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Germany is a democratic, federal parliamentary republic, and federal legislative power is vested in the Bundestag (the parliament of Germany) and the Bundesrat (the representative body of the Länder, Germany's regional states).
There is a multi-party system that, since 1949, has been dominated by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). The judiciary of Germany is independent of the executive and the legislature. The political system is laid out in the 1949 constitution, the Grundgesetz (Basic Law), which remained in effect with minor amendments after German reunification in 1990.
The constitution emphasizes the protection of individual liberty in an extensive catalogue of human and civil rights and divides powers both between the federal and state levels and between the legislative, executive and judicial branches.
Germany was a founding member of the European Community in 1958, which became the EU in 1993. It is part of the Schengen Area, and has been a member of the eurozone since 1999. It is a member of the United Nations, NATO, the G8, the G20 and the OECD.
Coordinates: 51°N 9°E / 51°N 9°E / 51; 9
Germany (/ˈdʒɜːrməni/; German: Deutschland [ˈdɔʏtʃlant]), officially the Federal Republic of Germany (German: Bundesrepublik Deutschland, listen ), is a federal parliamentary republic in West-Central Europe. It includes 16 constituent states and covers an area of 357,021 square kilometres (137,847 sq mi) with a largely temperate seasonal climate. Its capital and largest city is Berlin. With about 81.5 million inhabitants, Germany is the most populous member state in the European Union. After the United States, it is the second most popular migration destination in the world.
Various Germanic tribes have occupied northern Germany since classical antiquity. A region named Germania was documented before 100 AD. During the Migration Period the Germanic tribes expanded southward. Beginning in the 10th century, German territories formed a central part of the Holy Roman Empire. During the 16th century, northern German regions became the centre of the Protestant Reformation.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to politics and political science:
Politics – the exercise of power; process by which groups of people make collective decisions. Politics is the art or science of running governmental or state affairs (including behavior within civil governments), institutions, fields, and special interest groups such as the corporate, academic, and religious segments of society.
Political science – the field concerning the theory and practice of politics and the description and analysis of political systems and political behavior.
Turks in Germany (German: Türken in Deutschland or Deutsch-Türken; Turkish: Almanya Türkleri, "Almancılar") refers to persons living in Germany originating from Turkey. They form the largest ethnic minority in Germany. Before, some older sources overestimate and underestimate the number of people with Turkish background. 1.55 million people still hold Turkish citizenship, thus forming the largest group of non-citizens in Germany.
Large-scale migration of Turkish citizens to West Germany developed during the Wirtschaftswunder ("economic miracle") of the 1960s and 1970s. Suffering from an acute labour shortage because of the economic boom, the West German government negotiated a trade of labour with their Turkish counterparts. Turkish workers were invited to move to West Germany to fill in this void, particularly to work in the factories to do simple repetitive tasks. Turkish citizens soon became the largest group of Gastarbeiter—literally, guest workers—in West Germany, labouring alongside Italians, Yugoslavs, Spaniards, Greeks and other immigrants. The perception at the time on the part of both the West German Government and the Turkish Republic representatives was that working in Germany would only be temporary. Within a few years, the migrant workers showed considerable signs of distress and were permitted to re-unite with their existing and abandoned families. Eventually, many became settled permanent residents by default with the birth of offspring, school and other obligations in the new lands.
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In today's episode of 'Life In Germany' I'm talking about the political system in Germany, how Germany is organized structurally and how our German government basically works and is constituted. This is a rather complex and multi-layered topic, so take some time to watch this video! :) Feel free to LIKE, SHARE, FAVE and / or COMMENT! SOCIAL MEDIA: ❖ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VlogDave ❖ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Dave_Durden ❖ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Dave_Durden ❖ Donate via Paypal: http://bit.ly/1ISOYpm ❖ Pledge via Patreon: http://bit.ly/1PJFpIB ❖ Steam: http://bit.ly/1Ni4Vpt There are 2 ways to support me monetarily: (1) PATREON Become a Patron and pledge a little bit for each video (12 videos per month / 3 per week): https://www.patreon.com/user?u=23838...
The number of people with foreign roots who apply for German citizenship has decreased steadily in recent years. Now Hamburg's mayor Olaf Scholz wants to reverse that tend. He is encouraging people in the northern German port city to become German citizens. The Bavarian CSU is opposed to the idea, saying German citizenship is something to be valued.
Ten years ago, Germany was considered as the "sick man of Europe". However, during the last years, the country became the motor of the euro zone. Some praise the efficiency of the "German model", others criticize the merciless rigor of German Chancellor Angela Merkel. In Bavaria, citizens consider financial solidarity with the Greeks as problematic, as well as the financial equalization among the federal states in Germany, for which Bavaria had to pay billions of euros. In Stuttgart, the protests about the controversial rail station project "Stuttgart 21" raises the question about the poeple's participation in political decisions. In Thuringia it comes to the lack of minimum wages and in North Rhine-Westphalia to the so called "Energiewende" decided by Angela Merkel, with all the contrad...
Sep. 8 -- Richard Haass, president at Council on Foreign Relations, discusses the migrant crisis in Europe and what Germany is doing to take in asylum seekers and the political backlash to nations accepting immigrants. He speaks on "Bloomberg Surveillance." -- Subscribe to Bloomberg on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/Bloomberg Bloomberg Television offers extensive coverage and analysis of international business news and stories of global importance. It is available in more than 310 million households worldwide and reaches the most affluent and influential viewers in terms of household income, asset value and education levels. With production hubs in London, New York and Hong Kong, the network provides 24-hour continuous coverage of the people, companies and ideas that move the markets.
AfD politician Steffen Königer ridiculed the Greens in the Brandenburg Parliament for their proposal of a "Campaign for Acceptance of Gender and Sexual diversity, Self-Determination and against Homo and Trans*-phobia in Brandenburg" as well as "Giving equal rights and societal equality for LGBTTQQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual, Trans, Two-spirit, Queer, Questioning) people in Brandenburg" by quoting 60 of the Genders considered by Leftists to be actual identities - they're straight from Facebook's Gender option list. He finished his introduction of almost 3 minutes by stating that his party rejects the proposal. Some Genders have different names in German, so I translated them literally. Full List of Genders, official English version: Gentlemen, ladies, agender, androgyne, androgynous, bigen...
In a recent study,researchers found that people with Turkish roots living in Germany are often poorly integrated into German society,even though their families may have lived here for generations. Five decades after the first Turkish 'guests workers' arrived in Germany,it seems that Turks still tend to keep to themselves,speak German badly and underperform in schools. Nowhere is the problem more acute than in Saarland,a mining region in western Germany.
The discontinuation of military conscription and changes in the length of secondary school education, with two age groups graduating from high schools in the same year, have resulted in German universities being flooded with students - a record 2.5 million new enrollments. For more go to: http://www.dw.de/program/people-and-politics/s-3217-9798
Schwedt and Eisenhüttenstadt were once major centers of heavy industry in East Germany, producing oil and steel. After the collapse of communism, they went into decline. Whereas Eisenhüttenstadt managed to recover, however, Schwedt has not. Are these towns typical of overall development in the former East Germany? How so local residents there view progress? And what role does politics play, 25 years on? More from People and Politics: http://www.dw.de/people-and-politics-the-political-magazine-2014-06-12/e-17652132-9798
"We asked for workers, but it was people that came thats how the writer Max Frisch once put it. When the first guest workers began coming to Germany more than 50 years ago, politicians didnt think about the long-term consequences of labor migration. Millions of people have come since then, first from southern Europe, then Turkey, and later from northern Africa. Now their second- and third-generation descendants live in Germany and have played a large role in the success of the country. But many of them are poorly integrated, living in parallel societies and sometimes in hostility to democratic values. Some of them drift into religious fanaticism or crime. Rupert Wiederwald takes a look at the whole issue of integration, one of the greatest challenges in German politics today.
Germany and Poland have worked hard to improve their relations since the collapse of communism nearly two decades ago. But an issue going back to the Second World War has once again put a strain in relations between the two neighbors. Tension is simmering over how to commemorate millions of Germans forced out of eastern Europe at the end of the War. The Poles have been closely following plans by the Association of Expellees to set up a commemorative museum in Germany. But they were outraged when conservative politician,Erika Steinbach was nominated to the board of a German federal foundation which will promote the proposed documentation center. The 65-year CDU politician is viewed with deep suspicion by the Poles,who believe she holds revanchist views. In face of the considerable pressure ...
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Interview avec M. Claude BARTOLONE (Président de l’Assemblée nationale, France) à l’occasion de la Conférence européenne des Présidents de Parlement, qui a eu lieu au Conseil de l’Europe en septembre 2016
Germany's anti-immigration party, the AfD, has beaten Chancellor Angela Merkel's CDU party in a regional election. It took 21% of the vote. But is its rise down to . Germany's anti-immigration party, the AfD, has beaten Chancellor Angela Merkel's CDU party in a regional election. A German dentist has been targeted by a “leftist bullying campaign” for his political views after it became public that he is the spokesman of a local branch of the . Steffen Königer, a conservative politician of the new Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, last known for his viral video where he mocked a LGBTTQQ Green Party .
Alternative for Germany (AFD) Party members celebrated in Berlin on Sunday after preliminary results from the day's elections showed they had won over 12 percent of the vote. The result means the EU sceptic, anti-immigration party will gain a seat at Berlin’s regional assembly. Video ID: 20160918-070 Video on Demand: http://www.ruptly.tv Contact: cd@ruptly.tv Twitter: http://twitter.com/Ruptly Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Ruptly
Protesters marched against refugees in the city of Bautzen on Sunday, following clashes which erupted between around 20 refugees and 80 locals, mostly from far-right political groups on Wednesday. Around 200 protesters marched through the city under the slogan "migration stop." Police accompanied the protest following rising tensions between the locals and refugees. On September 14, 100 officers were deployed to diffuse the situation when locals and refugees hurled bottles at each other. Earlier in the year a local Bautzen refugee home was subject to an arson attack. Video ID: 20160918 045 Video on Demand: http://www.ruptly.tv Contact: cd@ruptly.tv Twitter: http://twitter.com/Ruptly Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Ruptly
safdThis weekend, there's an election that will influence the future of much of Europe - Britain, France, Spain, Italy, Greece and many other countries. But none of them can vote. The election is in Germany - and the woman at the centre of this political event is Angela Merkel. For every country in Europe, it's all about the economy. Across the continent, people are still battling with the twists and turns of the financial crisis. And wherever you are, economic recovery depends heavily on how Angela Merkel treats the next stage of the crisis: these days, most roads lead to Berlin. That's why it has long seemed to me that one of the most important political reporting jobs right now is to try to understand Angela Merkel better. But Mrs Merkel is an unusually private and reticent politician...
**NEW ORIGINAL SUBTITLES in ENGLISH** A brave 16-year old German girl gives her chilling insights on the migrant crisis and refugee politics in Germany, and also a cry for help. She recounts personal experiences, observations, and changes in the world around her, the media's reluctance to report it, and a government ever turning a blind eye. Her original Facebook video was apparently removed as part of a social media censorship initiative on the part of the Merkel administration to curb discussions about immigration under the guise of hate speech laws. This video has already been mirrored quite a bit, but I wanted to provide a more literal translation for those to whom German is less accessible. Feel free to download and share. More info on Germany's social media censorship initia...
This lecture focuses on the integration of mechanized capability into the German Army in the years between World War I and World War II. It will discuss the development of doctrine, technologies, and organizations related to mechanization. It will also highlight the role of key individuals leading the process of mechanization. Dr. Louis A. Dimarco retired as a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Army in 2005 after more than 24 years of active service. Dr. Dimarco is the author or co-author of several Army doctrinal manuals, and of numerous scholarly articles. His most recent published work is “The Mechanized Cavalry’s Critical Contribution to Victory in Europe, 1944-45,” in the Global War Studies Journal, 2013. He is also the author of two books: War Horse: A history of the Military ...
Marquette University historian Peter Staudenmaier discusses the impact of Europe's immigration crisis on domestic politics in Germany.
"Encounters with the Zeitgeist: A Conversation with Martin Walser about Literature and Politics in Germany" (November 7, 2011 ) Panel Discussion: MARTIN WALSER, German writer; DAVID BLACKBOURN, Professor of History, Harvard; JUDITH RYAN, Professor of German and Comparative Literature, Harvard; SABINE VON MERING, Professor of German and Women's and Gender Studies, Brandeis University; SUSANNE KLINGENSTEIN, Lecturer in the Humanities, Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology Sponsor: CES Special Event co-sponsored by the Department of Germanic Languages, the Goethe-Institut Boston and the German Consulate General
Germany is a federal parliamentary republic, and federal legislative power is vested in the Bundestag (the parliament of Germany) and the Bundesrat (the representative body of the Länder, Germany's regional states). There is a multi-party system that, since 1949, has been dominated by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). The judiciary of Germany is independent of the executive and the legislature. The political system is laid out in the 1949 constitution, the Grundgesetz (Basic Law), which remained in effect with minor amendments after German reunification in 1990. This video is targeted to blind users. Attribution: Article text available under CC-BY-SA Creative Commons image source in video
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On June 5 South Caucasus Regional Office of the Heinrich Boell Foundation organized the public discussion on the topic "New Political Landscape of Europe: History of Green Politics of Germany and Georgia". At the event latest publications of the Heinrich Boell Foundation Georgia: History of Green Politics (by T. Pataraia, N. Bekishvili, I. Absandze and D. Kopaliani) and Thirty Years of Bundestag Presence: A Tally of the Greens' Impact on the Federal Republic of Germany's Political Life and Public Culture (by A. Markovits and J. Klaver) were presented. The first publication highlights the most important moments of the Georgian green movement and emphasizes the key mistakes that contributed to national Green Party`s failure, while the other one discusses how the German Greens built its "br...