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A new synagogue in German town of Herford after 70 years
A new synagogue was opened Sunday 14 March in the north- western German town of Herford, more than 70 years after the...
Afghanistan: German diplomat new deputy head of UN mission
Martin Kobler is to be new deputy head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). The German...
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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...
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Doctor shortage alarms military commissioner
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Germany slaps down France over trade claims
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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...
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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...
“European Identity Is Growing”
The European Union and the media: the constellation is not always harmonious. But why? Six questions to Joachim Fritz-Vannahme, who spent eight years as the Brussels correspondent of the weekly newspaper Die Zeit and is now head...
A Literary Cure
You’re not going to die is the titles of the novel by Kathrin Schmidt that persuaded the jury to award her the 2009 German Book Prize.
Where Screens Come to Life
For an unusual music project called Antarctica, sound artist Frank Halbig from Karlsruhe has set scientific data from the South Pole to music
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
Digital Search for Clues
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 computers
Scintillating Multi-billion Project
The Desertec Initiative: twelve companies are planning a massive 400-billion-euro project to generate solar electricity in the desert
Research against Memory Loss
The German Centre for Neurodegenerative Disease is dedicated to fighting dementia in a way that is absolutely unique in Europe
Living and Working in the Eternal Ice
Research in the eternal ice: Germany’s Neumayer III Antarctic station is open to researchers from all over the world
Looking to the East
The 27 member states of the European Union signed and sealed the Eastern Partnership in May 2009. The initiative aims to provide support for six countries in eastern Europe and the Caucasus region
“Democracy Needs Civil Society”
Dieter Steinecke, Chairman of the German-Ukrainian Forum, talks about the importance of civil society for a pluralistic Ukraine and the successes of bilateral cooperation
Young Minds for Europe
The Heinz Schwarzkopf Foundation in Berlin inspires young people about Europe through discussions with prominent personalities, scholarships and prizes for involvement in Europe
A Literary Game
With the support of several foundations and the Federal Foreign Office, Halma links literary Europe. Named after a game, the Network already includes 21 countries
The Euro Is 10 Years Old
The introduction of the single European currency in 1999 represented the beginning of a new era in the European Union’s history. Today the euro is a model for other regions in the world
10 Good Reasons for the Euro
The euro is a success story. There are good reasons for that – ranging from stability to its effect on integration
What’s in a Name?
He is the expert on everything to do with German name research: Professor Jürgen Udolph on the secrets behind German surnames
What do the names of prominent Germans tell us? Research by Professor Jürgen Udolph
Goethe, Steinmeier, Merkel, Beckenbauer, Kaulitz. Where do these names come from?
Hip Hopping in Rennes
There is music in this project: musicians from the Mannheim Pop Academy are teaching German to European school children in a project sponsored by the Federal Foreign Office
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.
The Polish German
With a glint in his eye Steffen Möller calls himself a German guest-worker in Poland. His new book has now conquered the best-seller lists in both countries.
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