Kaffeepause: What’s Abuzz in Berlin?

The ACG regularly hosts a discussion with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse. Join us on Monday, December 4 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with Melanie Amann, Co-Editor-in-Chief for Der SpiegelMelanie Amann is a German journalist and lawyer. She is Co-Editor-in-Chief of the leading German weekly newspaper, Der Spiegel, and heads the publication’s Berlin...

Stronger Together? German-American Cooperation in Times of Conflict in Ukraine and Israel

The Philadelphia Eric M. Warburg Chapter of the American Council on Germany and the German Society of Pennsylvania are pleased to invite you to a breakfast briefing with Michael Georg Link, Coordinator for Transatlantic Cooperation in the Federal Foreign Office and Member of the Bundestag (FDP)Michael Georg Link is a member of the German Bundestag,...

Different Times, Different Rules? Germany’s Constitutional Court and the Budget Crisis

In mid-November, Germany’s Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe ruled against the Ampelkoalition’s efforts to get around the country’s "debt brake" to use "special funds" to finance its ambitious legislative agenda. At issue was a budgeting maneuver to move 60 billion euros of unused pandemic aid to a fund for Germany’s green transition. But the ruling raises questions about the...

Christmas Market Meetup

The Freunde des American Council on Germany and the ACG will host a meet-up in Berlin.

The Shifting Geo-Economic Landscape: A German Perspective

The ACG will host a discussion and luncheon with Dr. Christian Forwick, Deputy Director-General for External Economic Relations, Trade Policy, and America in the German Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action. For more information, please email events@acgusa.org. Christian Forwick has served as the Deputy Director-General for External Economic Relations, Trade Policy, and America in...