Germany

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Information Guide


Germany [Deutschland]

A structured, frequently updated, guide to information sources on Germany, with hyperlinks to information within European Sources Online and on external websites. There are related Topic Guides on other European countries.

The majority of links are to English language sites, although some national sites are either totally or partially in the language of the country.

Contents of this Topic Guide:

General information
Agricultural information
Competition policy information
Consumer information
Culture and language information
Defence and security information
Economic information
Education information
Employment information
Energy information
Environmental information
European policies and relations with the EU
Geographic information and maps
Health information
Human rights information
Intellectual property information
Investment information
Justice and Home Affairs information
Living and working information
Media information
Political information
Public management information
R&D information
Regional and local information
Social information
Statistical information
Taxation information
Tourism information
Transport information
Weather information

Find updated and further information on Germany in the European Sources Online database:
Information on Germany
Germany: Internal
Germany: External
Germany: Regions

News source
European Voice
Financial Times
Background
Book review
Legislation
Periodical article
Policy-making
Report
Statistics
Textbook, monograph or reference
Topic Guides/In Focus

General information


• Germany: deutschland.de
• Germany: Foreign Office (Auswärtiges Amt):
o Information on Germany
o Facts about Germany
o Deutschland: Forum on politics, culture and business
• PSI Navigator (Directory and search engine for the public sector information of Europe): Search [choose country or use the directory to specify a topic]
• United Kingdom: Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Country profile
• United States: CIA: The World Factbook
• United States: State Department: Background Note
• BBC News: Country Profile: Germany
• Economist.com: Country Briefings [some items restricted to subscribers]
• Find websites on this country through Google
• Guardian Newspaper Ltd.: Guardian Unlimited: World News Guide: Germany
• Networking Technologies Ltd: European search engines
• INTUTE: EuroStudies: Western Europe: Germany
• Wikipedia: Germany
• Country Reports.Org: Germany

Agricultural Information


• Germany: Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (Bundesministerium für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Verbraucherschutz (BMELV))
• FAO: Specialised Country Profiles and Information Systems [choose database]
o Country profile and Mapping information system: Germany
• OECD: Documentation on Germany: Agriculture, Food and Fisheries
• European Commission: DG Agriculture: Agriculture in the Europe of 25
• European Commission: DG Agriculture and Rural Development: Rural Development Plans 2000-2006: Germany [2007-2013 plans not yet available – see RD website]
• Organic Europe: Organic farming in European countries: Germany

Competition policy information


• Germany: Federal Cartel Office (Bundeskartellamt)
• Germany: Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur)
• OECD: Documentation on Germany: Competition
• Joachim Rudo: German Antitrust Law

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Consumer information


• Germany: Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (Bundesministerium für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Verbraucherschutz (BMELV))
• European Commission: DG Health and Consumer Protecton: National Consumer Policies

Culture and language information


• Germany: deutschland.de: Culture
• Germany: Culture Portal Germany (Kulturportal Deutschland) [in German]
• Germany: Goethe-Institut
• Germany: Deutsche Kultur international
• UNESCO: World Heritage Sites
• Council of Europe/ERICarts: Cultural Policies in Europe: Country information [choose country profile]
• European Commission: DG Education and Culture: Europe and Culture: National cultural sites
• SIL international: Ethnologue: Languages of the World

Defence and security information


• Germany: Federal Ministry of Defence (Bundesministerium der Verteidigung)
• Germany: Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) [in German]
• Germany: Permanent representation to NATO [in German]
• Germany: Foreign Office (Auswärtiges Amt):
o Peace policy

Economic information


• Germany: deutschland.de: Economy
• Germany: Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Technologie)
• Germany: Federal Ministry of Finance (Bundesministerium der Finanzen)
• Germany: German Federal Bank (Deutsche Bundesbank)
• Germany: Deutsche Börse Group
• IMF: Country Information
• UNIDO: Country information: Germany
• UNCTAD/WTO: International Trade Centre: Country information
• WTO: Germany and the WTO
• World Bank:
o Dialogue with Germany
• OECD: Documentation on Germany [see 'Economics', 'Enterprise, Industry and Services', 'Finance', 'Growth' etc.]
• OECD: External links to macroeconomic reports and data: Germany
• OECD: Economic Survey 2006
o Policy Brief 2006
• OECD: OECD in figures: Statistics on the Member Countries
o 2006-07 edition
• European Commission: DG Taxation and Customs Union: Taxation and customs duties in the EU Member States (EU-15) [information papers and studies with country-specific information]
• European Commission: DG Economic and Financial Affairs: Member States Country Pages: Germany
• Deutsche Bank Research: Country Infobase: Germany

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Education information


• Germany: deutschland.de: Education
• Germany: Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung)
• World Bank: EdStats: Summary education profile
• OECD: Documentation on Germany: Education
• Council of Europe/UNESCO: ENIC: Country profiles: Germany [offers links to national education authorities and information sites]
• Eurydice: EURYBASE: Database on Education Systems in Europe
• CEDEFOP: Spotlight on VET Germany
• CEDEFOP: Vocational education and training in Germany
• braintrack.com: Universities in Germany

Employment information


• Germany: Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Soziales (BMAS))
• OECD: Documentation on Germany: Employment
• European Commission: DG Employment and Social Affairs: European Employment Strategy: National Reform Programmes (formerly National Action Plans) [choose year and country]
• European Industrial Relations Observatory online: Country information
• Federation of European Employers: Information on national labour laws, pay, wage rates etc

Energy information


• Germany: German Energy Agency (Deutsche Energie-Agentur)
• Germany: Federal Environmental Agency: Energy
• Germany: Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz und Reaktorsicherheit (BMU)
• International Energy Agency:
o Country information
• European Commission: DG Energy and Transport: ManagEnergy:
o National Energy Agencies
o National Energy Actors
o National Energy Legislation
• European Commission: DG Energy and Transport:
o Energy and Transport in Figures
• United States: Energy Information Administration:
o Country Analysis Brief
o Country information [Find statistics, forecasts, analyses and reports]

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Environmental information


• Germany: Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz und Reaktorsicherheit (BMU)
• Germany: German Environmental Information Portal (Umweltportal Deutschland (PortalU))
• Germany: Federal Environmental Agency (Umweltbundesamt)
• FAO: Specialised Country Profiles and Information Systems [choose a thematic database]
o FAO: Forestry Department: Country [Follow 'select a country' on the left-hand bar]
o FAO: Water and Food Security Country Profiles: Germany
• European Environment Agency:
o European Environment Information and Observation Network (EIONET): Country Information sources
o State of the Environment Reporting Information System (SERIS): Country information

European policies and relations with the EU


• Germany: Foreign Office (Auswärtiges Amt)
o Germany in Europe
• Germany: The Federal Government (Die Bundesregierung)
o Europe
• Germany: Bundestag: The Bundestag and Europe
• OECD: Germany and the OECD
• Council of Europe: Relationship with Germany
• Council of the European Union: Germany’s Stability Programmes [incl. updates and council opinions]
• Council of the European Union: Document register [search on 'Germany' in title or text for related Council documents]
• European Commission: Representation in Germany [in German]
• European Commission: DG Economic and Financial Affairs:
o Country examinations (Cardiff Reports)
o Stability and convergence programmes [incl. updates, Commission assessments and Council opinions]
o Member State Country Pages: Germany
• European Commission: DG Press and Communication:
o RAPID [choose date period required and add D to Keywords field]
o European Information Networks [click on map]
• European Commission: DG Regional Policy: The Structural Funds 2000-2006 / 2007-2013
• European Commission: DG Enterprise: Euro Info Centres (will change in 2008)
o National site [in German]
• European Investment Bank: Projects and Loans for Germany [click on ‘Project List’ and ‘Loans activity’]
• European Parliament: Information Office in Berlin [in German]

Geographic information and maps


• FAO: Country profiles and mapping information system: Country maps
• European Union: DG Press and Communication: Europe maps [click on country]
• University of Texas: Perry Castañeda Library Map Collection: Germany maps
• MapsOfWorld.com: Germany maps

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Health information


• Germany: deutschland.de: Health
• Germany: Federal Ministry of Health (Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (BMG)) (Wikipedia)
• World Health Organisation: Country information
• World Health Organisation: Regional Office for Europe: Country Information
• World Health Organisation: European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies: Germany
• European Commission: DG Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities: Social Protection in the EU [find country-related information on social security systems]
o Health and Long-term Care
o Social Protection Systems in EU Member States and the European Economic Area: MISSOC-Info Bulletin
• European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA):
o Response to drug use: Drug treatment overviews
o European Legal Database on Drugs: Country profiles [select country]
o National reports on the drug situation
o National strategies Documents and country profiles]
o Legal text search [Find national drugs legislation]

Human rights information


• United Nations: Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights: Germany [Documents, ratifications and reservations]
• Council of Europe: ECRI: Country report
• Council of Europe: European Committee for the Prevention of Torture: State documents and visits
• United States: State Department:
o Human Rights Report [2006]
o Previous versions
o Religious Freedom Report [2006]
o Previous versions
• Amnesty International: Country index
• Committee for Refugees: Country information
• Human Rights Watch: Germany

Intellectual property information


• Germany: German Patent and Trademark Office (Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt) [in German]
o Annual Reports [in German/English]
• World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO): Member States: Germany
o WIPO Country profile
o Collection of Laws for Electronic Access (CLEA): Germany [Find full texts of national legislation]
• IPmenu: Germany

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Investment information


• Germany: Federal Investment Promotion Agency: Invest in Germany
• United Kingdom: UK Trade & Investment: Country profile
• United States: US Commercial Service: Doing Business in Germany
o Country Commercial Guide
• World Bank: Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA): FDI.net: Germany

Justice and Home affairs information


• Germany: Federal Ministry of the Interior (Bundesministerium des Innern) (Wikipedia)
• Germany: Federal Ministry of Justice (Bundesministerium der Justiz) (Wikipedia)
• Council of Europe: European Commission for Democracy through Law: Documents on Germany
• Council of Europe: Group of States against Corruption (GRECO): Evaluation and Compliance Reports
• European Commission: DG Justice and Home Affairs: European Judicial Network in civil and commercial matters: Country information
• European Court of Justice: National and international legal sites
• United States: Law Library of Congress: Law online: Germany
• International Constitutional Law: Germany [includes English translation of constitution with background notes]
• University of Oxford: German Law Archive

Living and working information


• Germany: deutschland.de
• Germany: Federal service portal (Dienstleistungsportal des Bundes)
• Germany: Embassy in London: Living, working and studying in Germany
• European Commission: DG Press and Communication: Your Europe [Find factsheets with specific information on individual Member States]
• European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working conditions: Germany
• How to Germany Magazine

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Media information


• Germany: deutschland.de: Media
• EBU: Broadcasting organisations
• EJC: European Media Landscape: Germany
• Newslink: European newspapers
• Agorà: Political resources on the Net: Media in Germany
• Guardian Newspaper Ltd.: Guardian Unlimited: World News Guide: Germany

Political information


• Germany: deutschland.de: State
• Germany: Federal service portal (Dienstleistungsportal des Bundes)
• Germany: Federal Government (Bundesregierung)
• Germany: Parliament
o Bundestag
o Bundesrat
• Germany: Federal President (Bundespräsident)
• United States: Law Library of Congress: Law online: Germany [includes links to text of constitutions]
• Agorà: Political resources on the Net
• Wikipedia: Elections in Germany
• International Constitutional Law: Germany [includes English translation of constitution with background notes]
• Parties and Elections in Europe: Country information

Public management information


• Germany: Federal service portal (Dienstleistungsportal des Bundes)
• OECD: Documentation on Germany: Public Governance and Management
• European Commission: eGovernment Observatory: eGovernment Factsheets: Germany
• PSI Navigator (Directory and search engine for the public sector information of Europe): Search [choose country or use the directory to specify a topic]

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R&D information


• Germany: deutschland.de: Science
• Germany: Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung)
• European Commission: Publications Office: CORDIS
o R&D Gateway: Map-based search
o Germany

Regional and local information


• Germany: Federal Council (Bundesrat): The states
• Germany: German Council of Cities (Deutscher Städtetag) [in German]
• Council of Europe: Congress of Local and Regional Authorities: National delegations: Germany
• Eurostat: Portrait of the Regions: Germany
• Eurostat: Regions: Statistical Yearbook [2006]
• Map of regions (Assembly of European Regions) / Map of regions (Bundesrat)
• Baden-Württemberg (Wikipedia)
o Europe and the world
o Baden-Württemberg und die EU
o Europa und der Welt
• Bayern (Bavaria) (Wikipedia)
o Bavaria in the Federal Republic, in Europe and in the World
o Bayern in Europa
• Berlin (Wikipedia)
o Das Europaportal der Senatskanzlei Berlin
• Brandenburg (Wikipedia)
o Brandenburg und Europa
• Bremen (Wikipedia)
• Hamburg (Wikipedia)
• Hessen (Wikipedia)
• Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Mecklenburg Western Pomerania) (Wikipedia)
o Europapolitik
o Europe and External Affairs
• Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony) (Wikipedia)
o Europa & Internationales
• Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine Westphalia) (Wikipedia)
o NRW in Europa International
• Rheinland-Pfalz (Rhineland Palatinate) (Wikipedia)
• Saarland (Wikipedia)
o Das Saarland in Europa
o Saarland in Europe
• Sachsen (Saxony) (Wikipedia)
o Sachsen und Europa
• Sachsen-Anhalt (Saxony-Anhalt) (Wikipedia)
o Wir in Europa
• Schleswig-Holstein (Wikipedia)
o Europa- und Ostseepolitik
• Thüringen (Thuringia) (Wikipedia)
o Thüringen in Europa

• Bundesrat (the voice of the Länder in the Federation and in the European Union)
o The Bundesrat and Europe / International

Social information


• Germany: Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Soziales (BMAS)) (Wikipedia)
• World Bank: Gender Statistics: Country information
• UNICEF: Germany
• Council of Europe: Social Cohesion and Quality of Life: Demographic Yearbook: Data on Germany
o Country report 2003 (no country reports issued subsequently)
o Country report 2002
• European Commission: DG Employment and Social Affairs: Social Protection in the EU [find country-related information on social security systems]
o Pensions
o Health and Long-term Care
o Social Protection Systems in EU Member States and the European Economic Area: MISSOC-Info Bulletin
• European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions
o Germany
• United States: SSA: Social Security Programs Throughout the World: Germany [2006]
• GESIS: German System of Social Indicators

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Statistical information


• Germany: Federal Statistical Office (Statistisches Bundesamt)
• United Nations: Statistics Division: Millennium Country Profiles
• United Nations: UNECE: Statistical country profiles
• World Bank Group: Data Profile Tables: Germany [select database]
• OECD: Documentation on Germany: Statistics
• OECD: OECD in figures: Statistics on the Member Countries
o 2006-07 edition
• Eurostat: Eurostat Yearbook [2006-07]
• Eurostat: Regions: Statistical Yearbook [2006]
• NationMaster.com: Germany

Taxation information

• European Commission: DG Taxation and Customs Union: Structures of Tax Systems in the EU
• Taxsites.com: Germany
• Worldwide tax.com: Germany
• Wikipedia: Taxation in Germany

Tourism information


• Germany: deutschland.de: Tourism
• Germany: German National Tourist Board (Deutsche Zentrale für Tourismus)
• Guardian Newspaper Ltd.: Guardian Unlimited Travel: Germany

Transport information


• Germany: Federal Ministry for Transport, Building and Urban Development (Bundesministerium für Verkehr, Bau- und Stadtentwicklung (BMVBS)) [in German]
• European Commission: DG Energy and Transport:
o Rail Transport and Interoperability in Germany [in German]
o Road safety country profile: Germany

Weather information


• Germany: German Weather Service (Deutscher Wetterdienst)
• Hong Kong: Hong Kong Observatory: World weather information
• BBC Weather Centre: Climate Guide and five day weather forecast: Germany

Find updated and further information on Germany in the European Sources Online database

If you would like further topics covered within the ESO Country Information Guides please send a request to ESO@Cardiff.ac.uk

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Ian Thomson
Executive Editor, European Sources Online
Original Compilation: April 2001
Latest Revision: June 2007

Information Guide


Germany [Deutschland]

A structured, frequently updated, guide to information sources on Germany, with hyperlinks to information within European Sources Online and on external websites. There are related Topic Guides on other European countries.

The majority of links are to English language sites, although some national sites are either totally or partially in the language of the country.

Contents of this Topic Guide:

General information
Agricultural information
Competition policy information
Consumer information
Culture and language information
Defence and security information
Economic information
Education information
Employment information
Energy information
Environmental information
European policies and relations with the EU
Geographic information and maps
Health information
Human rights information
Intellectual property information
Investment information
Justice and Home Affairs information
Living and working information
Media information
Political information
Public management information
R&D information
Regional and local information
Social information
Statistical information
Taxation information
Tourism information
Transport information
Weather information

Find updated and further information on Germany in the European Sources Online database:
Information on Germany
Germany: Internal
Germany: External
Germany: Regions

News source
European Voice
Financial Times
Background
Book review
Legislation
Periodical article
Policy-making
Report
Statistics
Textbook, monograph or reference
Topic Guides/In Focus

General information


• Germany: deutschland.de
• Germany: Foreign Office (Auswärtiges Amt):
o Information on Germany
o Facts about Germany
o Deutschland: Forum on politics, culture and business
• PSI Navigator (Directory and search engine for the public sector information of Europe): Search [choose country or use the directory to specify a topic]
• United Kingdom: Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Country profile
• United States: CIA: The World Factbook
• United States: State Department: Background Note
• BBC News: Country Profile: Germany
• Economist.com: Country Briefings [some items restricted to subscribers]
• Find websites on this country through Google
• Guardian Newspaper Ltd.: Guardian Unlimited: World News Guide: Germany
• Networking Technologies Ltd: European search engines
• INTUTE: EuroStudies: Western Europe: Germany
• Wikipedia: Germany
• Country Reports.Org: Germany

Agricultural Information


• Germany: Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (Bundesministerium für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Verbraucherschutz (BMELV))
• FAO: Specialised Country Profiles and Information Systems [choose database]
o Country profile and Mapping information system: Germany
• OECD: Documentation on Germany: Agriculture, Food and Fisheries
• European Commission: DG Agriculture: Agriculture in the Europe of 25
• European Commission: DG Agriculture and Rural Development: Rural Development Plans 2000-2006: Germany [2007-2013 plans not yet available – see RD website]
• Organic Europe: Organic farming in European countries: Germany

Competition policy information


• Germany: Federal Cartel Office (Bundeskartellamt)
• Germany: Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur)
• OECD: Documentation on Germany: Competition
• Joachim Rudo: German Antitrust Law

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Consumer information


• Germany: Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (Bundesministerium für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Verbraucherschutz (BMELV))
• European Commission: DG Health and Consumer Protecton: National Consumer Policies

Culture and language information


• Germany: deutschland.de: Culture
• Germany: Culture Portal Germany (Kulturportal Deutschland) [in German]
• Germany: Goethe-Institut
• Germany: Deutsche Kultur international
• UNESCO: World Heritage Sites
• Council of Europe/ERICarts: Cultural Policies in Europe: Country information [choose country profile]
• European Commission: DG Education and Culture: Europe and Culture: National cultural sites
• SIL international: Ethnologue: Languages of the World

Defence and security information


• Germany: Federal Ministry of Defence (Bundesministerium der Verteidigung)
• Germany: Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) [in German]
• Germany: Permanent representation to NATO [in German]
• Germany: Foreign Office (Auswärtiges Amt):
o Peace policy

Economic information


• Germany: deutschland.de: Economy
• Germany: Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Technologie)
• Germany: Federal Ministry of Finance (Bundesministerium der Finanzen)
• Germany: German Federal Bank (Deutsche Bundesbank)
• Germany: Deutsche Börse Group
• IMF: Country Information
• UNIDO: Country information: Germany
• UNCTAD/WTO: International Trade Centre: Country information
• WTO: Germany and the WTO
• World Bank:
o Dialogue with Germany
• OECD: Documentation on Germany [see 'Economics', 'Enterprise, Industry and Services', 'Finance', 'Growth' etc.]
• OECD: External links to macroeconomic reports and data: Germany
• OECD: Economic Survey 2006
o Policy Brief 2006
• OECD: OECD in figures: Statistics on the Member Countries
o 2006-07 edition
• European Commission: DG Taxation and Customs Union: Taxation and customs duties in the EU Member States (EU-15) [information papers and studies with country-specific information]
• European Commission: DG Economic and Financial Affairs: Member States Country Pages: Germany
• Deutsche Bank Research: Country Infobase: Germany

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Education information


• Germany: deutschland.de: Education
• Germany: Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung)
• World Bank: EdStats: Summary education profile
• OECD: Documentation on Germany: Education
• Council of Europe/UNESCO: ENIC: Country profiles: Germany [offers links to national education authorities and information sites]
• Eurydice: EURYBASE: Database on Education Systems in Europe
• CEDEFOP: Spotlight on VET Germany
• CEDEFOP: Vocational education and training in Germany
• braintrack.com: Universities in Germany

Employment information


• Germany: Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Soziales (BMAS))
• OECD: Documentation on Germany: Employment
• European Commission: DG Employment and Social Affairs: European Employment Strategy: National Reform Programmes (formerly National Action Plans) [choose year and country]
• European Industrial Relations Observatory online: Country information
• Federation of European Employers: Information on national labour laws, pay, wage rates etc

Energy information


• Germany: German Energy Agency (Deutsche Energie-Agentur)
• Germany: Federal Environmental Agency: Energy
• Germany: Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz und Reaktorsicherheit (BMU)
• International Energy Agency:
o Country information
• European Commission: DG Energy and Transport: ManagEnergy:
o National Energy Agencies
o National Energy Actors
o National Energy Legislation
• European Commission: DG Energy and Transport:
o Energy and Transport in Figures
• United States: Energy Information Administration:
o Country Analysis Brief
o Country information [Find statistics, forecasts, analyses and reports]

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Environmental information


• Germany: Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz und Reaktorsicherheit (BMU)
• Germany: German Environmental Information Portal (Umweltportal Deutschland (PortalU))
• Germany: Federal Environmental Agency (Umweltbundesamt)
• FAO: Specialised Country Profiles and Information Systems [choose a thematic database]
o FAO: Forestry Department: Country [Follow 'select a country' on the left-hand bar]
o FAO: Water and Food Security Country Profiles: Germany
• European Environment Agency:
o European Environment Information and Observation Network (EIONET): Country Information sources
o State of the Environment Reporting Information System (SERIS): Country information

European policies and relations with the EU


• Germany: Foreign Office (Auswärtiges Amt)
o Germany in Europe
• Germany: The Federal Government (Die Bundesregierung)
o Europe
• Germany: Bundestag: The Bundestag and Europe
• OECD: Germany and the OECD
• Council of Europe: Relationship with Germany
• Council of the European Union: Germany’s Stability Programmes [incl. updates and council opinions]
• Council of the European Union: Document register [search on 'Germany' in title or text for related Council documents]
• European Commission: Representation in Germany [in German]
• European Commission: DG Economic and Financial Affairs:
o Country examinations (Cardiff Reports)
o Stability and convergence programmes [incl. updates, Commission assessments and Council opinions]
o Member State Country Pages: Germany
• European Commission: DG Press and Communication:
o RAPID [choose date period required and add D to Keywords field]
o European Information Networks [click on map]
• European Commission: DG Regional Policy: The Structural Funds 2000-2006 / 2007-2013
• European Commission: DG Enterprise: Euro Info Centres (will change in 2008)
o National site [in German]
• European Investment Bank: Projects and Loans for Germany [click on ‘Project List’ and ‘Loans activity’]
• European Parliament: Information Office in Berlin [in German]

Geographic information and maps


• FAO: Country profiles and mapping information system: Country maps
• European Union: DG Press and Communication: Europe maps [click on country]
• University of Texas: Perry Castañeda Library Map Collection: Germany maps
• MapsOfWorld.com: Germany maps

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Health information


• Germany: deutschland.de: Health
• Germany: Federal Ministry of Health (Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (BMG)) (Wikipedia)
• World Health Organisation: Country information
• World Health Organisation: Regional Office for Europe: Country Information
• World Health Organisation: European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies: Germany
• European Commission: DG Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities: Social Protection in the EU [find country-related information on social security systems]
o Health and Long-term Care
o Social Protection Systems in EU Member States and the European Economic Area: MISSOC-Info Bulletin
• European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA):
o Response to drug use: Drug treatment overviews
o European Legal Database on Drugs: Country profiles [select country]
o National reports on the drug situation
o National strategies Documents and country profiles]
o Legal text search [Find national drugs legislation]

Human rights information


• United Nations: Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights: Germany [Documents, ratifications and reservations]
• Council of Europe: ECRI: Country report
• Council of Europe: European Committee for the Prevention of Torture: State documents and visits
• United States: State Department:
o Human Rights Report [2006]
o Previous versions
o Religious Freedom Report [2006]
o Previous versions
• Amnesty International: Country index
• Committee for Refugees: Country information
• Human Rights Watch: Germany

Intellectual property information


• Germany: German Patent and Trademark Office (Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt) [in German]
o Annual Reports [in German/English]
• World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO): Member States: Germany
o WIPO Country profile
o Collection of Laws for Electronic Access (CLEA): Germany [Find full texts of national legislation]
• IPmenu: Germany

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Investment information


• Germany: Federal Investment Promotion Agency: Invest in Germany
• United Kingdom: UK Trade & Investment: Country profile
• United States: US Commercial Service: Doing Business in Germany
o Country Commercial Guide
• World Bank: Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA): FDI.net: Germany

Justice and Home affairs information


• Germany: Federal Ministry of the Interior (Bundesministerium des Innern) (Wikipedia)
• Germany: Federal Ministry of Justice (Bundesministerium der Justiz) (Wikipedia)
• Council of Europe: European Commission for Democracy through Law: Documents on Germany
• Council of Europe: Group of States against Corruption (GRECO): Evaluation and Compliance Reports
• European Commission: DG Justice and Home Affairs: European Judicial Network in civil and commercial matters: Country information
• European Court of Justice: National and international legal sites
• United States: Law Library of Congress: Law online: Germany
• International Constitutional Law: Germany [includes English translation of constitution with background notes]
• University of Oxford: German Law Archive

Living and working information


• Germany: deutschland.de
• Germany: Federal service portal (Dienstleistungsportal des Bundes)
• Germany: Embassy in London: Living, working and studying in Germany
• European Commission: DG Press and Communication: Your Europe [Find factsheets with specific information on individual Member States]
• European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working conditions: Germany
• How to Germany Magazine

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Media information


• Germany: deutschland.de: Media
• EBU: Broadcasting organisations
• EJC: European Media Landscape: Germany
• Newslink: European newspapers
• Agorà: Political resources on the Net: Media in Germany
• Guardian Newspaper Ltd.: Guardian Unlimited: World News Guide: Germany

Political information


• Germany: deutschland.de: State
• Germany: Federal service portal (Dienstleistungsportal des Bundes)
• Germany: Federal Government (Bundesregierung)
• Germany: Parliament
o Bundestag
o Bundesrat
• Germany: Federal President (Bundespräsident)
• United States: Law Library of Congress: Law online: Germany [includes links to text of constitutions]
• Agorà: Political resources on the Net
• Wikipedia: Elections in Germany
• International Constitutional Law: Germany [includes English translation of constitution with background notes]
• Parties and Elections in Europe: Country information

Public management information


• Germany: Federal service portal (Dienstleistungsportal des Bundes)
• OECD: Documentation on Germany: Public Governance and Management
• European Commission: eGovernment Observatory: eGovernment Factsheets: Germany
• PSI Navigator (Directory and search engine for the public sector information of Europe): Search [choose country or use the directory to specify a topic]

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R&D information


• Germany: deutschland.de: Science
• Germany: Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung)
• European Commission: Publications Office: CORDIS
o R&D Gateway: Map-based search
o Germany

Regional and local information


• Germany: Federal Council (Bundesrat): The states
• Germany: German Council of Cities (Deutscher Städtetag) [in German]
• Council of Europe: Congress of Local and Regional Authorities: National delegations: Germany
• Eurostat: Portrait of the Regions: Germany
• Eurostat: Regions: Statistical Yearbook [2006]
• Map of regions (Assembly of European Regions) / Map of regions (Bundesrat)
• Baden-Württemberg (Wikipedia)
o Europe and the world
o Baden-Württemberg und die EU
o Europa und der Welt
• Bayern (Bavaria) (Wikipedia)
o Bavaria in the Federal Republic, in Europe and in the World
o Bayern in Europa
• Berlin (Wikipedia)
o Das Europaportal der Senatskanzlei Berlin
• Brandenburg (Wikipedia)
o Brandenburg und Europa
• Bremen (Wikipedia)
• Hamburg (Wikipedia)
• Hessen (Wikipedia)
• Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Mecklenburg Western Pomerania) (Wikipedia)
o Europapolitik
o Europe and External Affairs
• Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony) (Wikipedia)
o Europa & Internationales
• Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine Westphalia) (Wikipedia)
o NRW in Europa International
• Rheinland-Pfalz (Rhineland Palatinate) (Wikipedia)
• Saarland (Wikipedia)
o Das Saarland in Europa
o Saarland in Europe
• Sachsen (Saxony) (Wikipedia)
o Sachsen und Europa
• Sachsen-Anhalt (Saxony-Anhalt) (Wikipedia)
o Wir in Europa
• Schleswig-Holstein (Wikipedia)
o Europa- und Ostseepolitik
• Thüringen (Thuringia) (Wikipedia)
o Thüringen in Europa

• Bundesrat (the voice of the Länder in the Federation and in the European Union)
o The Bundesrat and Europe / International

Social information


• Germany: Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Soziales (BMAS)) (Wikipedia)
• World Bank: Gender Statistics: Country information
• UNICEF: Germany
• Council of Europe: Social Cohesion and Quality of Life: Demographic Yearbook: Data on Germany
o Country report 2003 (no country reports issued subsequently)
o Country report 2002
• European Commission: DG Employment and Social Affairs: Social Protection in the EU [find country-related information on social security systems]
o Pensions
o Health and Long-term Care
o Social Protection Systems in EU Member States and the European Economic Area: MISSOC-Info Bulletin
• European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions
o Germany
• United States: SSA: Social Security Programs Throughout the World: Germany [2006]
• GESIS: German System of Social Indicators

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Statistical information


• Germany: Federal Statistical Office (Statistisches Bundesamt)
• United Nations: Statistics Division: Millennium Country Profiles
• United Nations: UNECE: Statistical country profiles
• World Bank Group: Data Profile Tables: Germany [select database]
• OECD: Documentation on Germany: Statistics
• OECD: OECD in figures: Statistics on the Member Countries
o 2006-07 edition
• Eurostat: Eurostat Yearbook [2006-07]
• Eurostat: Regions: Statistical Yearbook [2006]
• NationMaster.com: Germany

Taxation information

• European Commission: DG Taxation and Customs Union: Structures of Tax Systems in the EU
• Taxsites.com: Germany
• Worldwide tax.com: Germany
• Wikipedia: Taxation in Germany

Tourism information


• Germany: deutschland.de: Tourism
• Germany: German National Tourist Board (Deutsche Zentrale für Tourismus)
• Guardian Newspaper Ltd.: Guardian Unlimited Travel: Germany

Transport information


• Germany: Federal Ministry for Transport, Building and Urban Development (Bundesministerium für Verkehr, Bau- und Stadtentwicklung (BMVBS)) [in German]
• European Commission: DG Energy and Transport:
o Rail Transport and Interoperability in Germany [in German]
o Road safety country profile: Germany

Weather information


• Germany: German Weather Service (Deutscher Wetterdienst)
• Hong Kong: Hong Kong Observatory: World weather information
• BBC Weather Centre: Climate Guide and five day weather forecast: Germany

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Ian Thomson
Executive Editor, European Sources Online
Original Compilation: April 2001
Latest Revision: June 2007
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