Politics

Wikipedia aus Protest

German Wikipedia offline in EU copyright protest

German Wikipedia took to the "drastic measure" in the hopes that the EU will amend its reform of copyright law.

Macron und Merkel: Der französische Präsident will die Kanzlerin zu mehr EU-Reformen bewegen

German politicians welcome Macron EU initiative

The German government says it supports a call by the French president for reforming and bolstering the European Union.

Bekenntnis zu Europa: Demonstration 2018 in München.

Campaigners for Europe

Why the European elections in May are so important.

The global liberal order is fragmenting

Munich Security Report: The world is in crisis

The global liberal order is fragmenting, but who can fit the pieces together again?

Wolfgang Ischinger

Ischinger: 'EU is alive and kicking'

In a DW exclusive interview, Munich Security Conference chairman Ischinger stressed the importance of multilateralism.

Münchner Sicherheitskonferenz

Munich at the centre of world politics

Forty heads of government are coming to the security conference in Munich, more than ever before. Why this meeting is so important.

Bereiten die Schulen in Deutschland ihre Schüler auf den Umgang mit dem Klimawandel vor?

Berlin students campaign for climate education

The Berlin high-schoolers campaigning to update the climate change curriculum.

Mirjam Zadoff leitet das NS-Dokumentationszentrum München

Don’t lecture, ask questions

The new head of the Munich Documentation Centre for the History of National Socialism explains why studying the German past is especially important today.

Der Aachener Vertrag vertieft die deutsch-französische Freundschaft.

For the citizens of both countries

From Élysée Treaty to the Treaty of Aachen: Sabine Thillaye explains why Franco-German friendship needs fresh impetus.

Charlotte Knobloch erlebte die Pogromnacht 1938 als Kind.

“We cannot take a life in freedom for granted”

Holding her father’s hand as they walk past burning synagogues – in our interview Charlotte Knobloch explains how she experienced Kristallnacht.

Bundeswehr: werden EU-Bürger zum Dienst verpflichtet?

Bundeswehr floats idea of recruiting EU citizens

Recruiting EU citizens to fill vacancies within Germany's armed forces has been floated by its top officer.

Deutschland im UN-Sicherheitsrat: Außenminister Heiko Maas und UN-Generalsekretär Antonio Guterres

What will be important in 2019

Looking into the new year: you should be aware of these dates from politics and current events if you want to be in the know in 2019.

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