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Current edition 23.05.13 | 21:30 - 22:00 UTC

People and Politics - The Political Magazine

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16.05.13 | 21:30 - 22:00 UTC

Current edition

23.05.13 | 21:30 - 22:00 UTC

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30.05.13 | 21:30 - 22:00 UTC

Taking Germany's Pulse

What do Germans expect from their politicians? What are they proud of? Do they trust the judicial system and the constitutional democracy?

Bundestag Up Close

The Bundestag is the symbol of German democracy. Some 2500 people work in the administrative and more than 600 deputies from across the country sit in the federal Parliament.

Awards

Individual reports as well as complete programmes produced by the Politik direkt / People and Politics team have received national and international media prizes. Here is a summary of the awards:

Home Away from Home

The 50th Anniversary of the Turkish-German Guest Worker Treaty

People and Politics Archive

People and Politics  | 23.05.2013

The German Chancellor and her Past - Angela Merkel’s Life in Communist East Germany | Xenophobia - the Solingen Arson Attack 20 Years On | Escape from Hell - Wounded Syrians taken to German Hospitals for Treatment | Demographic Change - Alternative Communal Living for Seniors 

People and Politics  | 16.05.2013

A New Record - Germany Attracts More Immigrants | Organizing an Inexperienced Army - German Military Trainers in Mali | From a Workers' Association to a Major Political Party - 150 Years of the SPD | The Battle for the Bees - Are Germany's Bees a Dying Breed? 

People and Politics  | 09.05.2013

Charged with Murder- the trial against the right-wing NSU terrorist cell | Wind Turbines and Insulation Panels - how the energy revolution is changing Germany | Criminal Underworld - the tough battle against family clans | The "Vesuvius of Neuss” - the smoking mayor and the citizens' action group 

People and Politics  | 02.05.2013

On this edition: Out of Touch - family policy in Germany; Not Yet Ready for the EU? - Turkey and the Christian Democrats; Dispute over Aid - do food banks hurt the poor?; Nonstop Protest - when demonstrating becomes a career 

People and Politics  | 25.04.2013

In this edition: the case of Uli Hoeness - from role model to tax fraudster | Conservatives clash - Ursula von der Leyen's showdown with Angela Merkel | Long Overdue - Auschwitz guards under investigation | Black Forest blues - the national park debate rumbles on 

People and Politics

DW's political magazine supplies the stories behind the news: reports, analysis, in-depth background on political developments of the day.

New Award

NYF - Bronze for the report “Dark Past”

07.2011 DW-TV Politik direkt New York Festival Logo

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Team

Melinda Crane

Melinda Crane is DW's Chief Political Correspondent, and also hosts the English editions of Quadriga and People & Politics.

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Christopher Springate

Born in Hong Kong, Christopher spent much of his childhood abroad. After studying languages and journalism in Cambridge, London and Paris, he married a Berlin teacher (two sons).

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