'Under Attack' - new exhibition opens at London Transport Museum
An exhibition on how cities survived the Blitz opened on 6 September. In her opening speech Helma Orosz, Mayor of Dresden, said that the exhibition was a "gesture of reconciliation" and that it brought Germany and the UK "another step closer to each other".
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Dr Schäuble has written an article on sustainable economic recovery in Europe, published in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung on 27 August. In the article, Dr Schäuble comments on the "record" growth of the German economy, but explains that there is "no room for complacency".
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On 6 September, the German Foreign Minister, Dr Guido Westerwelle, together with his Mexican counterpart, Patricia Espinosa Cantellano, opened the ninth Ambassadors' Conference at the Foreign Office in Berlin.
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The Federal Foreign Minister, Dr Guido Westerwelle, visited London during a two-day trip, which included short visits to Dublin and Malta. In a joint press conference with Foreign Secretary William Hague on 2 September, Mr Hague stated that Germany was "a firm friend to Britain".
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“Two Plus Four” Treaty - a new exhibition opens at the Federal Foreign Office
The “Two Plus Four” process (from February - September 1990) was the answer to the new political situation after the fall of the Berlin Wall and cleared the way for the reunification of Germany on 3 October 1990. The exhibition opened on 1 September as part of the anniversary celebrations of twenty years of German unity.
If you see ten thousand people standing in line in Munich at 8:00 AM one Saturday morning, it is neither a new game console hitting the market nor the start of ticket sales for a hot band. The reason is much, much more important: The Oktoberfest has begun.
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