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News

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...


Social Networks in Germany

Web 2.0 is growing increasingly popular among German online users. Bloggers are redefining journalism, millions are into digital networking

Internet Use in Germany

More and more Germans are online. The Internet is now a medium the majority of the population use on a daily basis

Berlinale Celebrates with 400 Films

© Berlinale

“The birthday cake of nearly 400 films has been baked,” announces festival director Dieter Kosslick. The 60th Berlin International Film Festival begins on 11 February. The flurry of flashbulbs, the red carpet, the film stars: the...

Television Stations in Germany

German TV viewers have a choice of 145 channels. The main feature of the TV landscape is its dual system of public and private broadcasters

Newspapers in Germany

Germany is a country of newspaper-readers: over 350 papers with a total daily circulation of 25 million copies inform people in even the smallest villages about what is going on in the world

Magazines in Germany

Readers can choose between thousands of titles on the German magazine market. And publishers are occupying more and more new niches

Dream Job

Deutsche Welle’s new Master’s programme in international media studies offers up-and-coming journalists from developing and emerging countries a unique course of study in Germany

Transcending Borders

The Federal Foreign Office’s international media dialogues bring journalists from different cultural backgrounds to the table and broaden perspectives

Media

Germany is considered to be a country of books, of deep thought, and of highbrow media. However, Germany has also become a country of DJs and daily soaps. In popular German culture music and TV series, blockbusters in the cinema...

Sound Bites from the Capital

Hundreds of international journalists report from Germany, helping to shape the picture that people have of Germany abroad. A story about three Asian foreign correspondents, their work and their lives

A Voice for Peace

As a voice for peace Radio Heza is broadcasting a programme by young people for young people. Fifteen years after the genocide the project, which is supported by Germany, is making a contribution to peace

Strong Women

German cinema of the moment is female: in four productions exceptional actresses shine in powerful roles. Barbara Sukowa, Iris Berben, Johanna Wokalek and Veronica Ferres dig deep into German history bringing stories to life on...

Herta Müller

The 2009 Nobel Prize for Literature goes to a woman who writes in a severely beautiful German about the abysmal depths of dictatorship and state terror

Training for the Crisis

Journalists often deal with easier topics than economic policy. Especially in the European Union the complexities are difficult to fathom at first. The Robert Bosch Foundation has created a programme providing insights for...

Literature Nobel Prize Goes to Germany

Surprise from Stockholm: although she was considered an outside contender, German author Herta Müller receives the Nobel Prize in Literature

International Short Film Festival Oberhausen

The International Short Film Festival in Oberhausen is considered one of the highlights in the calendar of more than 100 German film festivals. The world’s oldest festival for short films will be held for the 55th time between 30...

Four Lolas for the Favourite

Majestic Filmverleih

The historical war drama John Rabe is one of the big winners of the 2009 German Film Prize. The film received a total of four Lolas on Friday (24 April) at the 59th award ceremony for Germany’s most lucrative cultural prize,...

Hard Times for the Ego

Richard David Precht has written the most successful non-fiction book on philosophy ever published in Germany. The bestseller Who Am I – And If So, How Many? has already been translated into 16 languages

“The Magic of Cinema Is Boundless”

Dieter Kosslick has been directing the Berlinale, Germany’s biggest film festival, since 2001. In an interview he talks about the art of selecting films and the significance of stars on the red carpet

Studying for a Film Diploma

The Baden-Württemberg Film Academy is one of six film academies in Germany and is seen as a source of talented young filmmakers. A portrait


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