Public opinion polls show that people in Germany are happy with the way east and west are growing together. At the same time, they appreciate that it will take time.more
The transition from the GDR to the “Powerhouse Eastern Germany” – eastern Germany has caught up in personal prosperity, in the economy and in sciencemore

Since early July 2010 Germany has had a new Federal President: Christian Wulff. Germany’s tenth – and youngest-ever – head of state at 51 sees himself as a bridge-builder in politics and societymore
November 9, 1989, the day on which the Berlin Wall fell, marked the climax of a trend that was similar to a revolution and in which the citizens of the GDR played the main role.more
Three out of more than 1,300 international journalists who work as foreign correspondents in Berlin answer the question: How do you see German unity and Germany 20 years after reunification?more

An interview with Federal Foreign Minister Dr. Guido Westerwelle about 20 years of German unity, German diplomacy for security and freedom in the world and Europe as a contributor to the shaping of globalizationmore

History professor Gregor Schöllgen on the Two Plus Four process and the path from the fall of the Wall in 1989 to German unification in 1990more

On 3 October 1990 the GDR acceded to the Federal Republic of Germany. Much has changed since then – nationally and internationally. How does reunification look after 20 years?more

Germany celebrates the 20th anniversary of its reunification and 20 years of convergence between East and West. A review of two moving decades.more
“Growth. Education. Cohesion. Leading Germany to New Strength” was the title of the government statement by Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel, in which she introduced the important tasks of the government coalitionmore
Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel stands with Foreign Minister and Vice-Chancellor Guido Westerwelle at the head of the new German Federal Government.more
An interview with the political scientist Professor Karl-Rudolf Korte on the results of the 2009 Bundestag election and the challenges facing the new Federal Governmentmore
The 17th German Bundestag is made up of 622 members. The most important facts about the parliament and its facesmore
Fifteen CDU/CSU and FDP ministers sit in the Cabinet of the new Federal Government led by Chancellor Angela Merkelmore

Germany’s new Federal Government is led by Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel and Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle. Together the coalition partners aim to set course for economic growthmore
What they investigate, research and develop defines German environmental policy: 1,400 staff at the Federal Environment Agency in Dessau strongly influence environmental protection in Germany through their workmore
At the end of 1989 members of the East German secret police tried to cover up evidence by destroying or shredding their files. They are now being made readable again with the help of computersmore
The countdown to the 2009 Bundestag election has begun. In only a few weeks, on 27 September, over 62 million German voters will be called upon to cast their votes and elect the members of the 17th German Bundestag.more
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
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