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The Week in Germany

May 11, 2007

Headlines

	German Ambassador Klaus Scharioth: "All DC Residents and Visitors are invited to Explore Europe in DC at the EU Open House" When the Embassies of the European Union member states open their doors to the public on May 12 for the EU Open House, they will have a neighborly welcome for visitors.

	Prison Drama "Vier Minuten" Takes Golden Lola at Berlin Film Awards Monica Bleibtreu also took Best Actress for her role in the film directed by Chris Kraus.

	Cloudy Germany a Powerhouse in Solar Energy The Washington Post on Saturday (May 5) prominently flagged up Germany's burgeoning role at the vanguard of the global solar power sector.

Current Affairs

	German Interior Ministry Announces Progress on Crime Interior Minister Wolfgang Schäuble released his department's official statistics concerning crime in 2006 in Berlin on Tuesday.
	Steinmeier: Making the Most of Chances for Peace in Middle East On his recent trip to the region, Foreign Minister Steinmeier called on Israel and the Palestinians to make the most of the chances for peace, assuring them that the European Union would do everything in its power to support the process.
	Germany Wants G8 to Pay More Attention to the Social Dimension of Globalization In talks with leading trade unionists from all G8 nations, German Chancellor Angela Merkel underlined the importance of the social dimensions of globalization.
	"Europe Wasn't Built in a Day" - the Meaning of Europe Day Europe Day is celebrated every year on May 9. In this guest commentary, reprinted courtesy of the European Commission, John Bruton, the EU's ambassador to the United States, explains why.

Business and Technology

	"Mini Continent" Once Joined to India Discovered in Ocean The landmass which was formerly joined to India was discovered deep under the southern oceans by the world's most powerful ice research vessel, according to German scientists.
	EU Lifts Eurozone Growth Forecast on Expectations of Strong German Performance The European Commission on Monday (7 May) lifted its 2007 growth estimate for the 13 nations sharing the euro to 2.6 percent from a February forecast of 2.4 percent on expectations of strong German performance.
Culture and Zeitgeist
	Berlin Exhibition Honors Little-Known Nazi Opponent Otto Weidt hired Jewish workers at his brush factory-- among them blind and disabled employees -- in order to save them from deportation to Nazi death camps.
	EU's Online Archive Video Portal to Document WWI Resistance Fighters The EU has launched the first online history project that collects videotaped personal stories of resistance fighters: men and women who stood up against Nazism and Fascism during World War II.
	Readings: TWIG Cannot Cover it All - But We Can Tell You Where to Find it! This week's readings include Kurt Weill on Broadway, a comeback by body-building pianist Tzimon Barto, and Germany's rising profile as a tourist destination.
	Travel: Berlin Holocaust Memorial Proves a Big Attraction Since its opening on May 10, 2005, an estimated seven to eight million tourists have strolled through the maze-like monument to the 6 million Jews murdered by the Nazis.
	Eurovision to Plug Fair Treatment Message in Europe The Eurovision song contest and the European year of equal opportunity have come together in Helsinki for a week of entertainment and a chance to get a serious message across: everyone has the right to equal treatment.

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