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Chancellor Angela Merkel during the tour of the Federal Chancellery, which is part of open day
Open day draws to a close

Politics - close enough to touch

Children at the Federal Press Office during the German government's open day
Photo series
Photo Series

Impressions of the 2019 Open Day

Number of the day

10 years

Today, on World Humanitarian Day, the Federal Foreign Office is joining with the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA) to focus on women humanitarians working to help people in need, often risking their own health or life.
A session of the United Nations Security Council
Germany in the United Nations Security Council

Working together for peace and security

A strong European voice – in 2019 and 2020 Germany is a member of the United Nations Security Council. One of the goals of the German government is to strengthen cooperation among the EU member states represented on the Security Council, with regard to peacekeeping measures and conflict management, for instance.
A soldier in uniform, former Federal Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen and Federal Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer stand on a red carpet in the dark; behind them stand soldiers.
Farewell for the former Federal Defence Minister

Military tattoo as farewell for Ursula von der Leyen

Chancellor Angela Merkel in the Ozeaneum in Stralsund
The Chancellor at the Ostsee-Zeitung readers' forum

We will only live well if others live well too

In Syria, a man rescues a small child from a pile of rubble.
Refugee policy, migration of skilled workers, asylum procedures

Migration and integration - what is the German government doing?

Photovoltaic technology is to play a bigger part in Germany's energy shift.
German government fosters an expansion of photovoltaic technology

Cheaper electricity for tenants of rented properties

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Chancellor Angela Merkel in discussion with Lithuania's President Gitanas Nausėda
Lithuanian President visits Chancellor

Lithuania's security is the top priority

Bilateral relations and European and foreign policy matters were on the agenda when Angela Merkel met with Lithuania’s President Gitanas Nausėda. The Chancellor welcomed the head of state with military honours at the Federal Chancellery. 
Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks at the readers' forum organised by the newspaper, Ostsee-Zeitung.
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The Chancellor in pictures

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An elderly man sits and looks up at a young nurse in a white coat, who is leaning down to him and touching his shoulder.
Maintenance payments

Family contribution to nursing care for relatives to be reduced

Never before have so many people been displaced – around the world 70 million people have fled their homes. That makes it an important issue, for Germany as for other countries. What goals does the German government pursue in refugee policy, integration and asylum procedures? What have we achieved to date and what will we do next? Here is an overview.
A row of EU flags

Photo: picture alliance / ANP

Europe

The Global Goals_Logo_and_Icons.

Photo: www.globalgoals.org

Sustainability