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Berlin, Germany News About Berlin, Germany Berlin is the hub of political and economic decision-making within Germany and Europe, as well as the continent's communication centre. The government and parliament have moved to Berlin and with them have come embassies, agencies of all the German states, party headquarters, and over 200 foundations and professional associations. National and international corporations have also shifted their German headquarters to Berlin. The region of Berlin Brandenburg has the best business promotion policies in Europe. Businesses there receive the highest matching funds for investment purposes and there are special programs designed to support business startups. Both EU and Federal funding is available for the new Federal States. The nearly 15,000 annual graduates of over 14 institutes of higher education provide a driving force behind the employment market. They are the next generation of qualified employees for growth industries in Berlin. The Science and Business Park of Berlin-Adlershof is among the 15 largest technology parks world-wide. Research and development have established economic significance, and the Berlin Brandenburg region ranks among the top three innovative regions in the EU. Fast-growing sectors are communications, life sciences, mobility and services with information and communication technologies, media and music, advertising and design, biotechnology and environmental services, transportation and medical engineering. Berlin is among the top three congress cities in the world and is home to Europe's biggest convention center in the form of the Internationales Congress Centrum (ICC). It contributes to the rapidly increasing tourism sector encompassing 592 hotels with 90,700 beds and numbered 17.3 million overnight stays and 7.5 million hotel guests in 2007. Berlin has established itself as the third most visited city destination in the European Union. Other Major Cities:
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