Democratic Forum of Germans in Bucharest

The first General Assembly of the DFDR (Democratic Forum of Germans in Romania) took place on March 3, 1990, in Sibiu (Hermannstadt). There, the establishment of three regional forums – Transylvania, Banat, and Old Romania – was decided. Northern Transylvania and Bukovina were added later. The first DFDR board consisted of 19 members: seven from Transylvania, seven from Banat, and five from Bucharest. The Bucharest representatives were primarily responsible for maintaining contact with government agencies. From the beginning, two men were involved who would later play important roles in both the Bucharest and Old Romania forums: Dr. Klaus Fabritius and Nikolaus Kleininger

The Bucharest Forum was initially located in the German School, now the German Goethe College. Robert Schwartz, who played a role in the Forum and its early political bodies, also served as its director from January to September 1990

In the autumn of 1990, the Forum moved to the Friedrich Schiller Cultural Center. The centrally located and easily accessible premises offered suitable facilities and facilitated closer contact with members. The Bucharest local Forum's headquarters remain in the Schiller House at 15 Batiștei Street to this day

The "Karpatenshow" brass band of the Schiller House and the German Forum was re-established in 1997 by Hans Groza. It continued the tradition of the brass band of the same name, which had existed in the 1970s and 1980s under the direction of Emil Franz and Andreas Bretz. The orchestra provided musical accompaniment for events organised by the DFD Bucharest, the Schiller House, and the German community, and also performed at regional and national gatherings. The "Karpatenshow" has not performed since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020

In 2007, the 50th anniversary of the Schiller Cultural Center was celebrated together with forum members. On this occasion, actors from Timișoara performed Bertolt Brecht's "The Threepenny Opera."

Since 2007, the Forum has been supported by a cultural manager from the Institute for Foreign Cultural Relations (ifa) in Stuttgart; later, a young assistant joined the team. This collaboration made projects for young people particularly possible

2009 marked the sixtieth anniversary of the founding of the German newspaper in Bucharest. The newspaper, formerly called "Neuer Weg" (New Way), is now published as the "Allgemeine Deutsche Zeitung für Rumänien" (ADZ) (General German Newspaper for Romania). An exhibition organised for the anniversary commemorated the significant role of the German-language press in the life of the German community

The German Goethe College looks back on approximately 275 years of educational tradition in 2026. With German-language instruction from kindergarten through elementary school to high school graduation, it is a central institution for the German community in Bucharest. The college particularly helps its youngest members to preserve and develop their German linguistic and cultural identity and pass it on to the next generation