During the first physical meeting since the start of the COVID‑19 pandemic, Germany’s Foreign Minister will present the priorities of Germany’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The meeting will also focus on the situation in Turkey.
Above all else, it is crucial now that we all support
On the occasion of Germany’s Presidency of the Council of the EU in 2020, the Goethe-Institut will launch five innovative Europe-wide projects dedicated to Europe’s diversity and aimed at strengthening the European public sphere.
European Kitchen’ The kitchen, more than anywhere else
The first day of the meeting in Brussels ended successfully: EU heads of state and government agreed on sanctions against responsible actors in Belarus. Meanwhile, a constructive agenda should be called for with Turkey, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said.
to be more economically sustainable than anything else
Under the auspices of Germany’s Council Presidency, Chancellor Angela Merkel attended the virtual Conference of Parliamentary Committees for Union Affairs of Parliaments of the European Union (COSAC). The coronavirus, the EU budget, Brexit and climate targets were among topics discussed.
Above all else, she mentioned here the agreement on
The pandemic, climate protection, migration – on 13 December, thousands of Europeans with differing political views will meet one-on-one as part of the project Europe Talks to discuss topical issues. Sign up by 30 November to join them!
that people meet up to talk for hours without anyone else
Kick-off for the project „Europe talks – Europa spricht“ 2020: On December 13 at 15.00, thousands of Europeans with differing political views will discuss current issues one-on-one. Follow the livestream of the opening conference from 13.00 to 15.00.
that people meet up to talk for hours without anyone else
The German Presidency of the Council of the EU and its cultural programme will be over soon. We show impressions of Earth Speakr from all over Europe and talk to the people behind the project.
children to imagine they are someone or something else
A conversation with the German-Indian-British author and curator, Priya Basil, about European hospitality and the all-important act of coming together around a kitchen table for a meal.
Nowhere else in the world has a community of states
Since June, Gaia the robot has been travelling through Europe, living and working with young programmers and artists for a few weeks at a time. What was the encounter like? And what have human and machine learned? We spoke to her hosts in Bremen and Rotterdam.
Klimasch: And she learnt something else from us too
Germany, Portugal and Slovenia are pursuing their shared goals for 18 months as a Trio Presidency. But in many ways, the three countries are very different, reflecting the diversity of EU member states. This is true of their Christmas traditions, too.
the dessert that he can make better than anybody else
