Month in German - December
9:00 AM
It's time yet again for my monthly German wrap-up! The German side of the Internet has been quite busy over the past month; here are some links that caught my eye.
UEFA held the draw for the Euro 2016 soccer tournament groups. Germany is going to be playing Ukraine, Poland, and Northern Ireland in June - only six more months of waiting left! I'm still surprised that the Dutch failed to qualify, especially when I look at the field of countries that will be participating. Security will likely be a large theme in the run-up to these games since the tournament is being held in France.
A bit of humor from heute show, the German Daily Show. The graphic suggests ways to make the Paris climate summit more interesting, including having Apple unveil the iPhone 7 there.
Even Buzzfeed US took note of Edeka's latest Christmas ad:
I enjoy photo series that show abandoned places, like this one from the Olympic Village in Berlin.
It's always fun to read "the year past" and "the year ahead" features in December. ARD has made a video reflecting on 2015. Der Spiegel has also made a look ahead at domestic issues that Germans will be facing in the coming months, which mentions the right for everyone to have a bank account.
Here's another article, this time from Deutsche Welle, discussing the dangers that Chancellor Merkel will face in the coming year - it's in English.
The head of the German Teachers' Association thinks that Mein Kampf should be studied in German schools - before you get worried, read his reasoning.
On a more personal note, I finally finished reading Liebe geht durch alle Zeiten (the Ruby Red trilogy) by Kerstin Gier in German. Now I need to track down the movies!
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