Domestic and Foreign Policy Challenges  Facing Germany

The American Council on Germany (ACG) is an independent, nonpartisan nonprofit organization that was founded in 1952 to strengthen German-American relations. Today, the ACG works across generations to provide a deeper, more nuanced understanding about Germany, Europe, and the importance of the transatlantic partnership. Through a range of programs and activities, the ACG addresses the most pressing economic, political, and social challenges of the day to ensure better mutual understanding.

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The American Council on Germany and the Goethe-Institut invite you to a discussion and reception with journalist Vladmir Balzer.

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The American Council on Germany's Charlotte Warburg Chapter and the Goethe-Institut cordially invite you to a discussion and reception with Vladimir Balzer, Award Winning Journalist and Moderator, Deutschlandradio on “The First 120 Days of Friedrich Merz’s Government: An Initial Assessment".Reception: 5:30 – 6:00 p.m.Discussion: 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.RSVP by September 19.________________________________________________________________________________Vladimir Balzer is an award-winning journalist and moderator at Deutschlandradio. He grew up in Leipzig and studied German, Art History, and Journalism in Dublin, Venice, and Leipzig. He also studied abroad in the United States. He began his career as a presenter, reporter, and editor at Deutschlandradio and MDR.Mr. Balzer hosts, among other programs, the daily programs “Fazit – Kultur vom Tage” and “Studio 9” on Deutschlandfunk Kultur. He has also reported for Deutschlandradio from the United States. In 2022, he was selected as a Kellen Fellow by the American Council on Germany.