Government

Auswaertiges Amt
Official site for the Federal Foreign Office of Germany. Includes latest news, country and travel information, foreign and EU policies as well as terminology, forms and political archives.
http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/

Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht
Information about BaFin, Germany's Federal Financial Supervisory Authority.
http://www.bawe.de/

Bundesrat (Federal Council)
Chamber of the federal states. With news, people, data and facts.
http://www.bundesrat.de/

Bundesregierung
Official site for the German Federal Government. Includes information about the Chancellor, press releases and background information.
http://www.bundesregierung.de/

Bundessortenamt
Information about protection and national listing of new plant varieties.
http://www.bundessortenamt.de/

Central Authority for Foreign Academic Matters
Information in English on German treatment of foreign educational qualifications.
http://www.kmk.org/zab/home.htm

Choice of Study in Germany
Site operated by German Labour Ministry and Federation/Länder commission for education planning and research sponsoring.
http://www.studienwahl.de/

Federal Cartel Office
Prevention infopool search engine of the Bundeskriminalamt.
http://www.bka.de/

Federal Environment Ministry
Information on environmental policy, nuclear reactor safety and protection of the countryside.
http://www.bmu.de/

Federal Institute for Risk Assessment
Includes events, press releases, committee reports, databases and research.
http://www.bfr.bund.de/

Federal Ministry of Education and Research
Information about the ministry and its employees. Structure and aims as well as political aims, areas of work, initiatives, key projects, sponsor programmes, sponsors, information centres and publications.
http://www.bmbf.de/

Federal Statistical Office
Offers various statistics regarding inhabitants, area, education, health. Publications can be ordered.
http://www.statistik-portal.de/

Federal Statistical Office Germany
Provides detailed and up to date economic statistics, as well as macro-economic and social information.
http://www.destatis.de/

German Bundestag
Directly elected chamber of the German legislature. With information about the parliament, its members, organisation and legislation.
http://www.bundestag.de/

German Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW)
Information about the governmental disaster relief organization of the Federal Republic of Germany. Its statutory tasks include the provision of technical assistance at home and humanitarian aid abroad.
http://www.thw.bund.de/cln_035/nn_244766/EN/content/home/home__en__node.html

German Foreign Policy
Portal on German foreign policy. Bibliography, newsletter, weekly look at the press and links.
http://www.deutsche-aussenpolitik.de/

German National Aerospace Agency (DLR)
Resource with updated details on national space projects and related scientific research. [Access to the English pages requires cookies]
http://www.dlr.de/

Goethe-Institute Inter Nationes
Information about German culture and politics, on learning and teaching German.
http://www.goethe.de/enindex.htm

Government Commission of the German Corporate Governance Code
Presents the German corporate governance code. Code provides recommendations and suggestions to listed companies for good and responsible corporate governance.
http://www.corporate-governance-code.de/

The President of the Federal Republic of Germany
Site giving information about Horst Köhler, his wife, the role and the office of the Federal President.
http://www.bundespraesident.de/

Senate Department of Urban Development Berlin
The site provides information on planning, building, environment, transport, monuments, and the Agenda 21 of the German capital city.
http://www.stadtentwicklung.berlin.de/

Service Portal of Germany
The German Government and Administration prepares for the digital future with the e-government program. With news, projects and information about the federal ministries.
http://www.bund.de/

Wikipedia - Angela Merkel
Hyperlinked encyclopedia article about the first female chancellor of Germany.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angela_Merkel