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The Week in Germany

April 13, 2007

Headlines

	Merkel: Joint Action Needed to Counteract Climate Change Merkel reiterated that the issue will receive top billing at the G8 summit in Heiligendamm. "My objective is to get as many nations as possible to assume responsibility for climate protection."

	California "Green Rush": US Lawmakers Hope to Learn from European Emissions Trading Experience About 10 officials from California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s administration recently completed a fact finding mission that brought them to Brussels, Bonn, and London.

	The Jewel on Foxhall: How the Kreeger Combines Art, Music and Architecture, and Why DC is Hopping with Color in 2007! Nestled amid tranquil woodlands just up the road from the German Embassy is "The Jewel on Foxhall", an oasis of calm that invites visitors to take in colorful canvasses by great artists in a sprawling and luminous stone complex.

Current Affairs

	Calling all College Students: Want to Share Your Experiences Studying in Germany? - Become a DAAD Young Ambassador! Created by the Germany Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), this program allows returning study abroad students to put their newfound knowledge and experience to good use.
	New Umbrella Organization to Represent Muslims in Germany Following on from the first German Conference on Islam (DIK), the leading Islamic organizations in Germany have created an umbrella group to represent the interests of all Muslims in the country and act as a single negotiating partner with the German government.
	EU and US Discuss Freedom of Travel and Data Protection for Transatlantic Passengers, Agree on Counter-Terrorism Cooperation In Berlin, Federal Minister Schäuble stated, "Threats facing the US and Europe alike require a joint response and cannot be managed by going it alone.
	Steinmeier: "For peace we need all of Israel's neighbors" "There are indeed signs of movement. We're seeing a new thoughtfulness on both the Israeli and the Palestinian side. But we shouldn't confuse this with decisive steps towards resolving the conflict." Foreign Minister Steinmeier said in an interview with the Tagesspiegel.

Business and Technology

		French Group set to Take over Germany's Puma Puma chief executive Jochen Zeitz welcomed the move and said he would recommend the board accept the offer.
		Romantic Hotel Getaways Becoming Increasingly Popular in Germany Couples are flocking to the site where the rock face of the legendary Loreley once proved hazardous to ships.
Culture and Zeitgeist

		Exhibits Put Daily Life in East Germany on Display A Berlin exhibit puts life in the workers and peasants' state under a microscope, while a clever kiosk from the East is making a comeback in Weimar.
		Art Cologne - "the mother of all art fairs" - Moves to the Spring Some 190 art dealers from Germany and all over the world are taking part in this year's Art Cologne fair - the world's longest running annual fair for modern and contemporary art.
		Gute Aussichten: Goethe-Institut Washington Presents Young German Photographers The Washington Post called the photographs “…innovative, surreal, intelligent and whimsical art of the next generation…”
Sports
		Massive Euro 2008 Ticket Demand Exceeds All Expectations Tickets for Euro 2008 matches that went on sale in March will be distributed by lottery after fans ordered 30 times more seats than were available, organizers revealed Monday.
		New York Network Airs Heavyweight Championship Live from Germany New York-based sports and entertainment network MSG has acquired the television rights to air a heavyweight championship fight live on Saturday (April 14) between WBA champion Nikolai "Giant Russian" Valuev and undefeated heavyweight contender Ruslan "White Tyson" Chagaev.

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