Joachim Gauck, the new Federal President. A man of hope. A portrait.more

Dieter Graumann, the new president of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, is cultivating fresh confidence among Jews.more
The Bundeswehr is to become smaller, more effective and better geared to meeting new requirements. The reorganization entails replacing the present system of conscription with voluntary military service.more
Public opinion polls show that people in Germany are happy with the way east and west are growing together. At the same time, they appreciate that it will take time.more
The transition from the GDR to the “Powerhouse Eastern Germany” – eastern Germany has caught up in personal prosperity, in the economy and in sciencemore

Since early July 2010 Germany has had a new Federal President: Christian Wulff. Germany’s tenth – and youngest-ever – head of state at 51 sees himself as a bridge-builder in politics and societymore
November 9, 1989, the day on which the Berlin Wall fell, marked the climax of a trend that was similar to a revolution and in which the citizens of the GDR played the main role.more
Three out of more than 1,300 international journalists who work as foreign correspondents in Berlin answer the question: How do you see German unity and Germany more than 20 years after reunification?more

An interview with Federal Foreign Minister Dr. Guido Westerwelle about 20 years of German unity, German diplomacy for security and freedom in the world and Europe as a contributor to the shaping of globalizationmore

History professor Gregor Schöllgen on the Two Plus Four process and the path from the fall of the Wall in 1989 to German unification in 1990more

On 3 October 1990 the GDR acceded to the Federal Republic of Germany. Much has changed since then – nationally and internationally. How does reunification look after 20 years?more

Germany celebrates the 20th anniversary of its reunification and 20 years of convergence between East and West. A review of two moving decades.more
“Growth. Education. Cohesion. Leading Germany to New Strength” was the title of the government statement by Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel, in which she introduced the important tasks of the government coalitionmore
Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel stands with Foreign Minister and Vice-Chancellor Guido Westerwelle at the head of the new German Federal Government.more
An interview with the political scientist Professor Karl-Rudolf Korte on the results of the 2009 Bundestag election and the challenges facing the new Federal Governmentmore
The 17th German Bundestag is made up of 622 members. The most important facts about the parliament and its facesmore
Fifteen CDU/CSU and FDP ministers sit in the Cabinet of the new Federal Government led by Chancellor Angela Merkelmore
What they investigate, research and develop defines German environmental policy: 1,400 staff at the Federal Environment Agency in Dessau strongly influence environmental protection in Germany through their workmore
At the end of 1989 members of the East German secret police tried to cover up evidence by destroying or shredding their files. They are now being made readable again with the help of computersmore
Ulrich Wickert was abroad when the Wall came down. But the journalist immediately realized that Germany would be a more exciting place to work than anywhere else.more