Ex-Chancellor Schröder meets Ex-wife, the CDU party chairmanship candidate on deconstructed Apple strudel. The luxury hotel Adlon in Berlin is transformed into a stage for the media and political prominence.
To see and be seen – the Federal press ball is a social event of the first order in Germany. In the fine luxury hotel, the Adlon, at the Brandenburg gate in Berlin, politicians, journalists, and even actors mingle. This year, the Federal press ball once again delivered the perfect template for gossip during the ball scene.
Among the 2,300 invited guests, Ex-Chancellor Gerhard Schröder. Ironically, he appears after a break of 20 years, to 67. Federal press ball of 2018, with his newly wedded fifth wife, the Korean economic Advisor Soyeon Kim. In 1998, Schröder had still danced with his fourth wife, the journalist Doris Schröder-Köpf, the Federal press ball.
Doris Schröder-Kopf, in turn,in the meantime, even the SPD-politician, will swing with her partner Boris Pistorius, the SPD interior Minister of lower Saxony, on the dance floor. Very unlikely that the two new pairs have a common table, and so meet each other directly.
Prominent guests at the Federal press ball: Ex-Chancellor Schröder with his 5. Wife Soyeon Kim
Social Tryst
Opened the Federal press ball of two prominent couples on the dance floor: the wife of The Federal President, Elke Büdenbender, with the Chairman of the Federal press conference, Gregor Mayntz, dancing, Federal President of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the first dance with Sonja Mayntz.
This year’s theme, “kaleidoscope” goes back to the lengthy formation of a new government. And adapt well to the new image, colorful constellation of the current policy, said Mayntz in the run-up to the celebrations.
In addition to Schröder and his old party-friend Steinmeier, the attention is likely to apply also to the acting Minister of health, Jens Spahn (CDU). The ambitious candidate for the CDU party chairmanship has set the stage tonight. Its competitors, the CDU General Secretary Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, and the former CDU parliamentary leader, Friedrich Merz, had come “on the verge” have been to, have had then, unfortunately, but other dates, regrets Mayntz.
Culinary the 300 honor expects guests – in addition to a gala dinner with wild mushroom soup and veal is also a special highlight cheeks – the dessert. Chef Hendrik Otto served a “deconstructed Apple strudel”. Hopefully the newfangled jazzed up cake a classic is the press ball guests hard in the stomach.
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From the floor, the ball season begins!Federal press ball in Berlin
More than 2500 politicians, journalists and celebrities are on 24. November of 2017 invited to THE social event of the capital – the traditional Federal press ball. This year he celebrates his 66. Anniversary. For the first time, Frank-Walter Steinmeier as the new Federal President will open the Ball with his wife Elke Büdenbender.
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From the floor, the ball season begins!Gala in the Look of the sixties
The first Federal press ball was held in 1951, in the Federal house in Bonn. The years after that, there were journalists and politicians for many years in the Kurhaus Bad Neuenahr crash, before it went back in 1959 to Bonn. The photo shows guests in 1969, at the Gala in Bonn’s Beethoven hall. In 1999, the Federal press ball of the German Federal government from Bonn followed in the new capital city of Berlin.
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From the floor, the ball season begins!The Semper Opera ball in Dresden
The Dresden Semper Opera ball is one of the finest Galas in Germany. The next will take place on 26. January 2018. Every year, the festive Event attracts 2,500 guests in the Semper Opera house, the thousands in front of the famous Opera house and millions of viewers before the TV screens. A Highlight is the opening of the Evening by 100 débutante pairs (photo).
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From the floor, the ball season begins!The Sports Ball
Many of the Galas, a midnight raffle for the benefit of various fundraising activities usual. The Ball of Sports in Wiesbaden, Germany, was founded for the purpose of: to collect money for the German sports aid, in order to promote the top athletes. In 2017, the sport friends of Quiet, kept the guests on the dance floor. 2018, the Gala will be held on 3. February instead.
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From the floor, the ball season begins!Athletes promotion
The Ball of sport in 2017 marked the beginning of the jubilee year of 1967, the Foundation, under the slogan “50 years in the future”. Around 1500 guests from Sport, business, culture, politics and the media, more than 750,000 euros were received in donations for the German sports aid. With the former world swimming champion Franziska von Almsick – here with the politician Volker Bouffier.
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From the floor, the ball season begins!The Vienna Opera Ball
Vienna is the Ball capital of Europe, with dozens of balls. The most famous among them is the Vienna Opera ball. Thousands of guests in an elegant tuxedo and long evening dress (the dress code is strict) streams in the Vienna state Opera – and have been for 200 years. Is opened the Ball the next year at 8. Held in February, traditionally of debutantes. Cards are from 290 Euro.
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From the floor, the ball season begins!Stars in Vienna
Every year, all the world is waiting, whom Richard “mortar” brings Lugner to the Vienna open ball. The Austrian building tycoon paid Stars to accompany him. In 2017, the US actress Goldie Hawn was amused visibly on the side of the then-84-Year-old. Very different Kim Kardashian 2014: The It-Girl from America, complained that she had been badly treated.
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From the floor, the ball season begins!Vienna Academics Ball
Some glittering ball night is controversial. The Vienna academics ball is organised since 2013 by the right-wing populist FPÖ, a follow-up Event of the German-national corporate-Balls. For years, every year there are protests against the Festival in the Vienna Hofburg. The next night at the ball at the 26. February 2018 will be available not just debutantes, but probably the police again.
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From the floor, the ball season begins!Hunter ball
Also in the Hofburg in Vienna, the popular hunt ball will be held on 29. January 2018. Here are the gentlemen in the hunting-Dress and the ladies in traditional Dirndl appear. Was founded the Ball in 1905, by the Association Green cross, to seize in Distress, hunters and their families financially. Tickets are available from 35 euros upwards.
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From the floor, the ball season begins!The Vienna Physicians Ball
27. January 2018 is all Doctors the dancing and Physicians. Medicine for the soul of the Viennese physicians ‘ ball: The ball program in 2018 to be running under the Motto “Viennese blood”. Here, too, there are the so-called “Women’s gift” – a small gift from the organizers for the female guests. It used to be a decorative dance card, today more and more jewelry and cosmetics. Entrance Fee: 120 Euro.