Today, the Federal Assembly (Bundesversammlung) convenes. But the result is already clear. Frank Walter Steinmeier will be re-elected Federal President with the support of almost all parties represented in the Bundestag. But why do we elect our head of state in...

In the Western press, the derisive term “German Hair Force” became established.

On this day 147 years ago, the "Reichsgesetz über die Beurkundung des Personenstands und die Eheschließung" (Imperial Law on the Registration of Personal Status and Marriage) was enacted. The law, which came into force on January 1, 1876, made it compulsory for the...

Until the abolition of the regular inquiry, a total of 1.4 million people were examined by the Office for the Protection of the Constitution, 1,100 applicants were not hired, and more than 11,000 disciplinary investigations were initiated against public service employees.

77th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp

Even today, the ruling is still controversial.

The end of the Soviet Union

Journalists, activists and politicians have been warning for several years about a new Cold War

Cannabis seitdem nur noch für medizinische Zwecke erhältlich

Through education, we can collectively break down stigma and fight the pandemic