Meseberg, 09.05.16: On Monday Chancellor Angela Merkel awaited the visit of Sheikh bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, at Schloss Meseberg.
Their meeting focused on the crises in the Middle East, especially in Syria, Libya and Yemen.
Berlin, 10.05.16: The British Embassy was the venue for the Congress of German Local Newspapers. The Chancellor was invited to attend on Tuesday.
Angela Merkel underlined the importance of a diverse, independent press landscape with strong opinions. In view of aggressive rabble rousing on the internet, she called for a culture of commincation online.
Leipzig, 11.05.16: "Without our active and committed civil society and our diverse foundations landscape Germany would not be what it is today". At the Annual Meeting of German Foundations, the Chancellor praised the work of foundations.
Berlin, 12.05.16: On one of his last foreign trips, Austria's Federal President Heinz Fischer visited the Federal Chancellery on Thursday.
Later at the WDR European Forum the Chancellor discussed "Europe without Europeans? European integration reversed?" with the journalists Tom Buhrow and Roger de Weck.
She called for an affirmation of commitment to Europe, a project for peace, and to European values. For this, however, it is important to protec the external borders ands accept greater responsibility in the world, said Angela Merkel.
The European House in Berlin reopens. The Chancellor was there along with Martin Schulz, President of the European Parliament and Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission.
They were the first to visit the permanent exhibition "Erlebnis Europa, Europa Experience". The interactive exhibition allows visitors to gain an impression of the history and politics of the EU and of life in the European Union.
Dialogue with the people is particularly important. "We, the politicians, must explain our actions. We must answer questions," said the Chancellor at the opening ceremony.
In the evening Angela Merkel met with the premiers of the sixteen federal states to discuss the draft Renewable Energy Act.
The new Act provides for the expansion of the use of renewable, and integrating them more strongly into the market. In future the market will decide how much producers earn rather than politicians.