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Top Tourism Fair in Berlin

The International Tourism Exchange (ITB) is fully booked with more exhibitors than ever before and opens on Wednesday...

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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

Proximity talks between Israelis and Palestinians could be mission impossible  

Europe

Support-gathering meeting with Obama a success, Greece says  

Culture & Lifestyle

Cologne literature festival delves into politics and power  



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

The Collection of Gaby and Wilhelm Schürmann  

Tanzconnexions: An Innovative Joint Dance Project in the Pacific Region  

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


The Local

Teens to go unpunished for torturing pensioner  

Fake 'glaciers' grown to combat big melt  

Hamburg authorities criticised after teen deportee's death  


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...


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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...


Changing the World Together

They help, advise, expose issues and are involved in many fields: NGOs from Germany are important actors in society, not just in Germany

Resolving Conflicts, Making Peace

“zivik” is the name of the programme dedicated to the Federal Foreign Office’s work supporting international peace projects and strengthening Germany’s contribution to civil crisis prevention, conflict resolution and peace...

“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 society

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 money

German Benefactors Prize 2009

Karin and Carlo Giersch, the married couple from Frankfurt am Main, are among the most generous benefactors in the Rhine-Main Region

Movers and Initiators

Foundations in Germany are booming. In 2008 there were more foundations than ever before. They have become a significant component of modern civil society

Strong Partners Worldwide

The wide-ranging activities of the six large political foundations give fresh impetus to social policy in Germany and around the world

A Woman for Women

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

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 Foodwatch


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