Also known as the Fundamental Rights Agency or FRA, this is an EU body which monitors human rights in member states, and in countries that have applied to become EU members.
Fediverse address:
@FRA@social.network.europa.eu
Tagged: Government and Public Bodies
Germany in the United Nations
The official account of Germany’s missions to the United Nations
Fediverse address:
@GermanyUN@social.bund.de
Hessisches Finanzministerium (Hesse Ministry of Finance)
Official account of the Ministry of Finance in the German State of Hesse.
Fediverse address (in German):
@finanzen@social.hessen.de
Innovative Health Initiative (IHI)
EU public-private partnership funding health research, part of the Horizon Europe scientific research initiative.
Fediverse address:
@IHI@social.network.europa.eu
Swiss Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research
The official account of Switzerland’s federal government’s ministry of Economic Affairs, Education and Research.
Fediverse address (in French, German, Italian):
@WBF_DEFR@social.admin.ch
Fediverse address of current head of department (in French, German, Italian):
@GuyParmelin@social.admin.ch
German Embassy London
Official account of Germany’s embassy to the UK.
Fediverse address:
@germanyinuk@social.bund.de
Boris Rhein
Official account of the Minister-President of the German State of Hesse.
Fediverse address (in German):
@BorisRhein@social.hessen.de
Bundesfinanzhof (German Federal Fiscal Court)
Official account of the German Federal Fiscal Court.
Fediverse address (in German):
@bundesfinanzhof@social.bund.de
eu-LISA
To give it its full title, “the European Union Agency for the Operational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice”. Supports and manages the technology used on the European Union’s external and internal borders, in relation to immigration, visas, security checks etc.
Fediverse address:
@EULISA@social.network.europa.eu
Bundesgerichtshof (German Federal Court of Justice)
Official account of the German Federal Court of Justice.
Fediverse address (in German):
@BGH_Bund@social.bund.de
Next Generation Internet (NGI)
European Union initiative which is helping to fund free open decentralised social media like Mastodon and PeerTube, as well as many other libre online projects.
Fediverse address:
@EC_NGI@social.network.europa.eu
Bundesministerium des Innern und für Heimat (German Federal Ministry of the Interior)
The official account of the German federal government’s Ministry of the Interior
Fediverse address (in German):
@bmi@social.bund.de
Deutsche Stiftung für Engagement und Ehrenamt (DSEE) (German Foundation for Commitment and Volunteering)
German public body for issues related to volunteering.
Fediverse address (in German):
@dsee@social.bund.de
European External Action Service (EEAS)
The European Union’s diplomatic service representing the EU around the world, including in areas of foreign and security policy.
Fediverse address:
@EEAS@social.network.europa.eu
Bundesministeriums für Bildung und Forschung (German Federal Ministry of Education & Research)
Official account of the German Federal Ministry of Education & Research.
Fediverse address (in German):
@bmbf_bund@social.bund.de
Parliament of the German state of Hesse
Hesse (also known as Hessen or Hessia) has a population of 6 million, with its largest city being Frankfurt.
Fediverse address (in German):
@HessischerLandtag@social.bund.de
GIGA Institute
German Institute for Global & Area Studies
Fediverse address (in German):
@GIGA_Institute@social.bund.de
Germany on Cyber
The German Foreign Office’s official ambassador for cyber & digital issues
Fediverse address:
@GERonCyber@social.bund.de
Court of Justice of the EU / Cour de justice de l’UE
The judicial branch of the European Union. The court mainly deals with application and interpretation of EU law, resolves cases between national governments and EU institutions, and may take action against EU institutions on behalf of individuals, companies or organisations.
NOTE: This is not connected in any way with the European Court of Human Rights. The ECHR is part of the Council of Europe, not the European Union. These are totally separate organisations.
Fediverse address (in English):
@Curia@social.network.europa.eu
Fediverse address (in French):
@Curia_fr@social.network.europa.eu
Heute im Bundestag
Providing official coverage of events in the Bundestag, Germany’s federal parliament.
Fediverse address (in German):
@hib_Nachrichten@social.bund.de
Bundesregierung (The German Federal Government)
The official account of the German government
Fediverse address (in German):
@Bundesregierung@social.bund.de
Voice of America
The US government’s worldwide news service and radio network.
Fediverse address:
@VOANews@mastodon.social
Ministerie van BZK
Official account for the Netherlands Ministry of the Interior & Kingdom Relations
Fediverse address (in Dutch):
@minbzk@social.overheid.nl
Bremische Bürgerschaft (Bremen State Parliament)
Official account for the Parliament of the German state of Bremen.
Fediverse address (in German):
@HBBuergerschaft@social.bund.de
Almanya Büyükelçiliği Ankara (German Embassy in Turkey)
Official account of the German embassy in Turkey.
Fediverse address:
@AlmanyaBE@social.bund.de
Robert Koch-Institut
German government agency and research institute responsible for detecting, preventing and fighting disease outbreaks.
Fediverse address (in German):
@RKI@social.bund.de
Sächsische DSB (Data Protection Officer in Saxony)
Official account of the Data Protection Officer in the German State of Saxony.
Fediverse address (in German):
@sdb@social.bund.de
Forum Standaardisatie
Official account for the Netherlands government’s Standardisation Forum, which advises the public sector on the use of open standards in technology.
Fediverse address (in Dutch):
@forumstandaardisatie@social.overheid.nl
Wirtschaft Hessen (Ministry of Economic Affairs in Hesse)
Official account of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Energy, Transport and Housing in the German State of Hesse.
Fediverse address (in German):
@wirtschafthessen@social.hessen.de
Bundesministerium der Finanzen (German Federal Ministry of Finance)
Official account of Germany’s Federal Ministry of Finance, in charge of the German Federal Republic’s fiscal policy.
Fediverse address (in German):
@bmf@social.bund.de
European Investment Bank (EIB)
European Union fund which provides loans and guarantees to projects involved with development, climate change and the environment, infrastructure and small and medium businesses. Its aim is to promote the policy goals of the EU, and operates both within the EU and elsewhere. It focuses on projects that have difficulty getting loans within their own country.
(Note: Despite the similar names, this is not the European Central Bank which manages the Euro currency.)
Fediverse address:
@eib@social.network.europa.eu
Das Deutsche Zentrum für Altersfragen (DZA) (The German Centre for Old Age Affairs)
German government body for dealing with matters relating to the elderly.
Fediverse address (in German):
@DZA@social.bund.de
Spokesman of the Swiss Government
Official account for the spokesman of the Swiss Federal Government.
Fediverse address (in French, German, Italian):
@gov@social.admin.ch
Technikfolgen-Abschätzung beim Deutschen Bundestag (TAB)
Office of Technology Assessment at the German Bundestag, independent scientific institution advising Parliament and its committees.
Fediverse address (in German):
@TABundestag@social.bund.de
Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs
Official accounts of the Swiss federal government’s foreign ministry, handling Switzerland’s foreign policy.
Fediverse address (in English):
@swissmfa@social.admin.ch
Fediverse address (in French, German, Italian):
@eda_dfae@social.admin.ch
Belastingdienst
Official account for the Netherlands Tax & Customs Administration, part of the Ministry of Finance.
Fediverse address (in Dutch):
@belastingdienst@social.overheid.nl
Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz (German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs & Climate Protection)
Official account for the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs & Climate Protection.
Fediverse address (in German):
@BMWK@social.bund.de
Alexandra van Huffelen
Official account of the Netherlands Secretary of State for Kingdom Relations & Digitisation.
Fediverse address (in Dutch):
@avhuffelen@social.overheid.nl
The National Infrastructure Commission for Wales (Comisiwn Seilwaith Cenedlaethol Cymru)
Advises the Welsh government on what infrastructure the country needs.
Fediverse address (in English and Welsh):
@NICW@pix.toot.wales
Umweltministerium Hessen (Environment Ministry of Hesse)
Official account of the Environment Ministry in the German State of Hesse, handling the environment, climate protection, agriculture and consumer protection.
Fediverse address (in German):
@umwelthessen@social.hessen.de
Bundesentwicklungsministerium (German Federal Ministry for Economic Co-Operation & Development)
Official account for the German Federal Ministry for Economic Co-Operation & Development.
Fediverse address (in German):
@bmz@social.bund.de
Der Bayerische Landesbeauftragte für den Datenschutz (Bavarian Data Protection Commissioner)
Official account for the Data Protection Commissioner of the German state of Bavaria.
Fediverse address:
@BayLfD@social.bund.de
Bundesarbeitsgericht (German Federal Labour Court)
Official account of the German Federal Labour Court.
Fediverse address (in German):
@bundesarbeitsgericht@social.bund.de
Civic Coding
A joint initiative by various German government departments to promote responsible and sustainable use of AI / Large Language Model technologies.
Fediverse address (in German):
@CivicCoding@social.bund.de
Die Berliner Beauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit (Berlin Data Protection Commissioner)
Official account for the Data Protection Commissioner of Berlin, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@BlnBDI@social.bund.de
National Film Board of Canada / Office national du film du Canada
Canada’s public film producer and distributor, founded in 1939. Its massive archive is available to view online, and it continues to produce documentaries, animations, web programmes and alternative dramas.
Fediverse address (in English):
@NFB@socel.net
Fediverse address (in French):
@onf@socel.net
The European Commission
The public body which runs the European Union. The elected governments of the 27 European Union member states each choose a commisioner to represent their country. The 27 commissioners then collectively run the EU through the Commission.
Fediverse address:
@EU_Commission@social.network.europa.eu
Swiss Federal Department of Home Affairs
The official account of Switzerland’s federal government’s ministry of the interior.
Fediverse address (in French, German, Italian):
@EDI_DFI@social.admin.ch
Landtag RLP (Rhineland-Palatinate State Parliament)
Official account for the Parliament of the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
Fediverse address (in German):
@ltrlp@social.bund.de
Thüringer Landtag (Thuringia State Parliament)
Official account of the parliament of the German State of Thuringia.
Fediverse address (in German):
@thueringerlandtag@social.bund.de
Hessischer Landtag (Hesse State Parliament)
Official account for the Parliament of the German state of Hesse.
Fediverse address (in German):
@HessischerLandtag@social.bund.de
Bayerischer Landtag (Bavarian State Parliament)
Official account for the Parliament of the German state of Bavaria.
Fediverse address (in German):
@BayerischerLandtag@social.bund.de
European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS)
Independent supervisory authority which tries to ensure that EU institutions respect the right to privacy and data protection when processing personal data and developing new policies.
Fediverse address:
@EDPS@social.network.europa.eu
Hessischen Ministeriums für Wissenschaft und Kunst (Hesse Ministry for Science and Art)
Official account of the Ministry of Science and Art in the German State of Hesse. Handles Hesse’s culture, universities and research.
Fediverse address (in German):
@hmwk_hessen@social.hessen.de
Hessische Staatskanzlei (Hesse State Chancellry)
Official account of the German State of Hesse and the state’s government.
Fediverse address (in German):
@landesregierung@social.hessen.de
European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA)
Co-ordinates the various EU space services including Galileo sat nav, Copernicus climate satellites, asteroid monitoring etc.
Fediverse address (main):
@EUSPA@social.network.europa.eu
Fediverse address (videos):
@euspa@tube.network.europa.eu
The European Union’s Directorate-General for Infomatics (DG DIGIT)
Handles IT and digital services within the European Commission.
Fediverse address (main):
@EC_DIGIT@social.network.europa.eu
Fediverse address (videos):
@ec_digit@tube.network.europa.eu
The Open Source Programme Office (OSPO)
Part of a European Union initiative to transition to free open source software, OSPO handles the commission’s relationships with the libre software community. This account is not just a feed, they do actually interact, boost, reply, follow etc.
Fediverse address:
@EC_OSPO@social.network.europa.eu
Bundeskanzler-Helmut-Schmidt-Stiftung
German foundation and think tank, with a focus on contemporary German history, European and international politics, global markets and social justice, democracy and society.
Fediverse address (in German):
@BKHS_Stiftung@social.bund.de
The Prototype Fund
Funding initiative of the German government promoting development of open software. Anyone can apply for funding who lives in Germany, is self-employed, pays German taxes and publishes their source code on some sort of source forge. (You don’t need German citizenship.)
Fediverse address (in German):
@PrototypeFund@mastodon.social
Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD)
Official account of Germany’s National Meteorological Service (DWD), the country’s official weather agency.
Fediverse address (in German):
@DeutscherWetterdienst@social.bund.de
Bundesverwaltungsgericht (German Federal Administrative Court)
Official account of the German Federal Administrative Court.
Fediverse address (in German):
@BVerwG_de@social.bund.de
Auswärtiges Amt (German Foreign Office)
The official account of the German federal government’s Foreign Office
Fediverse address (in German):
@AuswaertigesAmt@social.bund.de
The European Labour Authority
European Union agency which helps co-ordinate enforcement of labour laws, and informs people of their rights as workers under EU law.
Fediverse address:
@ELA@social.network.europa.eu
Hamburgische Bürgerschaft (Hamburg State Parliament)
Official account for the Parliament of the German state of Hamburg.
Fediverse address (in German):
@BuergerschaftHH@social.bund.de
Infinity64
Posts old public information films and PSAs made by various governments and public bodies around the world. Note that due to the films being designed as public warnings, they may contain deliberately disturbing imagery.
Fediverse address:
@infinity64@tube.tchncs.de