Driving in Germany: Green Zones

by | Feb 22, 2013

No Sticker, No Entry! A 2006 anti-air-pollution law began a process that now requires drivers in Germany to have a special environmental sticker or badge (UK; Umweltplakette in German) on their car in order to enter the “green zone” of most German cities....

Driving in Germany: Rental Car Tips

by | Feb 22, 2013

Driving Tips for Germany: Auto Rental or Leasing Renting and Driving a Car in Europe In order to rent or lease a car in Europe, non-Europeans need a valid driver’s license from their home state or province. Although the legal driving age is 18, drivers usually...

Germany: Facts and Figures

by | Feb 18, 2013

The Federal Republic of Germany Bundesrepublik Deutschland) Germany has the largest population of any country in western Europe and also the largest economy. Despite its long history, the nation of Germany is one of the newest in Europe, much younger than the United...

Angela Merkel

by | Feb 13, 2013

Germany’s First Female Chancellor: “Chancellor of the Free World” BIOGRAPHY and TIMELINE Angela Merkel (pron. AHN-gay-luh MEHRK-ell), Germany’s first female chancellor, was born Angela Dorothea Kasner in Hamburg on 17 July 1954. That same year...