Germany Foundation
The Foundation eV Germany was a German Unions near club with national conservative orientation that existed from 1966 to 2007 in Breitbrunn am Chiemsee. Spiritus rector was Kurt ground squirrel, later honorary chairman. The foundation awarded from 1967 to 2001 the Konrad Adenauer Prize and was the editor of Germany magazine.
Establishment and seat
The club was founded in 1966 in the Upper Bavarian district of Rosenheim, his seat was Breitbrunn a.Chiemsee, the entry in the Register in May 1967.
Instrumental in the founding of the Association and long-time CEO and editor of its organ Germany magazine was Kurt ground squirrel. In the body of the society, it read as follows: " The writer Kurt ground squirrel - the [ had ] broken a decades-long series of successes as a novelist and was changed into the political dispute compartment - visited former Chancellor Dr. Konrad Adenauer. That was 1966. Both call partners came to the same decisions. The eV Germany Foundation was lifted out of the baptism. "
Former Chancellor Konrad Adenauer ( CDU) was, until his death Honorary President of the Foundation, Germany. The honorary president belonged to the Bavarian Prime Minister Alfons Goppel (CSU ), former Prime Minister Heinrich Hellwege (CDU ) and Minister A.D. Hans- Joachim von Merkatz to ( CDU).
Articles and Profile
The aim of the association was, according to the statutes, the "conservative renaissance of spiritual, cultural and political life." More and more impressed right-wing conservative Christian Democrats, the profile of Germany Foundation. The Foundation saw itself especially during the social - liberal coalition as extra-parliamentary " spearhead of the [ right ] opposition." They had influential parliamentary references such as Franz Josef Strauss (CSU ), who " committed the first successful citizens' initiative that not against it, but for the state " known as.
Chairman
Germany magazine
The publikative objective was ostensibly marked by democracy will in the economically emerging and sought to gain international recognition postwar Germany, while their political objectives were distinguished inter alia by a pronounced anti-communism.
The Foundation was 1969-2002 publishes the magazine Germany magazine. In the monthly publication predominantly political issues from decidedly conservative view were treated. The Germany - magazine had for many CSU and CDU members have the same meaning as for SPD supporters then pointedly left items in your mirror, or the time, and was for the readers valuable information and argument source for the struggle of opinion, for example in the debate about the policy of détente of the Brandt / Scheel government, which was decisively rejected. For example, while the mirror repeatedly reported on affairs of Franz Josef Strauss, and this negatively represented, contained the number of the Germany magazine before the 1980 election a " rebuttal " to each of these affairs, all as baseless slander of Rudolf Augstein levels were represented.
Former chief editors of the club magazine have included Elimar overrun, Hans -Jürgen Mahlitz and Ivan Denes.
Konrad -Adenauer -Stiftung Prize of Germany
The association awarded 1967-2001 a times, with prize money ( $ 10,000 for each award winner ) doped Konrad -Adenauer Prize to people who were close to the conservative club goals.
In the political scene, the acceptance of the prize by German Chancellor Helmut Kohl ( CDU) in 1994 was viewed as a political accolade, which should make it according to some historians such as Wolfgang Benz, the limit of reputable conservative - nationalist frivolous meaningless.
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Criticism
Members of the Social Democrats and the Greens often referred to the Nazi past of some members of the Germany Foundation, in particular its founder and political Motors Kurt ground squirrel. They also accused the authors of the Germany - magazine such as Hans Georg von Studnitz, Heinrich Jordis Lohausen and Harald Mösli, even in the Coburg monthly Nation Europa to publish, which was observed by the intelligence on suspicion of right-wing extremist aspirations.
Furthermore, it was the Germany Magazine author Axel Heinzmann alleged to have violated in Reutlingen with a trade union anti- war rally the then representative of IG Metall. In addition, Heinzmann have attended rallies of the militant right-wing paramilitary group Hoffmann ..
Representatives of the federal government, however, referred to the inner transformation of Kurt ground squirrel and his exemplary steadfast patriotism, which was also reflected in the Articles of Association as well as on the profile that had given Germany the Foundation.
Insolvency proceedings and dissolution of the Association
About the association's assets, insolvency proceedings of 11 August 2003 by the District Court of Rosenheim. This has been set by order of August 7, 2007 for lack of assets. The club was then deleted as a result of elimination of all members on 16 October 2007.