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Panel picks new head of Germany's supreme court

A parliamentary panel in Berlin selected Andreas Vosskuhle, 46, to become chief justice of Germany's federal...

Opening of the Exhibition “Türckische Cammer” in Dresden

Federal Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle and his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu will join Mr Stanislaw Tillich,...


Current news

World

Next terrorist attack in Europe likely to come from Pakistani Group - not al...  

Germany

German corporate bankruptcies have risen sharply  

Culture & Lifestyle

Germany has love-hate relationship to daring Pop Art guru Mel Ramos  



Events

Eberhard Havekost: Retina

Current works by the Dresden-based artist in Frankfurt


Portrait

One School, Two Qualification Options

The German International School in Cape Town (DSK) is one of four German overseas schools in South Africa. Around 730...



Goethe-Institut News

Tanzconnexions: An Innovative Joint Dance Project in the Pacific Region  

The 60th Anniversary Of The Berlinale – What Did Audiences Get Out Of It?  

Raimund Hoghe - Dancer of the Year 2008  


The Local

Greek crisis unlikely to deter German tourists  

Dr. Dot: Building an empire one massage at a time  

Prince Ernst August fined EUR 200,000 for slap attack  


Linktips

New website for international students

A new site has been launched by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). www.study-in.de is intended to help guide...


Linktips

German Information Centre New Delhi

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


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German Information Centre Pretoria

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


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German Information Center USA

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


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 installations

Barbed Comedy

She writes books, directs operas and is a teaching professor. But as a director of sharp-tongued comedy films Doris Dörrie is unbeatable.

Book Tips Autumn 2008

Literary debuts, discoveries, ­surprises: eight novels being talked about at the Frankfurt Book Fair and with a good chance of being published abroad

Fashion designer - a dream job for many

Fashion designer is a dream job for many. Over 40 fashion schools in Germany are helping students make this dream come true, each approaching the goal from a different angle. A new generation of highly qualified teachers are...

Careers “Made in Germany”

They are actors, rock stars, marketing managers or artists – and they are all successful: Women and men from the USA and Canada who have made a life for themselves in Germany

An Opportunity for Life

The “Students Experience Programme” enables students and university graduates from southern Africa to gain professional experience with a German company

“Greater Transparency, Stricter Supervision”

Interview with Otmar Issing, chairman of the panel of experts on the global financial system

Booming Business

Whether motorbikes, solar cells, power plant turbines or heart pacemakers, there is hardly a high-tech product that is not produced in the Berlin-Brandenburg region around the German capital. This business location is one of the...

Scintillating Multi-billion Project

The Desertec Initiative: twelve companies are planning a massive 400-billion-euro project to generate solar electricity in the desert

Wolfgang Joop

Wolfgang Joop is one of Germany’s most famous fashion designers. His company Joop! was altogether successful in the 1980s/90s, but despite that he left it. Since 2003 has been sending out powerful signals from Potsdam with the...

Billion-Dollar Investments in USA

The German vehicle producer BMW is increasing its involvement in the USA with a billion-dollar investment

Can Creativity Be Learnt?

Can creativity be learnt? Three professors from renowned German art schools describe their creativity credos in interviews

Commitment to creativity

The family-owned Voith business, a world-class engineering firm, has made a strong commitment to creativity. A remarkable experiment in provincial Swabia

Suzy Menkes

Suzy Menkes of the International Herald Tribune is regarded as the top fashion journalist. Now Ms. Menkes has discovered the German capital: “Berlin has fashion in its blood.”

The Power of the Wind

The story begins with an idea: using the wind to generate electricity. That was how the Enercon company started with its first wind turbine in 1984. Today the business is number one in Germany and a technology leader worldwide

Ways out of the Crisis

In January, in response to the global financial and economic crisis, Germany’s Federal Government initiated the largest economic recovery programme in the Federal Republic’s history

“Berlin is a Legend and a Brand”

Ares Kalandides of the Create Berlin network on the German capital’s artistic energy

An Industry Is Born

The cultural and creative economy is regarded as a growth factor and an engine of innovation. Germany is at the forefront of this field in Europe. Special feature on an industry with a future

Gourmet delights

Germany is a high-tech country, but agriculture plays an important role as well. And German gourmet delights overflow with diversity. A mouth-watering tour of Germany, the land of gourmet delights

Solar City Freiburg

Freiburg im Breisgau is the home of solar technology pioneers. The sunny university town has been writing solar success stories for 30 years


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