In the shadow of the decision on a commission of inquiry: Israel and Germany have signed a new submarine deal
The parties that reached an agreement on the plan are the Ministry of Economy and Industry with the German company ThyssenKrupp - in front of which the government signed a procurement agreement earlier this week.
The deal is worth 3.1 billion euros, and it comes three days before the decision on the submarine investigation committee comes up in the government
Between Ashkenazi
20/01/2022
Thursday, 20 January 2022, 09:16 Updated: 09:47
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Israel and Germany today (Thursday) reached an agreement on a reciprocal procurement plan amounting to 3.1 billion euros for a new submarine procurement deal.
This is in the shadow of the expected decision to establish a commission of inquiry into the purchase of the submarines between the years 2009-2016.
The parties that reached an agreement are the Ministry of Economy and Industry and the German company ThyssenKrupp, following the signing of a procurement agreement between the Israeli government and the company earlier this week.
In the deal, Israel purchased three submarines, the first of which will be supplied to it in nine years.
ThyssenKrupp undertook to buy products worth 850 million euros in Israel as part of the deal.
Germany will also give a grant of 600 million euros for participation in business ownership.
The program formulated with the German company includes direct procurement of the company and its suppliers from local companies and industries, unique knowledge transfers, professional training, courses and training in the local industry, collaborations in the development and marketing of unique products and systems worldwide, investments in equipment and production infrastructure in Israel and more.
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Submarines of the Israeli Navy (Photo: IDF Spokesman)
The Minister of Economy and Industry, Orna Barbibai, congratulated the achievement and noted that "we have realized the full potential of the deal for the benefit of the Israeli economy, industry and Israeli companies. The program is diverse, comprehensive and long-term." "Expansion of employment, promotion of exports and promotion of the periphery. I see great importance in the fact that the understandings will include projects that enable the development of new specializations and opportunities for Israeli companies in general and priority areas in particular."
A "protest flotilla" of the "Investigation Now" movement calling for the establishment of a committee of inquiry into the submarine issue.
Caesarea, December 25, 2020 (Photo: Official Website, Roni Alfandari)
The government's decision to establish a state commission of inquiry into the submarine affair will be approved at the next cabinet meeting on Sunday.
The decision, by Defense Minister Bnei Gantz, sets out the mandate of the State Commission of Inquiry to be established, and authorizes it to investigate the decision-making and decision-making processes of the political echelon regarding procurement processes and vessel transactions between 2009-2016, and "give its opinion on existing procedures. These include the involvement of former security officers and senior officials as intermediaries in major security transactions.
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