01.01.-31.12.2014 In 2014, our partnerships with Beijing, Tokyo, Buenos Aires, and Jakarta will be celebrating their 20th anniversary, while our partnership with Istanbul now dates back 25 years. More information
A city partnership rap to celebrate the Berlin-Beijing anniversary
The rap duo “Feichang Fresh”: has made a fabulous music video in honor of the Berlin-Beijing city partnership’s anniversary. More information
International campaign “Cities for Life – Cities against the Death Penalty”
30.11.2014 The International Day for Life/against the Death Penalty was initiated by the “Community of Sant’ Egidio” in Italy. More information
German-Chinese Exchange for Cultural Management
In 2014, five Chinese and five German cultural managers will have the chance to participate in the program. You can find more information on applying in the attached call for applications. More information
Berlin – Los Angeles city partnership: The “Next Generation” fire department youth exchange
15.07.-30.07.2014 10 young people taking part in the “Next Generation” project and two accompanying adults visited our partner city for 17 days in July. More information
Berlin – Los Angeles city partnership
06.07.2014 At the Berlin Fire Department’s Open House on Sunday, 6 July 2014, Fire Chief Wilfried Gräfling introduced the project “Next Generation” to the public. More information
International Colloquium on “Sexual Minorities in Late 20th Century Spanish and Latin American Cultures and Literatures”
03. - 06. 07. 2014 International Colloquium on “Sexual Minorities in Late 20th Century Spanish and Latin American Cultures and Literatures” at the Humboldt Universität Berlin from 3 to 6 July 2014 More information
Zoos in Berlin and Los Angeles set up a partnership
03. 07. 2014 The Berlin Zoo and Tierpark and the Los Angeles Zoo would like to exchange animals in order to improve the genetic diversity of each zoo’s population More information
Mayor of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, visits Berlin
02. 07. 2014 On 2 July 2014, the Governing Mayor of Berlin, Klaus Wowereit, welcomed Mayor Bat-Uul Erdene of the Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar to the Berlin Town Hall. More information
Climate partnership Berlin-Buenos Aires
Second phase climate partnerships present their action programs in Berlin. More information
Berlin – Los Angeles city partnership
30.06.2014 - 05.07.2014 Councilman Tom LaBonge of Los Angeles’s 4th District visited Berlin from 30 June to 5 July 2014 with an eight-person cultural delegation and three water specialists. More information
Funding of city partnership projects
The federal state of Berlin is interested in the realization of as many projects and ideas as possible that focus on exchange between Berlin and its partner cities. More information
Berlin-Jakarta city partnership
23.06.-02.07. 2014 From 23 June to 2 July 2014, a delegation headed by the youth and sports sector of Jakarta’s city government will be visiting Berlin with ten students who were chosen from a pool of 335 applicants in Jakarta. More information
Presidium of the Berlin House of Representatives travels to Istanbul
09. - 13.06.2014 To mark the 25th anniversary of the city partnership between Berlin and Istanbul, the presidium of the Berlin House of Representatives was invited to visit Istanbul from 9 to 13 June 2014. More information
“Berner Reden” at the Konzert Theater Bern
17.03.2014 At the invitation of the mayor of Bern, Alexander Tschäppät, Governing Mayor Klaus Wowereit will open the four-part conversation series “Berner Reden” at the Konzert Theater Bern. More information
Wowereit meets the Maltese president
11.03.2014 President Abela will be in Germany on a state visit. More information
Opening concert marks the Berlin-Tokyo anniversary
Wowereit meets with the Belgian king and queen in Berlin
17.02.2014 The royal couple will be in Germany on a state visit. More information
Mayor of Paris to visit Berlin
13.-15.02.2014 This will be Bertrand Delanoë’s last visit as mayor to Governing Mayor Klaus Wowereit, since Paris is holding city elections on 23 March 2014 and Mayor Delanoë is not running for re-election. More information
Study visit by specialized doctors from Tashkent’s Institute for Hematology and Transfusion at Virchow Hospital
30.01.2014 Chief of Protocol Dieter Lamlé spoke with the doctors from Tashkent about their experience in Berlin when he visited their ward at Virchow Hospital. More information
Berlin-Beijing anniversary: Chinese New Year concert
22.01.2014 Governing Mayor welcomed the mayor of the Romanian capital of Bucharest to the Berlin Town Hall. More information
Making friends through food
13.-19.01.2014 One week in Paris and one week in Berlin – that’s all the time that apprentice bakers and pastry cooks have to come up with new German-French bakery and confectionery products. More information
“Berlin – Madrid”: Exhibition of children’s art
13.12.2013 - 06.01.2014 Children's art gallery in honor of the 25th anniversary of the city partnership between Berlin and Madrid. More information
Berlin – Buenos Aires city partnership - From the Spree River to the Rio de la Plata – From fall to spring
October/November 2013 Around 20 young musicians from the Leo-Kestenberg Musikschule, a music school in Tempelhof-Schöneberg, will travel to Argentina with their conductor, Alexander Ramm, in the first half of October to return a visit made by young Argentinians. More information
5th Manga Competition of the Deutsch-Japanische Gesellschaft Berlin
30.09.2013 closing date The Deutsch-Japanische Gesellschaft Berlin (DJG Berlin – German-Japanese Society of Berlin) is holding what is now its fifth manga competition, aimed especially at young participants interested in Japan. More information
World Championships for Icelandic Horses in Berlin
04.08. - 11.08.2013 The 2013 World Championships for Icelandic Horses will be taking place at Pferdesportpark (equestrian sports park) Karlshorst in Berlin-Lichtenberg. More information
50th anniversary of the Franco-German Youth Office
06.07.2013 On 6 July 2013, the Governing Mayor of Berlin will join Paris’s Mayor Bertrand Delanoë in visiting the fair at Place de la République. More information
25th anniversary of the Madrid – Berlin city partnership
27.06. - 29.06.2013 Madrid and Berlin are celebrating the 25th anniversary of their city partnership this year. As part of this celebration, Governing Mayor Klaus Wowereit visited Spain’s capital city from 27 to 29 June 2013. More information
Berlin – Buenos Aires: KNM Berlin presents Clang Cut Book
17.06. - 22.06.2013 The ensemble Kammerensemble Neue Musik Berlin – KNM – is presenting “Clang Cut Book,” a compendium of concerts and interventions in urban space. More information
The “Madrid School”
05.06. - 07.06.2013 The conference “Wir sind Erinnerung. Die Schule von Madrid und das spanische Exil von 1939” (We are memory: The “Madrid School” and the Spanish exile of 1939) will take place at Instituto Cervantes Berlin. More information
Berlin – Moscow city partnership: Hip Hop Stützpunkt Berlin on tour in Russia
17.05. - 03.06.2013 From 17 May to 3 June 2013, six ambassadors of hip-hop culture in Berlin (musicians, DJs, graffiti artists, beatboxers) traveled to five Russian cities. More information
Berlin – Moscow city partnership: Hip Hop Stützpunkt Berlin on tour in Russia
17.05. - 03.06.2013 From 17 May to 3 June 2013, six ambassadors of hip-hop culture in Berlin (musicians, DJs, graffiti artists, beatboxers) traveled to five Russian cities. More information
Berlin – Jakarta city partnership
15.05. - 17.05.2013 A delegation from our partner city Jakarta visited Berlin from 15 to 17 May 2013. More information
The friendly climate of the Berlin – Buenos Aires city partnership
21.-26.04.2013 Berlin and Buenos Aires set up a climate partnership in November 2012 as part of the project “50 Municipal Climate Partnerships by 2015.” More information
Franco-German Bücherboxx
19.04.2013 To mark the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Élysée Treaty, young people from France and Berlin gave their own demonstration of cooperation between the two countries. More information
Wowereit receives the President of Ecuador at the Berlin Town Hall
17.04.2013 The Governing Mayor of Berlin, Klaus Wowereit, welcomed the President of the Republic of Ecuador, Rafael Vicente Correa Delgado, to the Berlin Town Hall. More information
Klaus Wowereit visits Zagreb
11.04.2013 During his visit, Mr. Wowereit met with his fellow mayor for talks in preparation for Croatia’s accession to the European Union. More information
Climate partnership between the city partners Berlin and Buenos Aires
In November 2012, Berlin and Buenos Aires set up a climate partnership as part of the project “50 Municipal Climate Partnerships by 2015.” More information
Wowereit receives Indian External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid
Competition: 2013 European Charlemagne Youth Prize
Each year, the European Charlemagne Youth Prize is awarded jointly by the European Parliament and the Foundation of the International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen. More information
25th anniversary of the city partnership between Berlin and Paris
2012 The city partnership between Berlin and Paris was celebrating its 25th anniversary this in 2012. More information
International campaign “Cities for Life – Cities against the Death Penalty”
30.11.2012 The International Day for Life/against the Death Penalty was initiated by the “Community of Sant’ Egidio” in Italy. More information
Climate partnership between the partner cities Berlin and Buenos Aires
26.-28.11.2012 Representatives of both cities took part in an international workshop for new climate partnerships between German and Latin American cities, which was held in La Fortuna, Costa Rica, from 26 to 28 November 2012. More information
Chinese Autumn at Kühlhaus Berlin
02.-17.11.2012 As part of the Chinese Cultural Year in Germany, Kühlhaus Berlin is showcasing contemporary Chinese art in a series entitled “Chinesischer Herbst”... More information
20 years of partnership between Berlin and the Brussels-Capital Region
26.09./26.10.2012 The city partnership between Berlin and the Brussels-Capital Region was celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2012. More information
German-Spanish Chess Days in Madrid
Under the patronage of the Governing Mayor, the Berlin Chess Federation hosted a tournament in Berlin on 1 September 2012 with 12 boys and 12 girls in the under-16 category. More information
2nd ASEM Meeting for Governors and Mayors - ASEM Goes Local: “Challenges and Solutions”
18./19.10.2012 On 18 October 2012, the Governing Mayor of Berlin, Klaus Wowereit, opened the 2nd ASEM-MGM together with Foreign Minister Dr. Guido Westerwelle; Dr. Fauzi Bowo, the former Governor of Jakarta; and M.R. Sukumbhand Paribatra, the Governor of Bangkok. More information
Exhibition: “Berlin Heroines”
06.-31.10.2012 The exhibition “Berlin Heroines” by Concha Argüeso will be shown at the Berlin Town Hall in the Hall of Pillars from 6 to 31 October 2012. More information
Theater from Buenos Aires in Berlin
28.-30.09.2012 Berliner Festspiele is opening the new international festival “Foreign Affairs,” which will be showcasing contemporary performing arts with a continent-spanning production by the Argentinean author, actor, and director Federico León. More information
