"Made in Germany" - Features on Economy
High-class articles about Germany as a business location in the year of the football World Cup: Portraits and Interviews with key figures in German economy, reportages about Germany's most innovative products, and reports on the biggest exports.
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Interview: Bioethanol in Germany
CropEnergies is a pioneer in the production of bioethanol for the fuel sector. The group became successfully established as a producer of bioethanol in a growth market within just a few years. The currently largest bioethanol plant in Europe has it operations located in Zeitz in Saxony-Anhalt. more...
Overcoming cultural barriers through language technology – the pioneering work of Adriane Rinsche
The Language Technology Centre opened 15 years ago in London. Today the company is active across Europe and also has an office in Washington. Important clients and partners include the E.U., Deutsche Telekom, Deutsche Post, the Fraunhofer Institut, DaimlerChrysler, EDAG, DEKRA and IG Metall. more...
For Maria Koliou Europe is all about freedom and responsibility
Since her home country Cyprus has been a member of the EU, the 26-year-old has enjoyed travelling without a visa. At the moment, she still lives in Vienna, but would like to return home soon. more...
A young Slovakian entrepreneur is using tourism to build his business
Martin Sloboda was always passionate about showing his home country of Slovakia to visitors from elsewhere in Europe. Now he has turned his passion into a business and has set up a tourism firm. more...
A life between photography and football - Alice Smidova has a lot to juggle
Alice Smidova lives in the border town of Cheb between the Czech Republic and Germany and trains young German and Czech footballers using both languages. more...
A cultural «local patriot» who dreams of a Europe made up of regions
Piero Sardo of the Slow Food Movement campaigns for biodiversity and supports commercial farmers in 50 countries with funding. more...
A flower vendor at the hub of European power
For four years Rudi de Coster has been running a flower shop in the heart of the European Union. The Belgian encounters different people and cultures on a daily basis. more...
Gabriella Gonczy: «See your own world with more humour»
Hungarian Gabriella Gonczy translates items from the Hungarian press into German. She hopes that debate held throughout Europe will help people to get along better. more...
Antonio Ramirez : «Without Europe, Spain would be a no man's land»
The mayor of Nueva Carteya lived through the dictatorship of Franco and knows full well how the European Union helped to transform Spain. more...
A doctor seeks to standardise European knowledge about cancer risks
Retired Slovenian anaesthetist Mojca Sencar of the European Donna organization is involved in the fight against breast cancer. A vital element in this battle is knowledge transfer within Europe. more...
Languages as keys to Europe: an opera singer feels at home in many countries
Fluent in Swedish, English, Italian or German - and a little Greek too: Birgitta Rydholm-Kapoglou is an encyclopedia of foreign words. The opera singer knew early on that good language skills open doors. more...
Julius Armand Hondrila and the personal reunification of Europe
The European Union has given Romanian Julius Armand Hondrila the chance of a new life - both professionally and personally. more...
Travellers know the most about Europe a Pole talks about borders and mobile phones
Zbigniew Ianelli develops cable free technology at his workplace in Germany. The atmosphere of freedom is the more important thing to him about Europe. more...
Europe can boost your confidence - Sandra Bukovska roots for her generation
The Latvian student Sandra Bukovska explains the European Union to her peers. This commitment has made her much more self-assured. more...
A big escape but a small move: a Bosnian-born Dutch national in Germany
Sanja van der Bijl-Babic fled to Amsterdam before the war in Bosnia. Today she and her husband live in Berlin and sell bicycles. more...
The Iron Curtain turned Uwe Schiefer into a European
Uwe Schiefer is proud of being an indigenous, traditional wine- grower. His prize-winning wines sell throughout Europe. more...
Lithuanian engineer Nagevicius puts EU environment policy into practice
The former Soviet Republic of Lithuania has a lot to catch up when it comes to environmental issues, and the Ekostrategija company benefits. Its founder and owner is a staunch European. more...
Ana Santos: «My country is the whole of Europe»
Ana Isabel Pinto dos Santos sees Europe as a large house that people share and live in as a group - a commune of sorts. more...
Ana Michalsky-Pinto flies over Europe's borders every day
Air hostess Ana Michalsky-Pinto has Portuguese roots, lives in Luxembourg and is fluent in seven languages. Europe is part of her everyday life. more...
Greek legends, German gummy-bears: The two homelands of Stephania Savidis
Seven-year-old Stephania Savidis is growing up so matter-of-factly in two countries that she sometimes has a hard time of it telling them apart. more...
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From bore holes to boosters - German high-tech firm Wittenstein. more...
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