lithuania’s Parliament
is currently preparing to adopt a package of legislative reforms
proposed by his ministry—dubbed the “Investment Highway”—aimed at
creating some of the most favorable investor conditions in
Europe.
