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,...
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...
The Freunde des American Council on Germany and the ACG will host a meet-up in Berlin.
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...
In a complex and uncertain environment, disinformation poses a real danger to our societies. Consumers of information can intentionally or unintentionally create news bubbles that shape how they see the world. Even when fact-checkers and journalists work to debunk false narratives and inform the public about the facts – there are a host of issues where...