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Unterricht in Französisch

Promoting multilingualism

Sprachkurs für aus der Ukraine Geflüchtete in Leipzig

Supporting refugees

Familie aus Irak bei Einbürgerungsfeier

“Naturalisation reflects the reality of life”

Internationale Fachkräfte sind in Deutschland besonders gefragt.

Signposting routes to Germany for skilled workers

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Heil, Baerbock

Visit to Brazil

Campaigning for sustainable development in the Amazon.

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Foreign Relations Germany

Baerbock appeals for partnership of democracies in Brazil

Scholz trifft Frankreichs Präsident Macron

Franco-German friendship

Scholz meets French President Macron

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Solidarity with Ukraine

German assistance following destruction of reservoir dam

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Germany in the United Nations

Außenministerin Baerbock vor der UN-Generalversammlung

United Nations Germany’s commitment to the UN

Flagge der Vereinten Nationen in Bonn

Germany in the United Nations 50 years as a valued member of the UN

Biodiversity

Bunte Artenvielfalt: Fischertukan im Regenwald von Costa Rica

The importance of biodiversity

The loss of biodiversity poses just as much a threat as climate change. Why is biodiversity so important and what is Germany doing to preserve it?

Bläulinge auf schwarzen Flockenblumen

An in-demand advisor: the IPBES

Established in 2012, the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) has its headquarters in Bonn, where it gathers scientific data and advises policymakers.

Reinhard Radke bei Dreharbeiten im Serengeti Nationalpark 2007

Working with leopards and warthogs

As a nature filmmaker, Reinhard Radke has seen a lot of things. But it isn’t always the animals which are responsible for the quirky moments: it’s the tourists.

Schutzgebiete fördern den Artenreichtum.

Protecting the green lungs of the earth.

Buying up tropical forests, renaturing forest regions and promoting environmentally aware consumerism: three nature protection projects from Germany.

Was für eine Nase: die Saiga-Antilope in Kasachstan

Species protection without borders

From saiga antelopes in Kazakhstan to migratory birds in Europe and Africa, protecting species requires international partnerships.

The EU’s most forested countries

People see forests as symbolising an natural environment – but in many cases they are simply the result of targeted reforestation.

73 % : Finland
37.2 % : Spain
32.7 % : Germany
31.4 % : France

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Second hand and the circular flow of clothing

Press Freedom in Germany

The Supply Chain Act

Annalena Baerbock

Feminist Foreign Policy in Germany

Germany: Living Democracy

E-Mobility in German cities

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Videos

Scholz watches naval manoeuvres - and sends signal to Russia

Baerbock and Heil in Brazil: How can care professionals come to Germany more easily?

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Germany and the world

Gemeinsames Anliegen im Ostseerat: der Ausbau der Windenergie

Regional cooperation

New significance for the Council of the Baltic Sea States

Germany held the presidency of the Council of the Baltic Sea States for one year. One central focus of its presidency was the expansion of wind power in the Baltic Sea.

Königin aus Deutschland: Pauline Pollmann spielt Marie Antoinette.

German premieres in Cannes

A young woman from Hamburg makes her debut alongside Johnny Depp. Iris Knobloch is the festival’s first female president.

Ryyan Alshebl wurde in Ostelsheim zum Bürgermeister gewählt.

“I learnt to take responsibility”

Ryyan Alshebl fled from Syria to Germany in 2015. In 2023 he became the mayor of a small town in Baden-Württemberg.

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Renewable energies

Das Tempo bei der Energiewende erhöhen: Das will Philipp Pausder, Chef von Thermondo.

A heating transition for Germany

Philipp Pausder from Thermondo wants to make heating in Germany climate neutral by installing heat pumps.

Torsten und Aida Schreiber vor einem Solartainer

Africa GreenTec: the bringers of light

Solar energy for remote regions in Africa: Aida and Torsten Schreiber supply green power to villages on the sunny continent with Africa GreenTec.

Grüner Wasserstoff: Ulrike Beyer und ihre Visionen für die Energiewende.

Ulrike Beyer works at the Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology IWU in Chemnitz, where she wants to produce hydrogen systems of the future that are easy-to-use, cheap and robust.

Melissa Metzner, Thomas Schmidt, Sarah Sticksel (v.l.)

The green transition in the city of steel

500,000 people in a confined space – Duisburg’s climate protection managers have a big job on their hands: after all, cities are crucial when it comes to the energy transformation.

Laura Zöckler fördert den Ausbau von Ökostrom aus Bürgerhand.

Generating green electricity collaboratively

As the board member of an energy cooperative in Heidelberg, Laura Zöckler is committed to citizens taking over responsibility for the energy transformation.

"We need the switch to electromobility"

Electricity from sun, wind and water

Much of Germany’s gross electricity generation comes from solar, wind and hydropower.

48.7 % : 113,9 TWh On- and Offshore wind energy
21.4 % : 50,0 TWh Photovoltaic power
21.6 % : 50,4 TWh Biomass
8.2 % : 19,1 TWh Hydropower

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Innovation and Technology

Datenanalyse: Software ist für die moderne Medizin entscheidend.

The German healthcare system

Digital treatment opportunities

Besonders für Gründerinnen gibt es immer mehr Netzwerke.

Starting a new business in Germany

How to set up a new business as an expat in Germany

KI revolutioniert Wirtschaft und Alltag

AI pioneers from Cologne and Heidelberg

Society and Integration

Sprachkurs für aus der Ukraine Geflüchtete in Leipzig

Supporting refugees

Ärztliche Leistungen bezahlen in Deutschland die Krankenkassen.

The German healthcare system

Who pays in the event of sickness?

Ryyan Alshebl wurde in Ostelsheim zum Bürgermeister gewählt.

“I learnt to take responsibility”

Higher Education and Research

Zukunftssicher und interessant: Ausbildung im Gesundheitswesen

The German healthcare system

Studying in-demand healthcare careers

Das GRC-Stipendienprogramm fördert Nachwuchsforschende.

Colonial context

Critical analysis through research

Roboter und KI – Forschungsprojekt an der TU München.

Degrees with a future: artificial intelligence

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Arbeiten in Deutschland

Working in Germany

Climate Protection

Learning German

Roboterhand, Menschenhand

Was Europa zusammenhält

The EU at a glance

Migration and integration

Entdecke DE: Deutschland bietet eine Vielzahl an Ausflugsmöglichkeiten

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