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Peer Steinbrück

Chancellor-Candidate of the Social Democratic Party (2013)

Klaus Wowereit

Mayor of Berlin 2001-14

Klaus Wowereit

Mayor of Berlin 2001-14

Edmund Stoiber

Minister President of Bayern 1993-2007

Jürgen Trittin

Minister of the Environment, Nature Conservation & Nuclear Safety 1998-2005

Harald Kindermann

Secretary General, German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP)

Stephan Mayer

Secretary General of the Christian Social Union (CSU)

Hans Eichel

Minister of Finance 1999-2005

Volker Hauff

Mayor of Frankfurt am Main 1989-91

Brigitte Zypries

Minister of Justice 2002-09

Cem Özdemir

Minister of Food and Agriculture 2021-25

Manfred Stolpe

Minister-President of Brandenburg 1990–2002

Helmut Haussmann

Minister of Economy 1988-91

Renate Künast

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Rupert Scholz

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Elmar Brok

President of the Union European Federalists

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"Berlin the place to be. The Future of a modern city depends on its inner liberality"

December 15th, 2018

Edmund Stoiber (Minister President of Bavaria 1993-2007)

"Europa im Umbruch"

March 10th, 2017

Elmar Brok (Chairman of the European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs 2012-2017)

"Keynote Address"

December 16th, 2016

Jürgen Trittin (Minister for the Environment 1998-2005)

"Trade Wars or Open Markets"

March 10th, 2017

“The Green New Deal”

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February 09th, 2010

Germany & the World 2011

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March 06th, 2011

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The 30th Anniversary of the Fall of the Wall
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Andreas Kiefer (Secretary General, Congress of Local and Regional Authorities, Council of Europe)	Borut Pahor President of the Republic of Slovenia	Emil Boc Mayor of Cluj-Napoca; Former Prime minister of Romania
Ferenc Gyurcsány Former Prime Minister of Hungary	Guy Verhofstadt Former Prime Minister of Belgium	Jan Vapaavuori Mayor of Helsinki, Finland
Laurent Ngon Baba President of the National Assembly, Republic of Central Africa	Luca Jahier President of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)	Lord Pickles United Kingdom Special Envoy for Post-Holocaust Issues
Maria Joao Rodrigues President of the Foundation for European Progressive Studies	Mukhisa Kituyi Secretary-General, UN Conference on Trade & Development, UNCTAD	Naheed Nenshi Mayor of Calgary, Canada
Rita Kieber-Beck Former Foreign Affairs Minister of Liechtenstein	Thomas Silberhorn State Secretary, German Ministry of Defense	Roza Otunbayeva Former President of Kyrgyzstan

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November 26th, 2024

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November 18th, 2024

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Burkina Faso ambassador honors cultural unity at European Theatre Festival »

November 18th, 2024

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Mexican Ambassador Enhances Spanish Learning in Germany »

November 25th, 2024

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Germany and China: Navigating a Complex Partnership »

November 25th, 2024

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Klaus Wowereit

Klaus Wowereit

Edmund Stoiber

Jürgen Trittin

Harald Kindermann

Stephan Mayer

Hans Eichel

Volker Hauff

Brigitte Zypries

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The 30th Anniversary of the Fall of the Wall
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