World news about “Joachim Gauck” published by euronews.
President Gauck, from behind Iron Curtain to Germany’s centre stage Joachim Gauck, the 11th President of the Federal Republic of Germany, is the first to personify 70 years of history – the stresses of division and… 18/03/2012
Germany’s President promises ‘no German diktat’ in EuropeGermany’s President Joachim Gauck is insisting that the rest of the European Union has nothing to fear from Berlin’s economic dominance. Gauck says the goal… 22/02/2013
Woodstock Stop surprise guests are German and Polish heads of stateYoung music fans had a surprise at Woodstock Stop when German and Polish heads of state took to the stage. Joachim Gauck and Bronislaw Komorowski marked the… 02/08/2012
Gauck calls for ‘more Europe’ in time of crisisJoachim Gauck has been sworn in as the new president of Germany. The former pastor’s appointment means that former east Germans hold the country’s two… 23/03/2012
Gauck’s first day at the office as German presidentFrom an upbringing in communist East Germany to the reunified country’s highest office. Germany’s new head of state and former pastor Joachim Gauck has… 19/03/2012
Germans welcome their new presidentThe people of Germany are starting the week with a new president. Joachim Gauck is a former human rights activist from communist East Germany and won the… 19/03/2012
Gauck has ‘unexpectedly found home’ as Germany presidentEast German former Lutheran pastor Joachim Gauck is Germany’s new president, after reluctantly being backed by Chancellor Angela Merkel. Winning with an… 18/03/2012
Gauck becomes new president of GermanyEast German former Lutheran pastor Joachim Gauck has been chosen to be the next president of Germany, after reluctantly being backed by Chancellor Angela… 18/03/2012
Gauck favourite to be next Germany presidentA new German president will be sworn in on Sunday following the recent resignation of Christian Wulff. It is a largely ceremonial role but comes at a time… 18/03/2012
Gauck gets Merkel’s backing for presidentThe former East German rights activist, Joachim Gauck is to replace the scandal hit Christian Wulff as Germany’s ceremonial president. Just two days after… 20/02/2012