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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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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
Searching for Clues in Berlin-Mitte
20 years after the fall of the Wall there are still traces of the two Germanies’ history in the Berlin-Mitte districtmore
The 1989 Generation: Born When the Wall Came Down
They were born in the year the Berlin Wall came down, the structure that divided Germany and the world: the 1989 generation is special. A portrait of four young Germans born at the time of historical changemore
“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
Defending Freedom
The struggle for freedom in Hungary, Poland and the then Czechoslovakia set processes in motion in Europe that played a major part in the epoch-making changes of 1989. A look back in timemore
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
Germany Celebrates
Germany celebrates two important anniversaries in 2009: 60 years ago, the Federal Republic of Germany was founded with the promulgation of the Basic Law; 20 years ago, the wall between East and West fell in Berlin. An overview of...more
Germany Celebrates
Germany celebrates two important anniversaries in 2009. Part 2: 1980s to the presentmore
An interview with Federal Justice Minister Zypries on the success story of the Basic Law
Ms. Zypries, in May Germany will be celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Basic Law. What was the greatest achievement of the Parliamentary Council that drafted the Basic Law? Overall, the achievement of the Parliamentary...more
Federal Foreign Minister Steinmeier: “Democracy needs the responsibility and commitment of democrats”
Speech by Federal Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier at the ceremony commemorating the 90th anniversary of the Constituent Assembly at the German National Theatre in Weimar on 6 Februarymore
Starring the Basic Rights
Berlin-based German director Harald Siebler made a film about the first 19 articles of the Basic Law and brought it to the cinema screen in 2007. An interview about the making of the remarkable film project GG 19.more
The Basic Law – Facts and Information
The Path to the Basic Law On 1 July 1948 the western Allies informed the leading political representatives in West Germany of their plans for a western state. Consequently, the Minister Presidents of the Länder in the three...more
Literature on a Turning Point in History
What does the fall of the Wall mean for German literature? How much material is inherent in unification? Enough for the “great novel of the transition era”? Things are a lot clearer twenty years after 9 November 1989more
Cultural Events Celebrate the Anniversary Year
How culture celebrates 2009: an overview of cultural events commemorating the 60/20 anniversary year in Germany and abroadmore
A Break from History – Rozalia Romaniec, Poland
60 years after the foundation of the Federal Republic, 20 years after the fall of the Wall, what image do other countries have of Germany? Foreign correspondents look at the country 20 years after the Wall came down. A view from...more
Equal Partner – Pascale Hugues, France
60 years after the foundation of the Federal Republic, 20 years after the fall of the Wall, what image do other countries have of Germany? Foreign correspondents look at the country 20 years after the Wall came down. A view from...more
Fascinating Fall of the Wall – Jae Hyun Choi, South Korea
60 years after the foundation of the Federal Republic, 20 years after the fall of the Wall, what image do other countries have of Germany? Foreign correspondents look at the country 20 years after the Wall came down. A view from...more
Germans Have Been Looking for a New Compass – William Boston, USA
60 years after the foundation of the Federal Republic, 20 years after the fall of the Wall, what image do other countries have of Germany? Foreign correspondents look at the country 20 years after the Wall came down. A view from...more
“Berlin is now one city again”
Germany is “growing together” again, says Frederick Taylor. The British expert on German history recently presented his latest book, The Berlin Wallmore
From East Berlin with Love
The Berlin Wall divided East and West Germany for 28 years, two months and 28 days. It tore families, friends and lovers apart. For some couples from the two Germanys the fall of the Wall opened the road to happinessmore
“I’d already planned my escape”
He regularly surprises his audience: Jan Josef Liefers, one of the most popular German actors, talks about his new theatre programme and his life in the former GDRmore
The Day the Wall Came Down
A day that went down in history: a few hours on 9 November 1989 changed the worldmore
One Question Brings Down the Wall
Riccardo Ehrman only asked Günter Schabowski one question at the International Press Centre in East Berlin on 9 November 1989. It turned out to be the question that changed everythingmore
“Facing up to the past”
In the year 2000 the German Bundestag elected Marianne Birthler as Federal Commissioner for the Records of the State Security Service of the former German Democratic Republic (GDR). A Berliner by birth, she is still involved in...more
Places of Remembrance
Many museums and memorials, not just in Berlin, provide information about the division of Germanymore
Interview with Martina Gille
Martina Gille, a researcher specializing in children and young people, talks in the interview about young people’s attitudes to life in western and eastern Germany and describes how the young generation views the political change...more
Sunny Prospects for “Solar Valley”
Eastern Germany is attracting increasing numbers of international investors. Above all, North American companies have discovered the advantages of the region for the production of state-of-the-art solar installationsmore
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Listen to Germany
Of tabletop fountains and hobby gardeners: Germany after reunification
Author: Corinna Hesse, Publishing House: Silberfuchs-Verlag
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