Upswing in the German Economy
European champion in economic growth rates: German industry is currently making a name for itself with top growth figures in Europe and is looking very healthy again following the international turbulenceof the economic and financial crisis....
Three clay figures from Mexico beneath the celestial sky: Berlin has chosen this image to advertise the climax of its cultural summer, the 27th “Long Night of Museums”. On Saturday (28.8.) more than 100 museums in the German capital will be opening their exhibitions to the public from 6 pm to 2 am.
Long Night of Museums
This year, on 3 October, Germany will be celebrating the 20th anniversary of reunification and two moving decades of eastern and western Germany growing closer together. From the peaceful revolution that brought down the Berlin Wall on 9 November 1989 to German reunification on 3 October 1990, political events came thick and fast in the years 1989 and 1990, eventually leading to a historic turning point – in Germany, Europe and the world.
20 Years of German Unity
German is the second foreign language in the European Union (EU) and when it comes to the 90 million people whose mother tongue is German, it is actually in first place. It is also officially recognised as a minority language in eight countries Does this then mean we should not worry about the status of the German language in Europe? The answer unfortunately is - yes, we should be concerned, as the German language plays only a minor role in the institutions of the EU.
German – A Language Learned all over the World
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