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The Berlinale bear hunt begins

Great international cinema in Berlin: at the 62nd International Film Festival (February 9-19) the German capital is...more

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Building bridges between Germany and China

The 2012 Year of Chinese Culture in Germany is designed to make the German people aware of the richness and diversity...more

Foreign Minister Westerwelle on the UN Security Council and Syria

Whilst in Cairo, Foreign Minister Westerwelle issued the following statement on the situation in Syria and the...more

Current news

NATO looks at 'Smart Defense' to cut costs

US indicts Swiss bank Wegelin in tax fraud case

Crowdsourcing: writing history on the Internet

Events

Cosmopolitan Master of Art

Okwui Enwezor has brought a new international dimension to contemporary art in Europe and the USA and made way for...more

Weather

Current weather in Germany

The Local

'White Rose' founder declared a saint

Socks provided key clue in neo-Nazi case

Wulff under fire over car lease deal

Goethe-Institut News

Unruly Art Neighbor as Guest – Polish Art in Berlin

Different from the Rest of the World – The Berlin Foundation “Respekt!”

In the Eye of the Storm – Berlinale Director Dieter Kosslick in an Interview

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German Information Centre New Delhi

News, information and updates on Germany and its role and relations with South Asia, covering...more

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German Information Centre Pretoria

The German Information Centre Pretoria aims to be the first contact point for up-to-date...more

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German Information Center USA

The German Information Center USA (GIC) makes it easy for you to find information about...more

Society

Shrink Smarter

Germany and the United States have to face the shrinking of cities. The urban sociologist Christine Hannemann talks about the challenges and chances of this phenomenon.more

How Mobile are the Germans?

Germany is a land of automobiles. However, the statistics also show that other means of transport are becoming increasingly important.more

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Integration

A New Style

Technical brilliance, successful integration – no other player embodies Germany’s new football culture like midfield star Mesut Özil.more

A Voyage of Discovery in Washington

In Washington a new museum recently opened dedicated to the often forgotten influence of German immigrants in the history of the United States. At the same time the museum is creating a bridge between the past and the present.more

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Sport

The Call of the Mountains

Garmisch-Partenkirchen and the Zugspitze are popular tourist destinations. The town in the Upper Bavarian Loisachtal is hosting the 2011 World Ski Championships and also bidding, together with Munich, to hold the 2018 Winter...more

The new Bundesliga season: back to business

Now that the Germany’s football fairytale this summer is nothing more than a vague memory, that the vuvuzelas have, thank the Lord, been discarded, and that people who tack mini-flags to their cars once every four years have...more

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Germany as a Tourist Destination

A German Centre

Of all Germany’s cities, Kassel is perhaps the most famous of Germany’s lesser known cities. Discover the unrecognized beauty of the documenta city.more

Fascinating World Heritage

Germany is strongly involved in the preservation of cultural monuments around the world. Now Germany has again been elected as a new member of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee until 2015. more

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