German federal ministry responsible for all issues related to housing, building of houses, urban development and regional planning.
Fediverse address (in German):
@BMWSB_Bund@social.bund.de
Tagged: Government and Public Bodies
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
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
Thüringer Landtag (Thuringia State Parliament)
Official account of the parliament of the German State of Thuringia.
Fediverse address (in German):
@thueringerlandtag@social.bund.de
European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA)
European Union body co-ordinating fisheries control, fighting illegal fishing, part of the EU coast guard.
Fediverse address (videos):
@efca@tube.network.europa.eu
Bundesamt für Strahlenschutz (BfS) / Federal Office for Radiation Protection
German government agency tasked with protecting people and the environment from harm caused by radiation. Part of the German Federal Environment Ministry.
Fediverse address (in German):
@strahlenschutz@social.bund.de
Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik / Federal Office for Information Security
The German government’s cybersecurity authority, providing IT security standards, support and advice for the government, businesses and consumers.
Fediverse address (in German):
@bsi@social.bund.de
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
Bundesnetzagentur / Federal Network Agency
German federal authority responsible for essential electric, gas, telecoms and postal infrastructure.
Fediverse address (main account, in German):
@BNetzA@social.bund.de
Fediverse address (power grid account, in German):
@Netzausbau@social.bund.de
Umweltbundesamt / German Federal Environmental Agency
Germany’s main Federal agency for protection of the environment.
Fediverse address (in German):
@Umweltbundesamt@social.bund.de
Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung / Federal Agency for Civic Education
German Federal agency promoting civic education, part of the Ministry of the Interior.
Fediverse address (in German):
@bpb@social.bund.de
Bundesanstalt Technisches Hilfswerk (THW) / Federal Agency for Technical Relief
German federal agency for civil protection and assistance during natural disasters.
Fediverse address (in German):
@thw@social.bund.de
Bundesfinanzhof (German Federal Fiscal Court)
Official account of the German Federal Fiscal Court.
Fediverse address (in German):
@bundesfinanzhof@social.bund.de
Belastingdienst
Official account for the Netherlands Tax & Customs Administration, part of the Ministry of Finance.
Fediverse address (in Dutch):
@belastingdienst@social.overheid.nl
Sachverständigenrat für Umweltfragen / German Advisory Council on the Environment
Expert advisory body publishing reports for the German Federal Government on environmental policy and analysis of environmental topics.
Fediverse address (in German):
@umweltrat@social.bund.de
European Union Translation Centre
EU body providing translations and language services to European Union agencies and institutions.
Fediverse address (videos):
@cdt@tube.network.europa.eu
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
Bundeszentrale für gesundheitliche Aufklärung / Federal Centre for Health Education
German federal government department providing health education and promoting healthy lifestyles.
Fediverse address (in German):
@bzga@social.bund.de
Wissenschaftlicher Beirat der Bundesregierung Globale Umweltveränderungen / German Advisory Council on Global Change
Indpendent scientific body advising the German Federal Government on the climate crisis and other threats to the planet’s ecosystems.
Fediverse address (in German and English):
@wbgu@social.bund.de
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
Voice of America
The US government’s worldwide news service and radio network.
Fediverse address:
@VOANews@mastodon.social
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
Bundesbeauftragte für den Datenschutz und die Informationsfreiheit / Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information
The German Federal Government’s supervisory authority for data protection, monitoring and enforcing laws in this area.
Fediverse address (in German):
@bfdi@social.bund.de
Das Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF) / Federal Office for Migration and Refugees
German government department responsible for processing asylum applications, protecting refugees and helping them integrate into society.
Fediverse address (in German):
@bamf@social.bund.de
Universität der Bundeswehr München / University of the Bundeswehr Munich
University in Munich, Germany. Originally founded to provide education for members of the German armed forces, nowadays also includes civilian and international students.
Fediverse address (in German):
@unibwm@social.bund.de
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
Stiftung Erinnerung Verantwortung Zukunft (EVZ) / EVZ Foundation
Foundation for “remembrance, responsibility and the future”, created in connection with reparation payments to victims of Nazi forced labour and other Nazi atrocities.
Fediverse address (in German):
@evzfoundation@social.bund.de
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
Bundesarbeitsgericht (German Federal Labour Court)
Official account of the German Federal Labour Court.
Fediverse address (in German):
@bundesarbeitsgericht@social.bund.de
Deutsche Institut für Menschenrechte / German Institute for Human Rights
Independent non-profit organisation based in Germany, monitoring human rights at home and abroad. Funded by the German Federal Parliament.
Fediverse address (in German):
@DIMR_Berlin@social.bund.de
Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverbands / Federation of German Consumer Organisations
Umbrella organisation for 16 German state consumer organisations as well as over 2000 smaller specialist organisations. Represents interests of consumers in safety, pricing, clarity etc.
Fediverse address (in German):
@Bundesverband@verbraucherzentrale.social
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
Ministerie van BZK
Official account for the Netherlands Ministry of the Interior & Kingdom Relations
Fediverse address (in Dutch):
@minbzk@social.overheid.nl
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
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
Antidiskriminierungsstelle des Bundes / Federal Anti-Discrimination Agency
German government agency helping victims of discrimination know their rights, as well as researching and campaigning against discrimination.
Fediverse address (in German):
@antidiskriminierung@social.bund.de
The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights
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
The National Infrastructure Commission for Wales / Comisiwn Seilwaith Cenedlaethol Cymru
Advises the Welsh government on what infrastructure the country needs.
Fediverse address (main, in English and Welsh):
@nicw@toot.wales
Fediverse address (videos, in English and Welsh):
@nicw@urbanists.video
Fediverse address (photos):
@NICW@pix.toot.wales
Boris Rhein
Official account of the Minister-President of the German State of Hesse.
Fediverse address (in German):
@BorisRhein@social.hessen.de
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
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
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
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
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
Germany on Cyber
The German Foreign Office’s official ambassador for cyber & digital issues
Fediverse address:
@GERonCyber@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
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
Bundesinstituts für Berufsbildung / Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training
Official account for the German government department of vocational education.
Fediverse address (in German):
@bibb@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
Der Zoll / German Customs
The German Federal Government’s customs agency.
Fediverse address (in German):
@Zoll@social.bund.de
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
Bremische Bürgerschaft (Bremen State Parliament)
Official account for the Parliament of the German state of Bremen.
Fediverse address (in German):
@HBBuergerschaft@social.bund.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
Sachverständigenrat für Integration und Migration (SVR) / The Expert Council on Integration and Migration
Independent body providing the German government with research-based advice on integration and migration policy.
Fediverse address (in German):
@SVR_Migration@social.bund.de
Almanya Büyükelçiliği Ankara (German Embassy in Turkey)
Official account of the German embassy in Turkey.
Fediverse address:
@AlmanyaBE@social.bund.de
GIGA Institute
German Institute for Global & Area Studies
Fediverse address (in German):
@GIGA_Institute@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 (main):
@EDPS@social.network.europa.eu
Fediverse address (videos):
@edps@tube.network.europa.eu
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
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
Deutsche Rentenversicherung / German Pension Insurance
German organisation including all statutory pension providers.
Fediverse address (in German):
@die_rente@social.bund.de
Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht / Federal Financial Supervisory Authority
German federal government agency supervising the integrity of banks, financial services, payment systems and similar organisations.
Fediverse address (in German):
@BaFin@social.bund.de
CERT-Bund / Federal Computer Security Incident Response Team of Germany
German Federal Government’s 24-hour team for computer security incidents, handling crises in real time and issuing preventative measures.
Fediverse address (in German):
@certbund@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
Rat für Nachhaltige Entwicklung / German Council for Sustainable Development
Indpendent council of public figures advising the German Federal Government on sustainability policy.
Fediverse address (in German):
@RNE_DE@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
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
Bundesamt für Verbraucherschutz und Lebensmittelsicherheit / Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety
German Federal Government’s food safety authority, also monitoring plants, veterinary medicines and genetically modified organisms.
Fediverse address (in German):
@BVL_Bund@social.bund.de
Germany in the United Nations
The official account of Germany’s missions to the United Nations
Fediverse address:
@GermanyUN@social.bund.de
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
Bundesverwaltungsgericht (German Federal Administrative Court)
Official account of the German Federal Administrative Court.
Fediverse address (in German):
@BVerwG_de@social.bund.de
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
Der Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Ostdeutschland / Federal Government Commissioner for East Germany
German Federal Government’s ministry reducing structural differences between the former East and West Germanies.
Fediverse address (in German):
@Ostbeauftragter@social.bund.de
Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD) / German National Meteorological Office
Official account of Germany’s National Meteorological Office (DWD), the country’s official weather agency.
Fediverse address (in German):
@DeutscherWetterdienst@social.bund.de
Heute im Bundestag
Providing official coverage of events in the Bundestag, Germany’s federal parliament.
Fediverse address (in German):
@hib_Nachrichten@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
Bundesamts für die Sicherheit der nuklearen Entsorgung / Federal Office for the Safety of Nuclear Waste Management
German Federal Government’s office for regulating, licensing and supervising the disposal, storage, handling and transport of high-level radioactive waste.
Fediverse address (in German):
@base@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
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
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
Bundesregierung (The German Federal Government)
The official account of the German government
Fediverse address (in German):
@Bundesregierung@social.bund.de
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
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
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
Hessischer Landtag (Hesse State Parliament)
Official account for the Parliament of the German state of Hesse.
Fediverse address (in German):
@HessischerLandtag@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
Gesellschaft für Anlagen- und Reaktorsicherheit / Society for Plant and Reactor Safety
German government-funded scientific organisation working on improving the safety of nuclear power plants, their decommissioning and the disposal of nuclear waste.
Fediverse address (in German):
@GRS@social.bund.de
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
Deutsche Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt / German Aerospace Centre
German government centre for aerospace, energy and transportation research, and effectively the German space agency.
Fediverse address (main account, in German):
@DLR@social.bund.de
Fediverse address (alternate account, in German):
@dlr_next@social.bund.de
Bundesgerichtshof (German Federal Court of Justice)
Official account of the German Federal Court of Justice.
Fediverse address (in German):
@BGH_Bund@social.bund.de
Hamburgische Bürgerschaft (Hamburg State Parliament)
Official account for the Parliament of the German state of Hamburg.
Fediverse address (in German):
@BuergerschaftHH@social.bund.de
Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie (BKG) / Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy
German federal agency for providing topographic data, cartography and geodetic reference systems.
Fediverse address (in German):
@BKG@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
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 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
Datenschutzkonferenz / Conference of Independent Federal and State Data Protection Authorities
Committee made up of data protection officials from the German Federal Government and German State Governments.
Fediverse address (in German):
@dsk@social.bund.de
Bundessozialgericht / The Federal Social Court
German federal court of appeal for cases involving social security (including public health insurance, pensions, occpational safety insurance etc).
Fediverse address (in German):
@Bundessozialgericht@social.bund.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
German Embassy London
Official account of Germany’s embassy to the UK.
Fediverse address:
@germanyinuk@social.bund.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
Deutsches Heer / The German Army
Official account for the German Army, part of the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@deutschesHeer@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 (main):
@EC_NGI@social.network.europa.eu
Fediverse address (videos):
@ec_ngi@tube.network.europa.eu
Stiftung Datenschutz / Foundation For Data Protection
Independent non-profit foundation established by the German Federal Government, discussig data policy and making privacy recommendations.
Fediverse address (in German):
@DS_Stiftung@social.bund.de