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The secretariat of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) will be located in Bonn. Representatives from almost 100 countries made the decision late on 19 April in Panama City during the second IPBES plenary session.
Bonn will become the host city for the IPBES Secretariat
Apply now for the Energy Efficiency Award 2012
You introduced innovative and exemplary energy efficiency measures to reduce your company's energy consumption? We think that this should be recognized: with our Energy Efficiency Award 2012. The Deutsche Energie-Agentur-GmbH (dena) is offering an award with a total prize money of EUR 30.000,- as part of its campaign funded by the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology.
Applications for the award can be submitted until 4 May 2012.
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Joachim Gauck was elected as the new head of state of the Federal Republic of Germany on March 18, 2012 in Berlin with one of the best results in the history of the country’s federal presidential elections. Gauck received 991 of the 1,228 valid votes. An overwhelming majority of the electors in the 15th Federal Assembly chose Joachim Gauck for the highest office in the land during the first round of voting.
Germany’s new President Joachim Gauck
100,000 books, more than 2,000 publishers from 44 countries, many international writers and Europe’s largest reading festival: the Book Fair is opening its doors in Leipzig on March 15, 2012. The four-day fair is the first major book-trade meeting of the year and a forum for new springtime publications. During the fair the city is expecting around 160,000 visitors. Literature from Eastern Europe, for which the Leipzig Book Fair is a traditionally renowned showcase, will again be a key focus in 2012.
Leipzig Book Fair
This fact sheet provides you with information on the most important German provisions for holders of foreign driving licences from states that are not members of the European Union or parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA). (Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway are EEA states). If you have any further questions, please contact your local driver licensing authority at your city or district council.
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Germany 2012: four events in a tour of discovery
Frederick the Great’s 300th birthday
Rediscover “Old Fritz”, the great Prussian king. With 2012 marking the 300th anniversary of his birth, the Prussian Palaces and Gardens Foundation Berlin-Brandenburg is paying tribute to a king with a risk-loving character.
Germany 2012
The remarkable film sequences will leave a lasting impression on cinema audiences: at a dizzying height above the rooftops of Paris, Hugo Cabret clings to the hand of the huge railway clock. And: a small boy turns from man to machine as he transforms himself into a robot. “Hugo Cabret”, the latest work by Hollywood star director Martin Scorsese, is a veritable cinematic adventure, brilliantly produced in 3D.
Academy Awards ceremony 2012
It marked the birth of the euro, when a new era in the history of European cooperation began 20 years ago with a brief ceremony in Maastricht, the Netherlands. On February 7, 1992 the ministers for the finance and foreign affairs of the then twelve member states of the European Community signed the Treaty on European Union, thus sealing the introduction of a single European currency.
The foundation stone of the EU monetary union
As the 21st century progresses the consequences of global climate change will have a major impact on people all around the world. The German government is keen to take international climate diplomacy forward.
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Questions and Answers on Germany's Phasing out on Nuclear Energy
The main reasons why the German Government decided to completely phase out nuclear energy by 2022 and whether it is ready to do so within just ten years.
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Federal Government Directive of 20 December 2011 concerning the payment of amounts to victims of persecution in recognition of work in a ghetto which did not constitute forced labour (Recognition Dire...
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The Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany announces the opening of the new Schengen Visa Application Centre in Doha.
Visa applicants will enjoy an improved service for their visa requests.
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