Since it's foundation in 1952, the committee serves as an institution which aims at lobbying for the interests of German economical associations in Eastern Europe.

Term designating the process of interconfessional convergence of the Christian churches and, in the case of ecumenic services, the shared celebration of the holy mass.

In its origin a medical term for assisted dying, it was used by the Nazis as a belittling phrase for their systematic murdering of mentaly ill and/or disabled people.