Vatican Steinmeier and Scholz at the funeral of Benedict XVI. Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (center) and his wife Elke Büdenbender (left). photo © Michael Kappeler/dpa Benedict lay in state in St. Peter's Basilica for three days. Many more people than expected flock to the basilica in Rome to say goodbye. This is followed by one of the last acts, the Requiem. After a three-day long public laying-out, the late Pope Benedict XVI is today. buried in St. Peter's Basilica. The...
Vatican Steinmeier and Scholz travel to the funeral of Benedict XVI. The body of the late Pope Benedict XVI. lies in state in St. Peter's Basilica. photo © Michael Kappeler/dpa Benedict lay in state in St. Peter's Basilica for three days. Many more people than expected flock to the basilica in Rome to say goodbye. This is followed by one of the last acts, the Requiem. After a three-day long public laying-out, the late Pope Benedict XVI is today. buried...
Status: 03.01.2023 6:10 p.m The top German heads of state will attend the funeral of Benedict XVI. travel to Rome - led by Federal President Steinmeier and Chancellor Scholz. The funeral service is scheduled for Thursday at the Vatican. Preparations are underway in Rome for the funeral service for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. on Thursday. Led by Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD), Germany will take part in the celebration with the heads of the highest...
Steinmeier in Brazil Germany's climate will also be saved on the Amazon Deforested areas on the edge of Juruena National Park in the Amazon rainforest © Isaac Risco-Rodriguez / DPA The Amazon is more than 9000 kilometers away from Germany. Do we have to worry if the rainforest there is cut down? Yes, because deforestation also has an impact on our climate. That is why the Federal President and the Minister for the Environment are now on site. 45,586 square...
Amazon Steinmeier: The rainforest is also the basis of our existence Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier with Stefan Wolff, representative of the ATTO project from the Max Planck Institute, on a platform of the Amazon Tall Tower Observatory (ATTO). photo © Jens Büttner/dpa The Amazon is more than 9000 kilometers away from Germany. Do we have to worry if the rainforest there is cut down? It must. The air sticks. It's muggy hot. Even normal running triggers sweat attacks. Climb 54...
Status: 01/02/2023 12:42 p.m Under Bolsonaro, Germany's relationship with Brazil was difficult. Now that Lula is in office, the Federal President and the Environment Minister are trying to restart. In focus: the protection of the rainforest. By Moritz Rödle, ARD Capital Studio, currently Manaus In the beginning everything is a bit chaotic. The departure from Berlin is repeatedly postponed by a few hours. The reason: It is not clear until the very end whether the meeting between Federal President Frank-Walter...
abroad Lula sworn Steinmeier – “Brazil is back on the international stage” Status: 01:08 a.m | Reading time: 3 minutes Lula da Silva with his wife Janja and the new Vice President Geraldo Alckmin and his wife in an open Rolls Royce in the Brazilian capital Brasília Source: REUTERS Lula da Silva has been sworn in as President of Brazil. Federal President Steinmeier also attended the swearing-in ceremony for the left-wing politician. The elections and the inauguration showed "how lively...
bilateral talks Steinmeier in Brazil: Meeting with the new President Lula Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier met Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (l) in Brasilia. photo © Jens Büttner/dpa Federal President Steinmeier flew to Brazil for the New Year. In the capital he meets the new head of state, Lula. The visit should set an example. Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier pledged German support to Brazil's new President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva immediately before his inauguration. "My visit is intended to...
bilateral talks Steinmeier in Brazil: Meeting with the new President Lula Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier flew to Brazil. photo © Jens Büttner/dpa Federal President Steinmeier flew to Brazil for the New Year. In the capital he meets the new head of state, Lula. The visit should set an example. Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier promised German support to Brazil's new President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva immediately before his inauguration. "My visit is intended to provide an impetus for restarting bilateral...
Brazil trip Steinmeier promises Lula German support Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on the way to the plane. photo © Jens Büttner/dpa Relations with Brazil have suffered in recent years. Now the Federal President flies to Lula's inauguration - to set an example. Before his visit to Brazil, Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier promised German support for the new President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. "My visit is intended to provide an impetus for restarting bilateral relations between our two countries," Steinmeier...
