Politics

On 27 January the world commemorates the liberation of the Nazi extermination camp at Auschwitz 75 years ago. Some eyewitnesses are still alive and can tell their story.

Germany has been a member of the United Nations Security Council for a year now – the Federal Foreign Ministry undertakes a halftime assessment.

Paediatric nurse Heidi Anguria has been working for Médecins Sans Frontières all over the world for 30 years

Since 2017 Germany has been supporting African countries with a new programme. Federal Minister of Development Müller takes stock.

Politics, culture, sport and history – here’s what will be important in the new year.

Two women guiding Europe; Germany celebrates anniversaries and assumes responsibility.

Democracy is only as strong as the people who support it. We met with women and men who work to ensure that everyone in Germany can have a say.

The right to vote is considered democracy’s highest good.

Federal Agency for Civic Education: a former civil rights campaigner is responsible for civic education. Here you can find out whether he believes it is possible to learn democracy.

The Basic Law is the heart of democracy in the Federal Republic of Germany. It was only intended as a temporary measure, but has now lasted since 1949.

Religion is an instrument for justice that makes everybody belong to a society, says Sister Agatha Ogochukwu Chikelue.

These men and women are standing up for democracy with courage and creativity.