The spread of COVID-19 and the ensuing global lock-down as governments try to slow the spread of the corona virus has tested individuals and institutions around the world. Since March of 2020, the ACG has stepped up its digital programming by hosting webinars and video discussions which bring together policy makers and thought leaders from both sides of the Atlantic to discuss some of the key issues shaping transatlantic relations in an unprecedented time. In addition to organizing events on its own, the ACG has also partnered with other organizations such as 1014 and Atlantik-Brücke to launch new series designed to reach beyond the ACG community.
The ACG regularly hosts discussions with a journalist based in Berlin on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse. On September 29, the ACG held a Kaffeepause with Sabine Rennefanz, Columnist for Der Spiegel.
The ACG regularly hosts discussions with a journalist based in Berlin on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse. On September 22, the ACG hosted a Kaffeepause with Dr. Melanie Amann, Member of the Editorial Team at SPIEGEL.
On September 16, the American Council on Germany (ACG), the American Association of Teachers of German (AATG), and the German Studies Association (GSA), held the first session in the “German Politics Today: Meet a Bundestag Member” series.
The first session featured Metin Hakverdi, Member of the Bundestag and Germany’s new Coordinator of Transatlantic Cooperation. He joined ACG President Dr. Steven E. Sokol for a 60-minute moderated discussion—held in German—on the importance of the transatlantic relationship, incorporating questions posed by the audience.
The transatlantic partnership is a key pillar of Germany’s foreign policy. The United States and Canada are Germany’s closest allies outside Europe. Large areas of common interests, shared challenges and fundamental values form a bond between our democracies on both sides of the Atlantic. How close transatlantic relations are is clear also from the multitude of societal and cultural contacts between Germany and the United States and Germany and Canada.
The ACG regularly hosts discussions with a journalist based in Berlin on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse. On September 15, the ACG held a Kaffeepause with Marc Felix Serrao, Editor-in-Chief in Germany for the Neue Züricher Zeitung.
The ACG regularly hosts discussions with a journalist based in Berlin on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse. On September 8, the ACG held a Kaffeepause with Nette Nöstlinger, Political Reporter for Politico Europe.