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Chancellor
Merkel to be Awarded 2008 Charlemagne Prize for EU Leadership
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will be awarded the 2008 International
Charlemagne Prize of Aachen for her decisive leadership and outstanding
contribution to the new momentum within the European Union, the
prize society’s board of directors has announced. |
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Interview:
Karsten D. Voigt - Coordinator of German-American Cooperation
"The US remains our most important partner outside the European
Union - in political, economic and cultural terms", said Voigt. |
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Foreign
Minister Steinmeier: Europe should be united on Kosovo
Steinmeier made his remarks following a meeting with his Czech counterpart
Karel Schwarzenberg in Prague. |
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Chancellor
Merkel Met with Saudi King Abdullah in Berlin
King Abdullah presented Merkel with the highest order of merit of
his country, the King Abdulaziz Order of Merit. |
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From
Down-Home to High-Culture Delights, Germany is a Great Place to
Plan a Holiday for Every Taste, Budget and Generation
The third installment in our series on seniors in Germany focuses
on Germany as a silver travelers' paradise. |
| Business, Technology
and the Environment |
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High-Tech
Strategy Attracts Billions in Investment
The first year of the strategy has brought many new research and innovation
policy initiatives. Industry research and development has received
a three-billion-euro boost just from the initiation of strategic alliances
between research and industry. |
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Apfelwein
Makers Fight to Keep their Name
A proposal to reserve the term "wine" for grape products
might force Germany's "Apple Wine" producers to choose another
name. |
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Germany
Becomes World Supercomputer Power
Germany is now in the big league of supercomputers, as its JUGENE
(Jülich Blue Gene) supercomputer is the fastest supercomputer
in Europe. |
| Culture
and Zeitgeist |
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German
Art Roundup: Dylan, Lagerfeld, Beckman and Dürer on Show from
Chemnitz to Neuss
Bob Dylan's first major art exhibition at a museum in the Saxon
city of Chemnitz is among several current art highlights in Germany. |
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Readings:
TWIG Cannot Cover it All - But We Can Tell You Where to Find it!
This week, read about why a 15 hour DVD of Berlin Alexanderplatz
might be worth it just for the bonus material and how Turkish papers
in Germany are competing for young readers. |
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Once
Persecuted and then Forgotten, Ullmann Opera “The Emperor of
Atlantis or the Refusal to Die” to Launch the Jewish Cultural
Days in Munich
Viktor Ullmann was a prisoner at Theresienstadt when he composed the
opera, a dark allegory for Nazi Germany. |
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Zany
Winter Days: Carnival Season Begins in Germany
People dressed as clowns sang and danced in the streets on Sunday
(Nov. 11) as the carnival season got off to a blustery start in
Germany. |
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New
Website Invites Germany Alumni to Reconnect and Network with Former
Colleagues
Have you spent time studying, researching or teaching in Germany?
Stop pining and re-connect with old colleagues and access professional
opportunities! |
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