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The Week in Germany

June 22, 2007

Headlines

	Green Rush: UN Report Identifies Massive Private Investment in Renewable Energy Driven by concerns over climate change, high oil prices, and increasing government support, investors are flocking to renewable energy, says a UN report.

	EU and US Must Keep Energy Security, Climate at Top of Joint Agenda Limiting global warming is not only a moral obligation, it also makes good economic sense, German Ambassador Scharioth said at the US Energy Association's Energy Efficiency Forum.

	"A reporter from another planet": Interview with Documentary Filmmaker Eric Asch Asch co-directed "The Red Carpet", a film about Germany's celebrated autistic novelist Axel Brauns.

Current Affairs

	Berlin's Famous Alexanderplatz Reinvents Itself as a Shopping Mecca Two new malls are taking shape around the square as the mood among investors rebounds.
	Survey: Europeans Want Strong Leadership from Merkel As a successful German Presidency of the European Union draws to a close, Chancellor Angela Merkel has emerged as the most popular politician in Europe.
	EU Foreign Ministers Meet with Israeli FM Livni, Assure President Abbas of Their Full Support EU Foreign Ministers called upon the European Commission to take the necessary steps as quickly as possible in order to strengthen the emergency government led by the independent Prime Minister Salam Fayyad but also to continue humanitarian aid, projects in Gaza Strip.
Business, Technology and the Environment
	Report: Climate Protection Contributes to International Security Increased water shortages, crop failures and extreme events could lead to considerable social and political upheavals, according the German Advisory Council on Global Change.
	Efforts to Gain Stricter Protection for Sharks Fail, But Species Protection Conference Still Overall Success A European Union proposal for stricter protection for sharks failed to be adopted at a recent species protection conference in The Hague.
	Paris Air Show: US Airways to Purchase 92 Planes from Airbus, EU and US to Team up on Green Flights A raft of new orders strengthened Airbus' position and environmental aviation took centerstage at Le Bourget.
Culture and Zeitgeist
	Volker Schlöndorff Opens Jewish Film Festival in Berlin Berlin's 13th Jewish Film Festival is now screening 24 films from eight countries, including 10 from Israel, in the German capital and in neighboring Potsdam over an 11-day period.
	Jewish Historian Saul Friedlaender Gets Top German Literary Prize The jury said Friedlaender was an "epic storyteller of the history of the Shoah, the persecution and extermination of Jews in the time of Nazi dominance in Europe."
	Readings: TWIG Cannot Cover it All - But We Can Tell You Where to Find it! This week, Der Spiegel explains how documenta plans to lose its "Sprockets" reputation and Dutch columnist Simon Kuper explains why the good vibes from the World Cup are here to stay.
	Take a Walk on the Stellar Side: Astronaut Thomas Reiter Inspires Kids at the German School in Washington TWIG brings you a report by German high school student Denise Kotulla on a recent visit by German astronaut Thomas Reiter at the German School in Washington.
Sports
	Thin Lizzy and Meat Loaf will Perform at NFL Europa Championship Game in Frankfurt It will be 1977 all over again when the still-rocking supergroups take the stage during the euro-Superbowl halftime.
	Hockey: Germany Wins Women's Setanta Sports Trophy in Ireland German players Maike Stoeckel and Natascha Keller scored two goals in the first 18 minutes as the German team dominated possession through much of the game.
	German Soccer: Bayern Throws Money at a Big Problem A spate of high-profile signings raises the question: can the club spend its way out of the current slump?

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