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The curtain rises for the Golden Lion

The red carpet is rolled out and ready for the film stars. At the Biennale di Venezia, the world’s oldest film...more

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Merkel to mark 20th anniversary of German reunification treaty

German Chancellor Angela Merkel will Tuesday 31 August mark the moment 20 years ago when the treaty was signed bringing...more

German unemployment continues downward path amid recovery

The number of people without work in Germany fell for the 14th straight month in August, as Europe's largest economy...more

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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...more

Goethe-Institut News

Minigolf and Monks instead of Machines and Motors – On the Future of Tempelhof...  

The Future of the Newspaper, The Newspaper of the Future: An interview with...  

Last Post From Nazi Germany  

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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...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

Is the crisis male?

Stephan A. Jansen is the founder-president of the Zeppelin University Friedrichshafen. The university has an interdisciplinary approach which encompasses economics, culture and politics. The percentage of women students is 55%.more

The Country’s New Women

A new generation of highly qualified women managers is occupying more top positions on supervisory and executive boards. There are sound economic reasons for trying to attract women into business.more

Between Germany and Asia – Three Unusual Biographies

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What unites Germany and Asia? Certainly, a dense network of relationships. But there are often people at the nodes of these networks. Three portraits of unusual people who bring relations between Germany and Asia alivemore

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...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

“It can’t be done without people’s participation”

Professor Helmut K. Anheier talks about civil society in Germany, the networking of global involvement and why citizen participation is essential for a free societymore

Facets of Civil Society

Civil society is viewed as the “third sector” located between the state and the marketplace: one third of citizens in Germany involve themselves for the common good with time, ideas, empathy and moneymore

A Woman for Women

She is a gynaecologist, Alternative Nobel Prize winner and founder of Medica Mondiale: Monika Hauser works for war-traumatized womenmore

Struggle for a Better World

He ended his business career to do more for people: Thilo Bode was “Mr Greenpeace” for many years and is now the founder of Foodwatchmore

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

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

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