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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.
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.
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.
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...
Increasingly, English seem to be encroaching on the German language. The German Language Association has registered some 6000 pseudo-anglicisms and is determined to stop the invasion. Its campaign is supported by a number of companies such as Dr.Oetker and Porsche, which are now dispensing with Anglicisms in their advertising. Members of the German Parliament are also fleshing out strategies to protect the German language. Ultimately, they want to see this enshrined in the Constitution.
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
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
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.
"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.
The Bundesverfassungsgericht is Germany's highest authority on legal matters, with the power to overturn legislation. Its ultimate purpose is to protect the country's constitution -- which has often meant getting embroiled in politics. Critics say it's too powerful, but the Constitutional Court enjoys widespread support among the population.
Read your free e-book: http://installapp.us/mebk/50/en/B009ATDGL2/book Phantoms of War in Contemporary German Literature, Films and Discourse offers an up-to-date and comprehensive analysis of fundamental shifts in German cultural memory. Focusing on the resurgence of family stories in fiction, autobiography and in film, this study challenges the institutional boundaries of Germany's memory culture that have guided and arguably limited German identity debates. Essays on contemporary German literature are complemented by explorations of heritage films and museum discourse. Together these essays put forward a compelling theory of family narratives and a critical evaluation of generational discourse.
Read your free e-book: http://easyget.us/mebk/50/en/B00HFTVG4S/book Germany, 1914-1933: Politics, Society and Culture takes a fresh and critical look at a crucial period in German history. Rather than starting with the traditional date of 1918, the book begins with the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, and argues that this was a pivotal turning point in shaping the future successes and failures of the Weimar Republic. Combining traditional political narrative with new insights provided by social and cultural history, the book reconsiders such key questions as: How widespread was support for the war in Germany between 1914 and 1918? How was the war viewed both from above, by leading generals, admirals and statesmen, and from below, by ordinary soldiers and civilians? What were the ch...
Read your free e-book: http://downloadapp.us/mebk/50/en/B00PBK1HJ2/book Take a sneak peak inside!click on the links below to preview the Introduction and Chapter 1. Order your exam copy today by clicking on the "request an Exam Copy" link above.introductionchapter 1germans born in the second decade of the last century will have been a subject of no less than six political regimes, seven if they lived in the former German Democratic Republic. Today, Germanys democratic polity, pluralistic society, institutional structures, and market economy are growing increasingly strong. In clear and compelling prose, Hancock and Krisch argue that German politics today is the politics of a normal European democracy moving toward the Eu. The authors discuss Germanys course of modernization, which involves...
Read your free e-book: http://downloadapp.us/mebk/50/en/B00R623E1W/book This book addresses major theoretical issues in the fields of public administration and comparative politics. It discusses the role which ideology played as a unifying force for at least parts of the German state bureaucracy in Wilhelmine Germany . The examination of a modernizing ideology in the German case is useful for an understanding of the political dynamics of state-led modernization and industrial strategy in many contemporary societies and the author explains political behaviour and relations in Germany in general terms that are universally relevant.
Read your free e-book: http://easyget.us/mebk/50/en/B00C1ZPNLS/book This thoroughly revised and updated edition of The German Polity provides a comprehensive introduction to contemporary German politics, focusing especially on the recovery of the economy and Germanys growing power in Europe and beyond. Looking back, David P. Conradt and Eric Langenbacher trace the countrys transformation since the seminal turning points of 1945 after World War Ii and 1990 after reunification. Looking to the present, the authors explain and assess its major institutions, actors, and issues. Looking forward, they explore the looming economic, security, and demographic challenges the political system must address in the years to come.
Read your free e-book: http://easyget.us/mebk/50/en/B00M9AR4JE/book Designed for combined Language and Social Science 2nd and 3rd year courses on Germany found in departments of, German, Politics, Modern Language and European Studies. This book charts the post-war development of Germany East & West through to reunification and Germany's evolving role in world politics and economics. It combines a concise yet comprehensive introduction in English to contemporary German politics, society & economics with extensive authentic extracts from German language publications backed up with specially developed language exercises
Read your free e-book: http://easyget.us/mebk/50/en/B00B5GPB9S/book This revised and updated edition provides the reader with a comprehensive description and analysis of the institutions of the German political system. The historical development of German politics is surveyed, and special attention is given to the causes, course and consequences of German reunification. Where more detailed explanations of special topics are required, such as surplus seats in the electoral system, or the political career of Chancellor Merkel, these are provided in boxes set within the relevant chapters. Some information is provided in tabular form, such as the list of federal chancellors and federal presidents, the membership of trade unions, or election results. Appendices contain examples of important con...
Read your free e-book: http://easyget.us/mebk/50/en/B007LI64YK/book This volume covers a fascinating period in the history of the German army, a time in which machine guns, airplanes, and weapons of mass destruction were first developed and used. Eric Brose traces the industrial development of machinery and its application to infantry, cavalry, and artillery tactics. He examines the modernity versus anti-modernity debate that raged after the Franco-prussian war, arguing that the residue of years of resistance to technological change seriously undermined the German army during World War I.
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...
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http://www.janson.com This is a rare look at one of the worst horror stories in the long infamous history of warfare. This series features captured German and Russian film footage, much of which has never been seen before.
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 ...
**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...
The reunification of Germany and the collapse of the Soviet Union ushered in a new paradigm in Europe, one which ultimately sowed the seeds of the current crisis in Ukraine. Why did Europe fail to integrate Russia into a common framework and how can the two sides overcome their differences and re-establish a cooperative relationship? Oksana is joined by Joachim Bitterlich, a former German Ambassador to NATO, to discuss these issues. Follow Worlds Apart on Twitter http://twitter.com/WorldsApart_RT Like Apart on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/WorldsApart.RT +1 Worlds Apart on Google+ https://www.google.com/+WorldsApartRT Like RT on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow RT on Twitter http://twitter.com/RT_com Follow RT on Google+ http://plus.google.com/+RT RT (Russia Today) is ...
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