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You will find articles and reports on over 30 countries in connection with Germany. Our information service is constantly being expanded.
The millet is growing again - Germany gives aid to Angola
A German aid organization has set up «Accao Agraria Alema» to help Angola's farmers establish themselves. more...
A South American disciple of Germany's beer purity laws
Gustavo Moller-Hergt has made his career in beer in Germany and Argentina and is now making inroads into the wine business with Bodegas y Vinedos Orfila. more...
Painter Denise Green exhibits Joseph Beuys' home city of Kleve
Denise Green has made a reputation for herself in her native Australia and in her chosen home, the United States, but in Europe she is still a relative unknown. An exhibition in Kleve shows 80 of her works. more...
The «BARracao» - Frankfurt's Brazilian night spot complete with beach
Every summer a Frankfurt discotheque operator transforms the parking lot in front of his club into an improvised Brazilian bar. more...
German managers prepare for Chinese cultural revelations
China is an interesting market yet German managers are wary of the cultural differences. Seminars are helping them prepare them for work in the Middle Kingdom. more...
German and Costa Rican scientists study volcanism in Pacific
The German research vessel Meteor rocked in the swell as the deep- diving robot Quest descended into the ocean. The robot took samples and pictures. Lo and behold, a lot of tubeworms live down there! Their tube homes extend as much as a metre and a half from the rocky ocean floor. more...
A German in Zagreb - from culture shock to roaring success
When German businessman Karl Schmidt arrived in Croatia in 1991, the odds were stacked against him. Since then he has achieved not only entrepreneurial success. more...
This article in Croatien
Fourteen kilos of musical diversity: Ivan Koval loves the accordion
An accordion professor from the Czech Republic is teaching his students to play contemporary music in the same place where the composer Franz List once worked. more...
Bavarian «Kuwis» flourish in Ecuador
A new cultural and business studies course at Passau University in Bavaria - with a link to Ecuador - is bearing fruit of a different kind. more...
German discipline meets French savoire-vivre - on the radio
Four newcomers from Muenster have launched a German-French radio programme. It's a tiny rarity in citizens' band radio. more...
A multi-talent from Ghana is hailed as the inventor of «Afro Pop»
He lives in Dusseldorf but his true home is African music. In Germany Oboja Adu wants to promote cooperation between African artists. more...
A shrine in Westphalia or how a refugee turned Hamm into a centre for Hindus
Europe's largest Hindu temple stands in Hamm. The Tamil priest Siva Sri Paskarakurukkal founded it. And some 10,000 of the faithful are expected to flock to a the temple festival there in June. more...
The top Iranian surgeon treats patients from all over the world
Celebrities and statesmen from all over the world rely on his first class skills – the Iranian-born neurologist Professor Madjid Samii is a star in medical circles. more...
This article in Farsi
The world's largest Italian dictionary is being compiled in Germany
In the German state of Saarland, Romance philologist Max Pfister has been toiling at his great lexicon for more than 30 years. He's currently on the letter C. more...
This article in Italien
Germany boosts West African development via bank
The Togo-based West African Development Bank supports the economies of many countries in the region. Winfried Nau, a German, serves on the bank's managing board. more...
A Japanese couturier inspired by «badly-dressed» Germans
Japan's Yoshiharu Ito is a celebrated avante-garde fashion designer, who has even dressed German rock stars. more...
An aristocratic German-Mexican is promoting Saxony
Prince Alexander von Sachsen says he is «crazy» about the German state of Saxony. Raised with two cultures, he has found a new home in Dresden. more...
Dutch religious refugees found a home in Friedrichstadt
Remonstrants fled 17th century Holland after their religious beliefs conflicted with the Calvinists. Their only surviving community outside Holland is in Germany. more...
Natural sweetness from Paraguay tastes wickedly good to many central Europeans
Dreamily sweet and with no calories - stevia from Paraguay is competing against sugar. But it does not taste sweet to the EU commission. more...
The students of Viadrina university find comfort in Slubice
Morning mass is not popular with the students at the Europa University of Viadrina. This is something that student-pastor Andrzej Maciejewski had to learn and so now he invites them to attend evening mass in Slubice. more...
Ana Santos: «My country is the whole of Europe»
Ana Isabel Pinto dos Santos sees Europe as a large house that people share and live in as a group - a commune of sorts. more...
Energy partnership between EU and Russia is paved with pitfalls
The EU wants Russia to guarantee supplies of energy to Europe, but so far Moscow has refused to do so. On this issue Russia's President Vladimir Putin has got the upper hand. more...
Kuwaiti palace owner to save a symbol of German spa Baden-Baden
The New Castle in Baden-Baden is owned by Kuwaiti businesswoman Fawzia al-Hassawi. She wants to turn the former palace into a luxury hotel for Arab guests. more...
This article in Arabic
McDonald's boss from Serbia talks about nutrition and «Super Size Me»
Bane Knezevic wanted to be a lawyer, but instead he became the first eastern European-born chief of a fast-food chain in Germany and 10 other European countries. more...
This article in Serbian
Konrad Thurano: eighty years as a circus performer
His appearances as a circus performer have taken him around the world. An important stage in the career of the oldest active circus artiste in the world was South Africa, where he fled to escape the Nazis. more...
South Korea is turning to German wind power expertise
South Korea has great potential for wind power usage and building windmills is good business for German companies thanks to the German lead in wind power technology. more...
A Spanish artist helps his country's culture in Germany
The Spaniard Jorge La Guardia, who lives in Germany, has been awarded a medal for services rendered to art and music. more...
A Swedish scientist researches the «Ur-gene»
Where are our roots? Why can we speak? In Leipzig, Swedish genetic researcher Svante Paabo searches for the answers to these key questions. more...
This article in Swedish
In Davos the C-100 aims hopes to boost understanding between Christians und Muslims
The World Economic Forum in Davos is not just about globalisation and doing business. A group called "The Council of 100 Leaders" uses the event to promote dialogue between world religions. more...
From Togo to Germany NUL and almost to the World Cup
Northern Germany doesn't hold enough challenges for this African national player. He's trying to advance his career with the help of friends who are «like family.» more...
Caribbean dreams: from a kindergarten to being a «soca warrior»
Trinidadian Malcolm Granado, who plays football in a minor German league, only just missed being chosen to represent his homeland in the World Cup. more...
Germany helping Tunisia take better care of the environment
Wolfgang Morbach has been director of the German-Tunisian environmental programme since 2003. Despite considerable progress, much work remains to be done. more...
This article in Arabic
Lingerie designer sets up shop in German steel town
Turkish-born Belgin Karaca has a dream: to convince the world of the quality of Belgina-brand underwear, made in Eisenhuettenstadt. more...
Bollywood-boom in Germany - A Ukrainian born woman has started a trend in Hamburg
A ballerina from Odessa has discovered the delights of Indian dance and brought it to Germany where she has helped popularise it. more...
This article in Ukrainian
A Briton who loves Europe but manages to remain a little sceptical at the same time
For Adrian Taylor, who hails from Britain, Europe is both a passion and a career. The political scientist gives advice to companies on European matters and longs for an EU with more grassroots democracy. more...
Pentagon opposes E-voting despite German encryption efforts
Researchers at the University of Osnabrueck's Foundation for Internet Voting have developed I-vote, an online voting system with the world's strongest encryption. more...
