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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

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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

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

“A Source of New Confidence”

Dieter Graumann, the new president of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, is cultivating fresh confidence among Jews.more

Bundeswehr Reform

The Bundeswehr is to become smaller, more effective and better geared to meeting new requirements. The reorganization entails replacing the present system of conscription with voluntary military service.more

Joy Over German Unity Unbroken

Public opinion polls show that people in Germany are happy with the way east and west are growing together. At the same time, they appreciate that it will take time.more

“Developing Eastern Germany” – Success with a Future

The transition from the GDR to the “Powerhouse Eastern Germany” – eastern Germany has caught up in personal prosperity, in the economy and in sciencemore

The new Federal President: Christian Wulff

Since early July 2010 Germany has had a new Federal President: Christian Wulff. Germany’s tenth – and youngest-ever – head of state at 51 sees himself as a bridge-builder in politics and societymore

20 years of German Unity: A process without historical precedent

November 9, 1989, the day on which the Berlin Wall fell, marked the climax of a trend that was similar to a revolution and in which the citizens of the GDR played the main role.more

Views of Germany

Three out of more than 1,300 international journalists who work as foreign correspondents in Berlin answer the question: How do you see German unity and Germany 20 years after reunification?more

“Germany Supports an Active Peace Policy”

An interview with Federal Foreign Minister Dr. Guido Westerwelle about 20 years of German unity, German diplomacy for security and freedom in the world and Europe as a contributor to the shaping of globalizationmore

Achieving Unity

History professor Gregor Schöllgen on the Two Plus Four process and the path from the fall of the Wall in 1989 to German unification in 1990more

20 Years of German Unity

On 3 October 1990 the GDR acceded to the Federal Republic of Germany. Much has changed since then – nationally and internationally. How does reunification look after 20 years?more

20 Years in Germany - 1990 to 2010

Germany celebrates the 20th anniversary of its reunification and 20 years of convergence between East and West. A review of two moving decades.more

New Impetus for Growth

“Growth. Education. Cohesion. Leading Germany to New Strength” was the title of the government statement by Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel, in which she introduced the important tasks of the government coalitionmore

Profiles: Chancellor and Foreign Minister

Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel stands with Foreign Minister and Vice-Chancellor Guido Westerwelle at the head of the new German Federal Government.more

“Voters Have Become More Selective”

An interview with the political scientist Professor Karl-Rudolf Korte on the results of the 2009 Bundestag election and the challenges facing the new Federal Governmentmore

The New German Bundestag

The 17th German Bundestag is made up of 622 members. The most important facts about the parliament and its facesmore

The Cabinet

Fifteen CDU/CSU and FDP ministers sit in the Cabinet of the new Federal Government led by Chancellor Angela Merkelmore

Germany’s Green Think Tank

What they investigate, research and develop defines German environmental policy: 1,400 staff at the Federal Environment Agency in Dessau strongly influence environmental protection in Germany through their workmore

Digital Search for Clues

At the end of 1989 members of the East German secret police tried to cover up evidence by destroying or shredding their files. They are now being made readable again with the help of computersmore

“The fall of the Wall is part of my biography”

Ulrich Wickert was abroad when the Wall came down. But the journalist immediately realized that Germany would be a more exciting place to work than anywhere else.more

Europe – a Work in Progress

Building Europe was the raison d’être of the Federal Republic from its very first day: it is the Europeanization of Germany that is being celebrated in the Federal Republic’s jubilee yearmore

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