German Embassy London
@uk.diplo.de
We asked guests to tell us their favourite German word at a reception for German-speaking civil servants, as part of #ShoutOutForGerman week.
Alongside some top-notch animal names, we got some fantastic compound words and a few untranslatables too!
What's yours? 🤔
Alongside some top-notch animal names, we got some fantastic compound words and a few untranslatables too!
What's yours? 🤔
January 21, 2026 at 3:26 PM
We asked guests to tell us their favourite German word at a reception for German-speaking civil servants, as part of #ShoutOutForGerman week.
Alongside some top-notch animal names, we got some fantastic compound words and a few untranslatables too!
What's yours? 🤔
Alongside some top-notch animal names, we got some fantastic compound words and a few untranslatables too!
What's yours? 🤔
Northern lights ("Polarlichter" in German) seen in 🇩🇪 this week.
January 21, 2026 at 10:07 AM
Northern lights ("Polarlichter" in German) seen in 🇩🇪 this week.
🐻 The awards for this year's Berlinale film festival are being produced in a Berlin foundry in preparation for this year's festival.
🇬🇧 Fun fact: British director Alfred Hitchcock’s Rebecca was the opening film of the first ever Berlinale in June 1951.
📽️ Berlinale will kick off on 12 February.
🇬🇧 Fun fact: British director Alfred Hitchcock’s Rebecca was the opening film of the first ever Berlinale in June 1951.
📽️ Berlinale will kick off on 12 February.
January 20, 2026 at 3:42 PM
🐻 The awards for this year's Berlinale film festival are being produced in a Berlin foundry in preparation for this year's festival.
🇬🇧 Fun fact: British director Alfred Hitchcock’s Rebecca was the opening film of the first ever Berlinale in June 1951.
📽️ Berlinale will kick off on 12 February.
🇬🇧 Fun fact: British director Alfred Hitchcock’s Rebecca was the opening film of the first ever Berlinale in June 1951.
📽️ Berlinale will kick off on 12 February.
We love hearing about incredible German language teachers like Mr. Green who pass on their passion for languages to their pupils! Echt klasse! 👏 #ShoutOutForGerman
January 20, 2026 at 2:41 PM
We love hearing about incredible German language teachers like Mr. Green who pass on their passion for languages to their pupils! Echt klasse! 👏 #ShoutOutForGerman
Former West German capital Bonn 🇩🇪 will be the new home of a considerable share of 🇺🇳 UN Development Programme posts.
Around 300 UNDP staff will relocate from New York to Bonn over the next 2 years.
With this, the overall footprint of UNDP in Bonn will exceed 400 positions.
Around 300 UNDP staff will relocate from New York to Bonn over the next 2 years.
With this, the overall footprint of UNDP in Bonn will exceed 400 positions.
January 20, 2026 at 10:51 AM
Former West German capital Bonn 🇩🇪 will be the new home of a considerable share of 🇺🇳 UN Development Programme posts.
Around 300 UNDP staff will relocate from New York to Bonn over the next 2 years.
With this, the overall footprint of UNDP in Bonn will exceed 400 positions.
Around 300 UNDP staff will relocate from New York to Bonn over the next 2 years.
With this, the overall footprint of UNDP in Bonn will exceed 400 positions.
👉 How has learning German enriched your life?
👉 What's your favourite German word or expression?
👉 What do you love about the German language?
It's Shout Out For German Week! If you're passionate about German, use #ShoutOutForGerman and join our week-long celebration of German!
👉 What's your favourite German word or expression?
👉 What do you love about the German language?
It's Shout Out For German Week! If you're passionate about German, use #ShoutOutForGerman and join our week-long celebration of German!
January 19, 2026 at 8:03 AM
👉 How has learning German enriched your life?
👉 What's your favourite German word or expression?
👉 What do you love about the German language?
It's Shout Out For German Week! If you're passionate about German, use #ShoutOutForGerman and join our week-long celebration of German!
👉 What's your favourite German word or expression?
👉 What do you love about the German language?
It's Shout Out For German Week! If you're passionate about German, use #ShoutOutForGerman and join our week-long celebration of German!
The world's first Sesame Street traffic lights were turned on in Hamburg this week.
German public broadcaster NDR (which is based in Hamburg) has co-produced the German version of the show for 50 years.
Naturally, Bert is 🔴 and Ernie is 🟢!
German public broadcaster NDR (which is based in Hamburg) has co-produced the German version of the show for 50 years.
Naturally, Bert is 🔴 and Ernie is 🟢!
January 16, 2026 at 3:00 PM
The world's first Sesame Street traffic lights were turned on in Hamburg this week.
German public broadcaster NDR (which is based in Hamburg) has co-produced the German version of the show for 50 years.
Naturally, Bert is 🔴 and Ernie is 🟢!
German public broadcaster NDR (which is based in Hamburg) has co-produced the German version of the show for 50 years.
Naturally, Bert is 🔴 and Ernie is 🟢!
Happy 100th birthday, Grüne Woche! 🎂
One of the world’s leading trade fairs in the area of food, agriculture & horticulture opened its doors today.
Around 1,600 exhibitors will be presenting agricultural specialities from German regions and around 50 countries in Berlin.
One of the world’s leading trade fairs in the area of food, agriculture & horticulture opened its doors today.
Around 1,600 exhibitors will be presenting agricultural specialities from German regions and around 50 countries in Berlin.
January 16, 2026 at 10:38 AM
Happy 100th birthday, Grüne Woche! 🎂
One of the world’s leading trade fairs in the area of food, agriculture & horticulture opened its doors today.
Around 1,600 exhibitors will be presenting agricultural specialities from German regions and around 50 countries in Berlin.
One of the world’s leading trade fairs in the area of food, agriculture & horticulture opened its doors today.
Around 1,600 exhibitors will be presenting agricultural specialities from German regions and around 50 countries in Berlin.
Guten Morgen 👋 #Traitors #TraitorsUK
January 16, 2026 at 9:52 AM
Guten Morgen 👋 #Traitors #TraitorsUK
Joint G7 🇨🇦🇫🇷🇩🇪🇮🇹🇯🇵🇬🇧🇺🇸🇪🇺 Foreign Ministers’ Statement on the developments surrounding the ongoing protests in Iran ⤵️
January 15, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Joint G7 🇨🇦🇫🇷🇩🇪🇮🇹🇯🇵🇬🇧🇺🇸🇪🇺 Foreign Ministers’ Statement on the developments surrounding the ongoing protests in Iran ⤵️
Reposted by German Embassy London
👉 Strengthening the UK-German relationship
👉 Implementing the #KensingtonTreaty
👉 Working together to support Ukraine
2026 is set to be a defining year for 🇩🇪, 🇬🇧 and Europe.
👉 Implementing the #KensingtonTreaty
👉 Working together to support Ukraine
2026 is set to be a defining year for 🇩🇪, 🇬🇧 and Europe.
January 15, 2026 at 8:48 AM
👉 Strengthening the UK-German relationship
👉 Implementing the #KensingtonTreaty
👉 Working together to support Ukraine
2026 is set to be a defining year for 🇩🇪, 🇬🇧 and Europe.
👉 Implementing the #KensingtonTreaty
👉 Working together to support Ukraine
2026 is set to be a defining year for 🇩🇪, 🇬🇧 and Europe.
The UK will become an Erasmus+ partner country in 2027. Welcome back! 👋
Erasmus+ provides exchange opportunities for:
🧑🎓 students
👷 apprentices
🧑🏫 teachers
🎒 pupils and more.
Erasmus isn't just a chance to experience a new country (incl. 🇩🇪) and build friendships, it also boosts your employability.
Erasmus+ provides exchange opportunities for:
🧑🎓 students
👷 apprentices
🧑🏫 teachers
🎒 pupils and more.
Erasmus isn't just a chance to experience a new country (incl. 🇩🇪) and build friendships, it also boosts your employability.
January 14, 2026 at 4:10 PM
The UK will become an Erasmus+ partner country in 2027. Welcome back! 👋
Erasmus+ provides exchange opportunities for:
🧑🎓 students
👷 apprentices
🧑🏫 teachers
🎒 pupils and more.
Erasmus isn't just a chance to experience a new country (incl. 🇩🇪) and build friendships, it also boosts your employability.
Erasmus+ provides exchange opportunities for:
🧑🎓 students
👷 apprentices
🧑🏫 teachers
🎒 pupils and more.
Erasmus isn't just a chance to experience a new country (incl. 🇩🇪) and build friendships, it also boosts your employability.
Reposted by German Embassy London
The brutal actions taken by the Iranian regime against its own people are shocking. We emphatically call on #Iran to end the violence against its own citizens and to respect their rights. The Iranian Ambassador was summoned to the Federal Foreign Office today.
January 13, 2026 at 4:19 PM
The brutal actions taken by the Iranian regime against its own people are shocking. We emphatically call on #Iran to end the violence against its own citizens and to respect their rights. The Iranian Ambassador was summoned to the Federal Foreign Office today.
Reposted by German Embassy London
For decades, the rules-based international order, with the UN at its core, has provided the framework for peaceful cooperation and the resolution of interests worldwide. Today, we need the #UN more than ever. Thank you, Antonio Guterres, for the important exchange in #NYC.
January 13, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Chancellor Merz: We call on the Iranian leadership to protect its population rather than threaten it. The regime’s violence against its own people is not a sign of strength, but of weakness. It must end immediately. To underscore this message, we are working on further EU sanctions.
January 13, 2026 at 9:53 AM
Chancellor Merz: We call on the Iranian leadership to protect its population rather than threaten it. The regime’s violence against its own people is not a sign of strength, but of weakness. It must end immediately. To underscore this message, we are working on further EU sanctions.
Reposted by German Embassy London
Good and trusting conversation with Marco Rubio in #Washington. 🇩🇪 and 🇺🇸 are close allies - and friends. We are ready to act, determined, and share a common history, values, and interests. @aussenminister.diplo.de 1/3
January 13, 2026 at 7:02 AM
Good and trusting conversation with Marco Rubio in #Washington. 🇩🇪 and 🇺🇸 are close allies - and friends. We are ready to act, determined, and share a common history, values, and interests. @aussenminister.diplo.de 1/3
Chancellor Merz: ”We are deeply concerned about reports of violence by Iranian security forces, and strongly condemn the killing of protestors. Emmanuel Macron, Keir Starmer and I urge the Iranian authorities to refrain from violence, and to uphold the fundamental rights of Iran’s citizens.“
January 9, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Chancellor Merz: ”We are deeply concerned about reports of violence by Iranian security forces, and strongly condemn the killing of protestors. Emmanuel Macron, Keir Starmer and I urge the Iranian authorities to refrain from violence, and to uphold the fundamental rights of Iran’s citizens.“
Chancellor Merz: The EU-Mercosur agreement is a milestone in European trade policy and a strong signal of our strategic sovereignty and ability to act. This is good for Germany and for Europe.
But 25 years of negotiations were far too long — we need to move faster.
But 25 years of negotiations were far too long — we need to move faster.
January 9, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Chancellor Merz: The EU-Mercosur agreement is a milestone in European trade policy and a strong signal of our strategic sovereignty and ability to act. This is good for Germany and for Europe.
But 25 years of negotiations were far too long — we need to move faster.
But 25 years of negotiations were far too long — we need to move faster.
Are you aged 18-25 and based in the UK?
Do you fancy attending a fully funded youth summit in Berlin on democracy and civic engagement?
Then apply for the 🇬🇧🇩🇪 Youth Summit taking place from 19–22 March 2026 – a lighthouse project under the #KensingtonTreaty!
www.britishcouncil.de/en/uk-german...
Do you fancy attending a fully funded youth summit in Berlin on democracy and civic engagement?
Then apply for the 🇬🇧🇩🇪 Youth Summit taking place from 19–22 March 2026 – a lighthouse project under the #KensingtonTreaty!
www.britishcouncil.de/en/uk-german...
January 9, 2026 at 11:55 AM
Are you aged 18-25 and based in the UK?
Do you fancy attending a fully funded youth summit in Berlin on democracy and civic engagement?
Then apply for the 🇬🇧🇩🇪 Youth Summit taking place from 19–22 March 2026 – a lighthouse project under the #KensingtonTreaty!
www.britishcouncil.de/en/uk-german...
Do you fancy attending a fully funded youth summit in Berlin on democracy and civic engagement?
Then apply for the 🇬🇧🇩🇪 Youth Summit taking place from 19–22 March 2026 – a lighthouse project under the #KensingtonTreaty!
www.britishcouncil.de/en/uk-german...
Startup registrations hit an all-time high in Germany in 2025 🚀
🚀 3500+ new startups founded (+29% YoY)
🤖 AI important part of business model for 27% of new startups
🧑💻 853 new startups in the software sector
🧑🍳 Food startup sector +80% YoY
💊 Medicine sector +46% YoY
🚀 3500+ new startups founded (+29% YoY)
🤖 AI important part of business model for 27% of new startups
🧑💻 853 new startups in the software sector
🧑🍳 Food startup sector +80% YoY
💊 Medicine sector +46% YoY
January 8, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Startup registrations hit an all-time high in Germany in 2025 🚀
🚀 3500+ new startups founded (+29% YoY)
🤖 AI important part of business model for 27% of new startups
🧑💻 853 new startups in the software sector
🧑🍳 Food startup sector +80% YoY
💊 Medicine sector +46% YoY
🚀 3500+ new startups founded (+29% YoY)
🤖 AI important part of business model for 27% of new startups
🧑💻 853 new startups in the software sector
🧑🍳 Food startup sector +80% YoY
💊 Medicine sector +46% YoY
50 runaway sheep ram-paged through a German supermarket in rural Baa-varia, causing shear mania on Monday morning.
After breaking away from their 500-strong herd, the brazen sheep spent 20 minutes milling around in the Penny supermarket before ewe-turning and seeing themselves out.
After breaking away from their 500-strong herd, the brazen sheep spent 20 minutes milling around in the Penny supermarket before ewe-turning and seeing themselves out.
January 7, 2026 at 11:48 AM
50 runaway sheep ram-paged through a German supermarket in rural Baa-varia, causing shear mania on Monday morning.
After breaking away from their 500-strong herd, the brazen sheep spent 20 minutes milling around in the Penny supermarket before ewe-turning and seeing themselves out.
After breaking away from their 500-strong herd, the brazen sheep spent 20 minutes milling around in the Penny supermarket before ewe-turning and seeing themselves out.
Reposted by German Embassy London
Many thanks to German Ambassador to the UK, Susanne Baumann, for hosting us yesterday.
We had a wide-ranging conversation on Holocaust remembrance, antisemitism and extremism, strengthening interfaith relations, peace and security in the Middle East – and exciting plans for Jewish Culture Month.
We had a wide-ranging conversation on Holocaust remembrance, antisemitism and extremism, strengthening interfaith relations, peace and security in the Middle East – and exciting plans for Jewish Culture Month.
January 7, 2026 at 8:57 AM
Many thanks to German Ambassador to the UK, Susanne Baumann, for hosting us yesterday.
We had a wide-ranging conversation on Holocaust remembrance, antisemitism and extremism, strengthening interfaith relations, peace and security in the Middle East – and exciting plans for Jewish Culture Month.
We had a wide-ranging conversation on Holocaust remembrance, antisemitism and extremism, strengthening interfaith relations, peace and security in the Middle East – and exciting plans for Jewish Culture Month.
Chancellor Merz: "Arctic security remains a key priority for Europe. We agree: Denmark – including Greenland – is part of NATO. Security in the Arctic must be achieved collectively: in conjunction with Allies including the United States. Greenland belongs to its people."
January 6, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Chancellor Merz: "Arctic security remains a key priority for Europe. We agree: Denmark – including Greenland – is part of NATO. Security in the Arctic must be achieved collectively: in conjunction with Allies including the United States. Greenland belongs to its people."
West Germany's first Chancellor, Konrad Adenauer, was born on this day 150 years ago.
During Adenauer's fourteen years in office, West Germany became a founding member of the EEC (which would later become the EU), joined NATO and signed the landmark Élysée Treaty with France.
During Adenauer's fourteen years in office, West Germany became a founding member of the EEC (which would later become the EU), joined NATO and signed the landmark Élysée Treaty with France.
January 5, 2026 at 9:12 AM
West Germany's first Chancellor, Konrad Adenauer, was born on this day 150 years ago.
During Adenauer's fourteen years in office, West Germany became a founding member of the EEC (which would later become the EU), joined NATO and signed the landmark Élysée Treaty with France.
During Adenauer's fourteen years in office, West Germany became a founding member of the EEC (which would later become the EU), joined NATO and signed the landmark Élysée Treaty with France.
In Mainz, people ring in the new year with a New Year's Day parade through the city centre, marking the start of the year's Carnival campaign.
The culmination of the Carnival season follows in February with large parades and festivities on Ash Wednesday.
The culmination of the Carnival season follows in February with large parades and festivities on Ash Wednesday.
January 2, 2026 at 3:34 PM
In Mainz, people ring in the new year with a New Year's Day parade through the city centre, marking the start of the year's Carnival campaign.
The culmination of the Carnival season follows in February with large parades and festivities on Ash Wednesday.
The culmination of the Carnival season follows in February with large parades and festivities on Ash Wednesday.