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Joachim Gauck
Former German president, Joachim Gauck was a protestant pastor in East Germany before reunification.
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'No explosive' in Gauck letter
German authorities have said a suspected letter bomb sent to the office of German President Joachim Gauck contained no explosives. The package was detonated in a controlled explosion near to the presidential palace.
East German asylum anniversary
Germany's first and most important refugee center for asylum seekers from the East was opened 60 years ago. To mark the occasion, President Joachim Gauck praised efforts that allowed many to live in a free society.
WWII massacre remembered
The German and Italian presidents have paid a joint visit the site of a World War II massacre. In the Tuscan village of Sant'Anna di Stazzema, SS Troops killed more than 500 people in the space of a few hours.
Gauck honors Italian war victims
German President Joachim Gauck has commemorated the victims of one of the worst Nazi atrocities in Italy. The reconciliation effort followed a diplomatic row over the prosecution of SS soldiers involved the massacre.
Remembering a massacre
Sant'Anna di Stazzema was the site of one of the worst German war crimes in Italy.
German President visits Ethiopia
German President Joachim Gauck begins four-day trip to Ethiopia
Gauck's first year
After a year in office, how popular is German President Joachim Gauck at home and abroad?
Taking Stock: German President Joachim Gauck, One Year On
The German president is a likeable figure, widely seen as a down-to-earth, straight-talking man of the people. Polls put him streets ahead of other politicians in the popularity stakes - but has he had any impact on the political stage?
Indonesian leader in Berlin
Amid praise for President Yudhoyono's politics, there are calls for better protection of minorities.
Gauck pledges human rights fight
President Joachim Gauck has pledged German help in the fight for human rights in a speech at the UN's Human Rights Council. Gauck called fundamental human rights "the foundation of all human co-existence."
Gauck: a German European
DW's Marcel Fürstenau is impressed by German President Joachim Gauck's call for 'more Europe.'
Gauck calls for 'more Europe'
President Joachim Gauck has used a nationally televised speech to call for greater cooperation among the European Union’s member states. The speech comes a year after Gauck took office as Germany’s head of state.
Families appalled
The families of the victims of the NSU terror gang feel that there is much more to be done.
Words fall short
German President Joachim Gauck meets with the families of NSU neo-Nazi murder victims.
Gauck meets with NSU victims
German President Joachim Gauck has met with relatives of victims slain by the neo-Nazi group the National Socialist Underground (NSU). Some of the invited guests declined their invitations, however.
Gysi and the Stasi
New documents put the focus back on Left Party politician Gregor Gysi's dealings with the Stasi.
Conductor Barenboim scoops top German honor
Israeli-Argentine conductor Daniel Barenboim has been awarded Germany’s top federal decoration.
Merkel hails Pope Benedict
Religious and political leaders have paid tribute to Pope Benedict XVI after the German-born pontiff announced he would resign. Angela Merkel called him "one of the most significant religious thinkers of our time."
Germans to vote on Sept. 22
German President Joachim Gauck has officially set the date for the country’s next federal election. The move comes after weeks of discussions between Germany's major political parties.
Optimist Samaras in Berlin
Prime Minister Antonis Samaras has told Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin that his government is trying to win back credibility. Acknowledging a tough road ahead, the Greek leader also urged optimism.
German president hopeful
This Christmas holiday, President Joachim Gauck has appealed for renewed social cohesion in times of insecurity, faster paced and more incomprehensible living, and widening gaps between poor and rich.
Gauck honors fallen soldiers
In the third day of his visit to Afghanistan, German President Joachim Gauck has paid tribute to German soldiers who have been killed there. Further plans to visit a military camp had to be scrapped due to weather.
Gauck meets Karzai for talks
President Gauck has met with Afghan President Karzai for talks on civil and development cooperation in Kabul. Gauck has assured Afghans of Germany’s ongoing support after the withdrawal of foreign troops in 2014.
Gauck in Afghanistan
Joachim Gauck has made a surprise landing in Afghanistan to show "gratitude" to volunteers and soldiers. But elsewhere in the country on the same day, violence has ended in tragedy.
Gauck meets the Pope
German President Joachim Gauck has met with Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican. The two leaders discussed religion, Europe's current economic crisis and the future of the continent.
'An expression of trust'
The Jewish congregation in the southern German city of Ulm has a new synagogue, almost 75 years after it was destroyed by the Nazis. Germany’s president spoke of a “joyful day for all people of good will.”
Germans reflect on historic day
The ninth of November carries both positive and negative connotations for Germans. It's the date the Berlin Wall came down - but also an anniversary of Nazi brutality. Germany's president says the two are linked.
Gauck honors Czech victims
President Joachim Gauck has completed his first visit as German head of state to the Czech Republic. He met victims of Nazi atrocities and spoke of his grief over what they had endured.
Germans mark national holiday
Most Germans have the day off from work on Wednesday to celebrate the national holiday, which marks the country's unification 22 years ago.
Gauck gives green light to ESM
The German president has signed legislation approving the country's participation in the eurozone's permanent financial bailout fund. He had delayed signing the bill due to legal challenges to the legislation.
Rostock 20 years later
On the 20th anniversary of racist riots in Rostock, the German president has called for a strong democracy that protects human dignity against extremism. The Rostock riots were the worst hate attacks since WWII.
More neo-Nazi groups banned
Germany's most populous state North-Rhine Westphalia (NRW) has banned three far-right extremist groups while police searched 150 premises. The crackdown follows a trial opening in Koblenz against 26 neo-Nazis.
Far-right 'won't prevail'
President Joachim Gauck has urged Germany to resist far-right extremists without fear. His remarks precede the 20th anniversary of anti-foreigner rioting in Rostock that shocked Germany shortly after its reunification.
Summer break
The first half of 2012 was not exactly smooth sailing for Chancellor Angela Merkel.
In the spotlight
The German president often expresses his opinion, and Ferdos Forudastan will help him.
German visit for Monaco couple
On the second day of their state visit to Germany, Monaco’s royal couple, Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene are to visit Stuttgart following their Berlin engagements.
Praise and criticism
After 100 days in office, the new German president is still enjoying his popularity - with caveats.
Thousand-year friendship
The Russian-German Year looks beyond the pipeline and focuses on a millennium of exchange.
Wrench in the works
Delaying approval of the EU fiscal pact is the easy way out, says DW's Peter Stützle.
Plain Talk in the Diplomatic Arena - Joachim Gauck: 100 days as German president
He didn't make it to the German presidency until the second time he was nominated - and he wasn't always Chancellor Angela Merkel's first choice for the post. But with Joachim Gauck's recent visit to Israel, it has become clear that Germany once again has a president who reflects on policy issues.
Deal, but no deal
Politicians in Berlin celebrated a breakthrough on European economic policies and the fiscal pact on Thursday, only for the Constitutional Court and then President Joachim Gauck to throw a spanner in the works.
Gauck on Muslims, Islam
President Joachim Gauck has said in a newspaper interview that Muslims living in Germany are more definitively a part of the country than the religion of Islam, a slight change from the stance of his predecessor.
Getting Acquainted - German President Joachim Gauck in Israel
One of the new German president's first state visits was to Israel. It was a testing itinerary: a visit to the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial, a meeting with controversial Israeli foreign minister Avigdor Liebermann and a visit to the Palestinian Territories.
Gauck urges Mideast talks
Germany's president has ended his trip to Israel and the West Bank by calling on Israelis and Palestinians to resume talks for a two-state solution. Joachim Gauck was lauded for completing a sensitive visit with aplomb.
German president in West Bank
German President Joachim Gauck arrived in the West Bank on the last day of a tour that included Israel. The issue of Israeli settlement building was expected to come up once again.
Gauck to Israel: 'Who benefits?'
Talks due to last one hour extended into two when German President Joachim Gauck met with Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem. Most of their time was spent on Israel's settlement policy in the West Bank.
'More closely tied than ever'
President Joachim Gauck has said Germany and Israel are "more closely tied than ever before." He was speaking after being officially received by his Israeli counterpart Shimon Peres.
Gauck arrives in Israel
President Joachim Gauck has said Germany and Israel are more closely bound together than ever before, after being received by his Israeli counterpart Shimon Peres. Gauck is on a four-day visit to the region.
German-Israeli relations
German President Joachm Gauck arrives in Israel, but German-Israeli relations have never been easy.
Tymoshenko may start eating
The daughter of jailed opposition figurehead Yulia Tymoshenko has said her mother is about to stop a hunger strike as her treatment by a German doctor is about to begin. She said her mother had visibly lost weight.
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