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SUMMARY:Phoenix: America Votes: What the Midterms Mean for Europe
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nThe Phoenix Warburg Chapter\, the Goethe-Institute\, and Arizona State University will host a discussion with Vladimir Balzer\, Award Winning Journalist and Moderator at Deutschlandradio. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fmelikian.asu.edu%2Fform%2Frsvp-american-votes-what-the-mid” css=”.vc_custom_1792684089470{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Vladimir Balzer is an award-winning radio journalist and moderator at Deutschlandradio. He grew up in Leipzig and studied in Dublin\, Venice\, and Leipzig. He began his career as a presenter\, reporter\, and editor at Deutschlandradio and MDR. Mr. Balzer hosts\, among other programs\, the daily program “Fazit – Kultur vom Tage” on Deutschlandfunk Kultur. In 2022\, he was selected to be a Kellen Fellow by the American Council on Germany. In 2023\, he started as a correspondent at Deutschlandradio’s main studio in Berlin. He is known as a commentator for German Television\, such as ZDF. He also regularly reports for his broadcaster from the United States.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/phoenix-america-votes-what-the-midterms-mean-for-europe/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261109T200000
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SUMMARY:Phoenix: MAGA and the AfD: Elections and Political Power
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Phoenix Warburg Chapter and Goethe Institut will host a discussion with Vladimir Balzer\, Award Winning Journalist and Moderator at Deutschlandradio. \nThe cost to attend this event is $15.00\nFinger food and a no-host bar will be available. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fmaga-and-the-afd-elections-and-political-power-tickets-2003716923256%3Faff%3Doddtdtcreator%26keep_tld%3Dtrue” css=”.vc_custom_1792684274968{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Vladimir Balzer is an award-winning radio journalist and moderator at Deutschlandradio. He grew up in Leipzig and studied in Dublin\, Venice\, and Leipzig. He began his career as a presenter\, reporter\, and editor at Deutschlandradio and MDR. Mr. Balzer hosts\, among other programs\, the daily program “Fazit – Kultur vom Tage” on Deutschlandfunk Kultur. In 2022\, he was selected to be a Kellen Fellow by the American Council on Germany. In 2023\, he started as a correspondent at Deutschlandradio’s main studio in Berlin. He is known as a commentator for German Television\, such as ZDF. He also regularly reports for his broadcaster from the United States.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/phoenix-maga-and-the-afd-elections-and-political-power/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261111T180000
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SUMMARY:Salt Lake City: The Rise of the AfD: Germany's New Political Reality
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Salt Lake City Warburg Chapter and the Goethe Institut will host a discussion and reception with Vladimir Balzer\, Award Winning Journalist and Moderator at Deutschlandradio. \nThe cost to attend this event is $15.00[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fthe-rise-of-the-afd-germanys-new-political-reality-tickets-2003913508247%3Faff%3Doddtdtcreator” css=”.vc_custom_1793203330927{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Vladimir Balzer is an award-winning radio journalist and moderator at Deutschlandradio. He grew up in Leipzig and studied in Dublin\, Venice\, and Leipzig. He began his career as a presenter\, reporter\, and editor at Deutschlandradio and MDR. Mr. Balzer hosts\, among other programs\, the daily program “Fazit – Kultur vom Tage” on Deutschlandfunk Kultur. In 2022\, he was selected to be a Kellen Fellow by the American Council on Germany. In 2023\, he started as a correspondent at Deutschlandradio’s main studio in Berlin. He is known as a commentator for German Television\, such as ZDF. He also regularly reports for his broadcaster from the United States.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/salt-lake-city-the-rise-of-the-afd-germanys-new-political-reality-2/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261113T090000
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SUMMARY:St. Louis: The Rise of the AfD: Germany's New Political Reality
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The St. Louis Warburg Chapter and the Goethe Institut will host a breakfast discussion with Vladimir Balzer\, Award Winning Journalist and Moderator at Deutschlandradio. \nThere is no cost to attend this event. Parking is available in Millbrook Garage.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fnam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com%2F%3Furl%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.eventbrite.com%252Fe%252Fthe-rise-of-the-afd-germanys-new-political-reality-tickets-2003915103017%253Faff%253Doddtdtcreator%26data%3D05%257C02%257Cevents%2540acgusa.org%257C67f2fef2ed6a4eb24e8508df3509c2e2%257C35bfd14f9afb46e9ba850fda6f7b3478%257C0%257C0%257C639287988181875333%257CUnknown%257CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%253D%253D%257C0%257C%257C%257C%26sdata%3DQPYsCMV56qVv8uA5o5TebasDnolc2P6MTyeWSsrKUak%253D%26reserved%3D0″ css=”.vc_custom_1793202806247{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Vladimir Balzer is an award-winning radio journalist and moderator at Deutschlandradio. He grew up in Leipzig and studied in Dublin\, Venice\, and Leipzig. He began his career as a presenter\, reporter\, and editor at Deutschlandradio and MDR. Mr. Balzer hosts\, among other programs\, the daily program “Fazit – Kultur vom Tage” on Deutschlandfunk Kultur. In 2022\, he was selected to be a Kellen Fellow by the American Council on Germany. In 2023\, he started as a correspondent at Deutschlandradio’s main studio in Berlin. He is known as a commentator for German Television\, such as ZDF. He also regularly reports for his broadcaster from the United States.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/st-louis-the-rise-of-the-afd-germanys-new-political-reality/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261116T110000
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SUMMARY:Virtual: Meet a Bundestag Member: German Politics Today
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The American Council on Germany (ACG)\, the American Association of Teachers of German (AATG)\, and the German Studies Association (GSA) have launched a new virtual series\, Meet a Bundestag Member: German Politics Today. The series offers students of German language and culture the chance to engage directly with members of the German Bundestag on timely political issues while practicing their German language skills. \nThe fourth session will take place on November 16 at 11:00 AM ET and will feature Jürgen Hardt (CDU)\, who will join ACG President Dr. Steven E. Sokol for a 60-minute moderated discussion — held in German — incorporating questions posed by the audience. \nFollowing each event\, the conversations will also be released as podcasts\, making them easily accessible for members\, students\, and educators to use in the classroom.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aatg.org%2Fevents%2Fmeet-a-bundestag-member-german-politics-today—juergen-hardt” css=”.vc_custom_1793204772876{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Jürgen Hardt is a German politician and member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU)\, serving as the foreign policy spokesperson of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the German Bundestag and chairing its Foreign Affairs Working Group. \nMr. Hardt began his political career within the CDU after studying economics and serving as Chairman of the Association of CDU Students from 1987 to 1989. Following nearly a decade working for the party\, he moved into the private sector in the media industry while remaining active in local politics in Wuppertal. He served on the Wuppertal City Council from 2004 until his election to the German Bundestag in 2009. \nFrom 2014 to 2018\, Mr. Hardt served as the German Government’s Coordinator of Transatlantic Cooperation under Chancellor Angela Merkel\, where he worked to strengthen relations between Germany\, the United States\, and Canada. In the Bundestag\, he continues to focus on German foreign policy and transatlantic relations. He also serves as an alternate member of the Committee on European Union Affairs and the Defence Committee. \nMr. Hardt previously served four years in the German Navy\, attaining the rank of First Lieutenant.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/virtual-meet-a-bundestag-member-german-politics-today/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261118T120000
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SUMMARY:Columbus: Can Germany and Europe Have It All? Competitiveness\, Energy\, and Climate
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Columbus Warburg Chapter will host a lunch discussion with Sascha Müller-Kraenner\, Executive Director/CEO of Deutsche Umwelthilfe e.V. (Environmental Action Germany). \nThere is no charge to attend this event.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fnam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com%2F%3Furl%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.eventbrite.com%252Fe%252Fcompetitiveness-energy-and-climate-can-germany-and-europe-have-it-all-tickets-2003735498816%253Faff%253Doddtdtcreator%2526keep_tld%253Dtrue%26data%3D05%257C02%257Cevents%2540acgusa.org%257C094faddc133d44b25d0408df34fb23b1%257C35bfd14f9afb46e9ba850fda6f7b3478%257C0%257C0%257C639287925396159112%257CUnknown%257CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%253D%253D%257C0%257C%257C%257C%26sdata%3DPY%252BzVrepMfhGdVbgjDYlAWhf%252BPqz3AASNCL%252FXCI2q4M%253D%26reserved%3D0″ css=”.vc_custom_1793203112062{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text] \nSascha Müller-Kraenner has served as Executive Director/CEO of Deutsche Umwelthilfe e.V.\, DUH (Environmental Action Germany) since January 2015. Environmental Action Germany is an independent non-profit organization which was founded in 1975 and is focused on environmental and consumer protection. It is a leading environment and consumer advocacy organization that works mostly at the German state and national as well as on the European level. \nMr. Müller-Kraenner is also a founding partner and board member to Ecologic Institute\, a non-profit applied environmental policy research institute with offices in Berlin\, Brussels\, and Washington\, DC. Before assuming his current role\, he held various positions with The Nature Conservancy between 2007 and 2014\, and earlier in his career he worked for the Heinrich-Böll Foundation. \nMr. Müller-Kraenner studied Philosophy in Munich and graduated with honors in Biology and Public Law from the University of Bayreuth. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/columbus-can-germany-and-europe-have-it-all-competitiveness-energy-and-climate/
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