A federation of sixteen Lnder (states) The former West Germany - ten - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Population: 82,490,000 Capital: Berlin; 3,327,000 Language: German Religion: Protestant, Roman Catholic Currency: Euro Life Expectancy: 78 Literacy: 99 %

A federation of sixteen Länder (states) The former West Germany - ten Länder The former GDR - five federal states The sixteenth state is Berlin - used to be West and East Berlin

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Berlin

Population Berlin Stockholm Population 3,538,652 (4,4 in the 850 000 (2,1 in the region) region) Surface area in 892 (4970) 36 500 Km2 Poulation density 4000 (900) 4039 per Km2

The city council Division of seats Berlin The senate is governing the city and state of Berlin. It consist of the State Governing Mayor of Berlin (elected by the city's state parliament) and parlament: eight senators SDP – 48 The governing mayor’s role is the equivalent of a CDU – 39 Minister-President since Berlin is one of 16 German states and a city Green – 30 The Left – 20 PPG -- 15 Totals: 152

The state of Berlin is divided into 12 boroughs. Each borough has its 12 Boroughs: own Mayor and a council. The borough council is elected by the Spandau borough assembly every 4th year Steglitz-Zehlendorf Neukölln Lichtenberg Pankow Reinickendorf Tempelhof-Schöneberg Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf Treptow-Köpenick Mitte Friedrichshein-Kreuzberg, Marzamn-Hellersdorf

The mayor of Berlin T en years in office, Berlin's mayor still standing strong Berlin's popular and openly gay Mayor Klaus Wowereit (SDP) marks a decade since taking office on Thursday, and his remarkable political success continues to puzzle those who said he'd never make it. When Time magazine puts Wowereit on its cover, it shows that the man's charisma is capable of successfully selling the Berlin brand on a global scale. The city is, in the eyes of many, "poor but sexy." That quote, of course, comes from Wowereit himself. Wowereit's official title is "Ruling Bürgermeister," but, when he came to office, the tabloid press christened him the "Ruling party-meister “.

Berlin is dated to 1170. It has been the capital of Germany many times through history. Berlin was divided into East Berlin and West Berlin by the Berlin wall in 1961 . The wall was torn down in1989.

Around 14% of the population hold a foreign passport, the largest ethnic minority groups are Turkish and Polish. • 3 opera houses • 153 museums • 420 art galleries • 108 public libraries • more than 50 theaters Highly developed bike lane system. Berlin has 710 bicycles per 1000 residents.

• Döner kebab is one of the most popular fast foods in Berlin • Other typical Berlin foods include Currywurst and Sauerkraut • With more than 1700 bridges, Berlin has more bridges than Venice

Unemployment Germany has the lowest in Europe with only 5,4%. The unemployment in Berlin is the highest in Germany, at 13.3%

Youth unemployment 2011 (Ages 15-24) It’s a big difference in unemployment between East and West Germany

Politics of Germany CDU – Kristdemokrater SPD – Socialdemokrater Die Grünen – Miljöpartiet Die Linke - Vänsterpartiet 1981-1998 Helmut Kohn (CDU) 1998-2002 Red-green coalition with Gerhard Schröder/SPD and Joschka Fischer/Die Gunen In 2000 Angela Merkel became chair of the CDU 2002-2005 Gerhard Schröder led coalition of SPD and Die Grunen with an eleven-seat victory over the CDU In April 2003 Schröder announced massive labour market reforms, Agenda 2010, Highly critisised at first but credited afterwards for decreasing unemployment in 2006- 2007 and for securing a strong economic growth during the euro-crisis.

Politics of Germany CDU – Kristdemokrater SPD – Socialdemokrater 2005-2009 CDU wins the election and Angela Merkel was sworn in for the office of Bundeskanzlerin, the first female chanchellor in German history 2009 election – 2013 Coalition government CDU/CSU (Christlich-Soziale Union) and the liberal FDP (Freie Demokratische Partei) holds together 332 seats (of 622 total) Angela Merkel has been described as "the de facto leader of the European Union" and is currently ranked as the world's second most powerful person by the Forbes magazine, the highest ranking ever achieved by a woman

New election in September 2013 Many uncertainces- will Merkel stay? Unemployment is a problem, highest numbers in 2010 with 8,2% but dropped and was in january 2013 down to 5,4 %. The rate is much higher in former east Germany compared to the rest of Germany. Berlin has the highest rating in Germany Neukölln has the highest rating in Berlin

Sweden and German budget

Unemployment benefits in Germany • To claim benefit you must have worked minimum 12 months. • Claimants get 60% of their previous net salary or 67% for claimants with children. The maximum benefit is 2,964 euros. • Under the age of 50 employed 2,5 years or less - maximum period 12 months. Unemployed aged 50 and older receive unemployment benefit for longer (15,18 and 24 months) After that you can apply for Arbeitslosengeld II (Hartz IV). • There are special agenturs for people under the age of 25. • Unemployed workers are entitled to living allowance known as unemployment benefit, help in finding work and training, through jobcenters.

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