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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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Under Trees

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Portrait

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

Commitment to Afghanistan

The world is steadfastly standing by the people of Afghanistan – this was the central message of the Afghanistan Conference in Bonn.more

Germany’s First Year on the Security Council

Germany has been a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for one year. We look back and forward in an interview with Germany’s Ambassador to the UN, Peter Wittig.more

New Partnership with Africa

Germany has laid new foundations for its relations with Africa. In mid-2011 the Federal Government’s Strategy for Africa defined the most important points for partnership-based cooperation with the continent.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

Active Partnership

An interview with Ambassador Bernhard Graf von Waldersee, Director General for Latin American and Caribbean Affairs at the Federal Foreign Office.more

Hamburg Becomes Home to New EU-Latin America/Caribbean Foundation

A new institution in Hamburg will give the north German metropolis an important role to play in European cooperation with Latin America and the Caribbean in the future: the new European Union-Latin America and Caribbean...more

New Impetus

Germany is putting its relations with Latin America and the Caribbean on a new footing. Future cooperation with the countries of the region will be based on a comprehensive foreign policy strategy.more

Moving towards Democracy

First Tunisia, then Egypt – more and more people in the Arab world are calling for political reforms. Germany supports the democratic transformation.more

Infinite Opportunities

A major series of events called “Germany and India 2011–2012” will be launched in the autumn of 2011 aimed at highlighting and strengthening Indo-German relations.more

“Third Centre of Growth in Asia”

Indonesia is the Chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in 2011. An interview with the German Ambassador to Indonesia, Norbert Baas, who is also the Ambassador to ASEAN.more

Think Tank for Good Governance

The German-Southeast Asian Centre of Excellence for Public Policy and Good Governance (CPG) started its work in Bangkok in 2010, putting academic cooperation between the two countries on a new footing.more

Arctic for All?

With the prospect of new raw materials and trade routes, the geopolitical significance of the North Pole is growing. International cooperation is becoming increasingly important in the region.more

“Africa Concerns All of Us”

Walter Lindner is the new Director-General for African Affairs at the Federal Foreign Office. The diplomat knows the continent well and mediated as German Ambassador in Kenya during the political crisis of 2007/2008.more

New Rules, New Restrictions

An interview with international law expert Professor Rüdiger Wolfrum about the freedom of the seas for research and sovereign rights in the Arctic.more

Partner for Marine and Climate Protection

Marine research projects, climate protection strategies, a tsunami early warning system: Germany is supporting climate protection in marine regions around the globe.more

New Ambassador of Afghanistan

Retired Tübingen geology professor Abdul Rahman Ashraf will be Afghanistan’s ambassador in Berlin. His career so far.more

Germany on the UN security council

As of 1 January 2011 Germany will be a member of the United Nation’s most important body for two years.more

“Unconditional aid creates dependence”

Federal Minister Dirk Niebel talks about the goals, core areas and new emphases of German development cooperation.more

Accepting Responsibility for World Peace

An interview with Ambassador Peter Wittig on Germany’s role as a non-permanent member of the Security Council of the United Nations and the objectives pursued by a reform of this important body.more

Strengthening Peace and Security

Germany is promoting the development of structures for peace and security in Africa at both bilateral and multilateral levels. This makes Germany an important partner on the African continent for the transfer of skills in...more

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