Welcome to the Homepage of the German Embassy Lusaka
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Dear Visitor,
Welcome - Mwaiseni mukwai - Takupoke lelani to the homepage of the German Embassy in Lusaka! The staff of the German Embassy would like to introduce you to German-Sambian relations and to give you some useful information on the activities of the Embassy. We would also like to provide you with lots of useful information on Germany.
We would now like to invite you to browse through this Website!
“The birthday cake of nearly 400 films has been baked,” announces festival director Dieter Kosslick. The 60th Berlin International Film Festival begins on 11 February. The flurry of flashbulbs, the red carpet, the film stars: the Berlinale promises ten days of great cinema in the German capital. The 60th birthday of the festival, which first saw the light of the film world in 1951, is also being celebrated by Hollywood greats like director Martin Scorsese, who is presenting his new film Shutter Island with the two actors Leonardo de Caprio and Ben Kingsley.
Berlinale
German designers are successful abroad, German labels are popular because of their high quality and the Berlin look attracts trend scouts: fashion is one of the leading sectors in Germany’s creative economy. German designers Karl Lagerfeld, Tomas Mair and Wolfgang Joop are part of the international fashion elite and have a major influence on the fashion scene.
Fashion in Germany
Smoking chimneys and mines, coal and steel: for many decades these were the symbols of the Ruhr, Germany’s largest industrial belt. With 53 cities and around 5.3 million inhabitants, the third largest conurbation in Europe will be showing its new face as European Capital of Culture in 2010.
RUHR.2010. European Capital of Culture
When the representatives from over 190 countries meet in December 2009 in Copenhagen at the 15th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 15), they will be focusing on the future of our planet. In the Danish capital the delegates will negotiate a new, binding international agreement on climate protection designed to succeed the present Kyoto Protocol in 2013. Many of the data used by the experts come from Bonn.
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Living Together in Germany
Diversity enriches a society; it also causes friction. Many efforts are currently being undertaken to improve the integration of immigrants. Language and education are key factors.
Energy Efficiency Award 2010
Companies from trade and industry which have implemented innovative, exemplary measures to increase energy efficiency are invited to take part in the international Energy Efficiency Award 2010 competition.The competition is being held by the Deutsche Energie-Agentur GmbH (dena) - the German Energy Agency - in cooperation with Deutsche Messe. The prize money amounts to a total of 30.000 Euro.
Partnership with Africa - an initiative of the Federal President in cooperation with the Zeit-foundation
“What I want to do is raise awareness that we are all part of the human family, that we inhabit one and the same world and are all dependent upon one another. And yes, there is a moral dimension, too, I want to highlight the need for a global ethic. I believe we need to discuss issues of social justice more and more in a global and not merely a national context."
Interview given by Federal President Köhler
