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| Irish want to stay in EU
92 per cent of the Irish want their country to remain in the European Union (EU). Only five per cent are in favour of leaving the EU, even though in the middle of June a majority of the Irish electorate voted against the adoption of the Treaty of Lisbon. These are the ... | 11/12/2008 |
| Media center receives Polish Culture Prize
On November 26, 2008, Polish Culture Minister Bogdan Zdrojewski presented this year's Polish Culture Prize to the Bertelsmann Stiftung in the Royal Palace in Warsaw. The award, given in recognition of the foundation's creation of a media center targeting young patrons ... | 01/12/2008 |
| Modern regulation in times of financial and economic crisis
In today's complex, dynamic world, and in times of global economic and financial crisis, implementing government regulation that is successful and robust is more difficult -- and more necessary -- than ever before. That was the core message delivered at the second ... | 20/11/2008 |
| Think Bigger: G20
The G20 Washington summit that begins today should expand its focus beyond the current financial crisis to include international financial reform, according to the Bertelsmann Foundation. Reform should include giving non-traditional centers of economic power greater ... | 14/11/2008 |
| A European Briefing Book for Barack Obama
The Washington, DC-based Bertelsmann Foundation presented its Trans-Atlantic Briefing Book for the Obama administration on Thursday, 13 November 2008 in the US capital. The Briefing Book is a policy blueprint that offers strategies for foreign-policy cooperation ... | 14/11/2008 |
| Guy Verhofstadt: The Financial Crisis - Three Ways Out for Europe
In an effort to overcome the current financial and economic crisis, Former Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt has identified three concrete steps toward a readjustment of European financial policy. In an essay for Bertelsmann Stiftung, he proposes an initially ... | 14/11/2008 |
| 2008 International Cultural Forum Southeast Asia
On November 12, 2008, the fourth International Cultural Forum in Asia opened its doors, focusing on the sociopolitical changes that are currently impacting Southeast Asia. The conference is bringing together over 40 experts from 17 countries, especially from ASEAN ... | 12/11/2008 |
| Mission Possible
America and the world expect President-elect Barack Obama and his transition team to take immediate action on a wide variety of issues, according to the Bertelsmann Foundation, the only pan-European foundation in the US capital. "Action and success are required ... | 05/11/2008 |
| Johannes Meier to leave Bertelsmann Stiftung
Dr. Johannes Meier, member of the Bertelsmann Stiftung Executive Board, has announced he will not be extending his current contract at the foundation, which terminates at the end of September 2009. He is leaving the foundation at his own request in order to launch a ... | 20/10/2008 |
| Poor integration of young people in the job market gives rise to considerable follow-on costs
For society, the poor integration of young people in the job market gives rise to considerable follow-on costs. As a recent study carried out by the Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft Köln (Institute for German Economics Cologne) on behalf of the Bertelsmann Stiftung ... | 12/10/2008 |
| 7th International "Neue Stimmen" Master Class: Mistakes are allowed
All of them young and extremely talented, 12 singers from 9 countries -- including Japan, Korea, Turkey, Russia, Mexico, the US and UK -- have made it through the preliminaries and will be participating in this year's "Neue Stimmen" Master Class, organized by the ... | 09/10/2008 |
| 8th Annual Tremezzo Transatlantic Young Leaders Conference
The 8th annual Tremezzo Transatlantic Young Leaders Conference took place on the shores of Lake Como in Italy from October 1-3, 2008. The Bertelsmann Foundation, in partnership with the German Marshall Fund of the United States, brought together 26 exceptional young ... | 03/10/2008 |
| One-stop state-of-the-art professional training
Based on a comparative international study, the Bertelsmann Stiftung recommends creating a Federal Office of Career Training, with associated state-level institutions, in order to better manage Germany's vocational training programs. In reforming its educational ... | 29/09/2008 |
| Muslims in Germany are very religious, and faith plays a central role in their day-to-day lives
Berlin-Gütersloh, September 26, 2008 - Across all age groups, the Muslims who live in Germany are highly religious, which clearly differentiates them from the overall German population. But their religious faith is not characterized by rigid dogmatism or ... | 26/09/2008 |
| Daring to cut red tape: Stoiber Group launches competition for ideas to reduce unnecessary administrative burdens
EUR 150 billion: That is the huge amount by which the European Commission believes GDP in the European Union could grow in the medium term if the EU hits its ambitious target of reducing red tape by 25 percent by 2012. To cut through the dense undergrowth of rules and ... | 18/09/2008 |
| Christianity in the Occident - still of great importance
According to a representative study by the Bertelsmann Stiftung's Religion Monitor, the Christian faith still has a strong influence in Europe. Three-fourth of all Europeans (74 percent) in the countries surveyed are religious and one-fourth (25 percent) are highly ... | 17/09/2008 |
| Merely doing George W. Bush's bidding, or an idealistic voice calling in the wilderness?
This week the German Bundestag is discussing whether to extend the mandate of the Federal Armed Forces in Lebanon and the Darfur region of Sudan. A similar decision will have to be made this fall about the mandate of German forces in Afghanistan. Many members of ... | 16/09/2008 |
| An opportunity to help shape the nonprofit sector
Philanthropic activities require professional project management, not to mention innovative ideas and approaches. Yet professionally trained managers are few and far between in the booming nonprofit sector. In order to help meet the growing demand, the Bertelsmann ... | 05/09/2008 |
| Bertelsmann Stiftung launches schools initiative "Integration through Education" - with Mario Gomez acting as ambassador for the campaign
The Bertelsmann Stiftung has launched a nationwide schools campaign, with the motto "Integration through Education" ("Alle Kids sind VIPs"). The Foundation invites all students of grades 5 to 12 to enter the competition with their projects and ideas for improving ... | 04/09/2008 |
| The Toronto District School Board wins the Carl Bertelsmann Prize 2008
The Bertelsmann Foundation has announced that the Toronto District School Board has won this year's Carl Bertelsmann Prize of €150,000 for its exemplary work in promoting social integration and improving equal learning opportunities at its schools. The Board, which is ... | 20/08/2008 |
| 2008 Salzburg Trilogue -- The cultural basis and future of globalization
Together with the Austrian foreign ministry, the Bertelsmann Stiftung is organizing the seventh Salzburg Trilogue to be held from August 14 to 16, 2008. Ursula Plassnik, Austrian foreign minister, Liz Mohn, vice-chair of the Bertelsmann Stiftung Executive Board, and ... | 14/08/2008 |
| A European Honeymoon
No American politician can go wrong these days by visiting the good old European allies in their capitals. So it's not surprising that Sen. Barack Obama's current tour features stops in London, Paris and, today, Berlin. For Obama, this part of the trip serves first ... | 24/07/2008 |
| The future of international cooperation
Leading representatives of international organizations and foreign ministers from all over the world met on July 15 and 16, 2008, in Berlin in order to discuss the future of international cooperation. The chairman and CEO of the Bertelsmann Stiftung, Dr. Gunter ... | 16/07/2008 |
| Setting sail together -- A German-Israeli voyage helps shape the future
Israel at 60: 13 young Israelis and 13 young Germans are getting to know each other as they sail across the Baltic Sea, giving them an opportunity to discuss both the past and future of German-Israeli relations. Having set sail from the city of Warnemünde on July 13, ... | 14/07/2008 |
| USA: More Students, More Debt
A delegation from the Bundestag Committee for Families, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth visited the Washington, DC office of the Bertelsmann Foundation on July 8 for a discussion on the demographics of the American educational system. Jonathan Stevens, the office's ... | 11/07/2008 |
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