Foreign and European Policy

Foreign Minister Westerwelle on the Pew survey on Europe

Federal Foreign Minister Westerwelle issued the following statement in Berlin today, (14 May) on the results of the Pew survey of public opinion in eight European countries: “I am very concerned ...

Federal President Joachim Gauck to address the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on 25 February 2013

Federal President Joachim Gauck was in Geneva on 25 and 26 February to visit the institutions concerned with international human rights protection.

Federal President Gauck in Geneva on 25 February 2013

Foreign Minister Westerwelle: "I warn against calling the euro in question"

Interview by Foreign Minister Westerwelle on the situation in Europe and the euro zone (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 10 April 2013) In an interview with Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (10 April)...

Foreign Minister Westerwelle: "I warn against calling the euro in question"

Federal Foreign Minister Westerwelle: "Europe, hold course!"

OpEd by Federal Foreign Minister Dr Guido Westerwelle, Financial Times, 15 March 2013 In the wake of the elections in Italy, some people are trotting out an old theory: that it was not homegro...

Federal Foreign Minister Westerwelle: "Europe, hold course!"

Germany elected to UN Human Rights Council again

Germany will once again be serving on the United Nations Human Rights Council. On 12 November, the UN General Assembly elected Germany for the period of 2013 to 2015. Foreign Minister Westerwelle prai...

Europe’s budget 2014‑2020

The negotiation of the next multiannual financial framework, due to go into effect in 2014, is a key European project. The EU’s entire revenue and expenditure system will be on the table and a decisio...

50 jahre deutsch-franösische Freundschaft

German-French friendship - 50 years Elysée Treaty

On 22 January 2013, it was exactly 50 years since the Élysée Treaty was signed in Paris in 1963 by Germany’s Federal Chancellor Konrad Adenauer and France’s President Charles de Gaulle. Both countries are marking the anniversary with a Franco-German Year and numerous commemorative events

European Union Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders

Germany and the European Union are actively engaged in the protection of human rights defenders. The EU has drawn up guidelines to ensure that this protection is guaranteed in the long term.

European Union Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders

EU Council Presidency

Ireland will hold the presidency of the council of the European Union in the first half of 2013

http://www.eu2013.ie

50th anniversary of the construction of the Berlin Wall

Fifty years ago the Berlin Wall was erected between East and West, dividing the country and the people. Countless lives were affected by the construction of the Wall. [...] Little by little, people are starting to forget how much pain and suffering was caused by the division of Germany, how the division was overcome, and what elation was felt when the Wall fell.

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Guido Westerwelle - Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs

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High-ranking German visitors in Cyprus

Visit of the Bavarian Parliament in Cyprus

Numerous exchanges of official visitors and delegations are taking place between Cyprus and Germany, even more so during the Cypriot presidency of the Council of the European Union in the second half ...

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Anti-Corruption Initiative

The Private Sector/Federal Administration Anti-Corruption Initiative has addressed the issue of accepting gifts, hospitality and other benefits. In business transactions between the public administration and the private sector, there is still too little awareness of the standards in this area. The following catalogue of frequently asked questions is intended to help recognize the boundaries of permissible behaviour with regard to gifts, hospitality and other benefits for federal administration employees. Contact person for the Anti-Corruption Initiative at the Embassy Nicosia is Mr Uwe Wixforth.

Answers to frequently asked questions about accepting gifts, hospitality or other benefits [pdf, 194.22k]

Two plus Four Treaty is part of UNESCO Memory of the World Register

UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova inscribed the Two plus Four Treaty on the Memory of the World Register on 25 May 2011. Besides the Treaty, fourteen other documents recording the building and fall of the Berlin Wall were inscribed.

Two plus Four Treaty

Political Foundations

German political foundations support sociopolitical education projects, both in Germany and abroad.

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