Federal Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle on the EU’s new financial policy stability and the goal of a political union in Europe.
Minister, for many months now Europe has been engaged in financial policy crisis management – what will a sustainable solution look like?
We are now developing the European Union into a stability union. That is what we agreed at the European Council on 9 December 2011. Almost all member states of the European Union committed themselves to observing the stability criteria by showing, for example, increased thrift and greater budgetary discipline.
“Europe will grow closer together”
German Federal Foreign Minister met Chief Secretary of the Hong Kong SAR
On Monday 24th October 2011, Federal Foreign Minister, Dr. Guido Westerwelle met Hon. Stephen Lam GBS, JP, Chief Secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, at the Federal Foreign Office in Berlin.
The talks focused on the current situation in Hong Kong in the wake of the electoral reform and on the election of the Chief Executive and the Legislative Council coming up next year, as well as on Hong Kong’s role as an international financial centre.
Objectives and guidelines for the summit meeting of the European Council
Speaking in the German Bundestag, Angela Merkel has laid out the objectives and guidelines of the German government for the European Council summit meeting on 8 and 9 December 2011. In her government statement she declared that the current crisis cannot be resolved overnight. Overcoming the debt and confidence crisis is a process that will take a good many years.
Germany presented itself successfully as a country of modern and innovative designs at the Business of Design Week (BoDW), which closed on 3rd December, 2011. Renowned German design experts informed about the latest design developments at the BoDW Forum and German companies presented design solutions at the concurrent Inno Design Tech Expo. Stefan Kapferer, State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology, visited BoDW as the German guest of honour. Young designers from Germany also took part at the "Detour" side programme of BoDW.
"A European Germany in a united Europe”
Article by German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle and former German Foreign Ministers Hans-Dietrich Genscher, Klaus Kinkel and Walter Scheel
Smart solutions developed in Germany are providing innovative answers to global challenges of energy demand, climate change, and a global population in transformation.
The 20th anniversary of German reunification in October 2010 provided an ideal window of opportunity for Germany Trade & Invest to communicate this important marketing message to a global audience with the official launch of its “GERMANY. SMART SOLUTIONS. SMARTER BUSINESS.” international media campaign.
Germany. Smart Solutions. Smarter Business.
"Nation Brands 2011" - Germany continues to be 2nd place in worldwide rating
According to the "Nation Brands Index 2011", published in October 2011 by Simon Anholt & / GfK Custom Research North America, Germany remains one of the word's strongest and most well-known national brands, retaining its 2nd place overall ranking from 2010. The report is based on interviews of adults in 20 countries (1000 persons in each country). The image of 50 nations were measured.
GNTB theme for 2012 - Wine heritage and nature in Germany
Wine will be a key focus for the German National Tourist Board (GNTB) in 2012. In collaboration with the German Wine Institute (DWI), the theme ‘Wine heritage and nature – fine wine and good times’ will be promoted internationally to inspire wine lovers who appreciate culture and natural scenery to take a holiday in Germany’s wine regions.
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