https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Europe in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed This week we get into how the coalition's budget plans could affect you, the German leg of Taylor Swift's tour, what can get you evicted as a tenant, the most expensive German cities and how to do summer like a German. https://www.thelocal.com/20240712/podcast-germanys-budget-plans-swift-mania-and-is-berlin-the-most-expensive-german-city Fri, 12 Jul 2024 10:04:04 +0200 podcast-germanys-budget-plans-swift-mania-and-is-berlin-the-most-expensive-german-city This week we get into why a Green MP has ditched her party for the CDU and what it tells us about German politics, fears over the €49 ticket, ailing rail infrastructure, whether citizenship applicants have to declare Israel's right to exist, underrated tourist spots and July events. https://www.thelocal.com/20240705/podcast-underrated-german-tourist-spots-and-can-the-e49-ticket-survive Fri, 05 Jul 2024 09:59:27 +0200 podcast-underrated-german-tourist-spots-and-can-the-e49-ticket-survive This week we talk about the new cannabis 'social clubs', proposals to improve rural transport connections, the CDU's vow to overturn dual citizenship, what citizenship means to foreign residents in Germany and how to deal with summer insects. https://www.thelocal.com/20240628/podcast-cannabis-clubs-arrive-and-could-germanys-dual-citizenship-law-be-reversed Fri, 28 Jun 2024 11:45:21 +0200 podcast-cannabis-clubs-arrive-and-could-germanys-dual-citizenship-law-be-reversed This week we talk about how Germany is coping with Euro 2024, the coalition government's problems after the EU election, changes to the post, how offices are preparing for citizenship changes and the words you need to watch football. https://www.thelocal.com/20240621/podcast-countdown-to-citizenship-law-change-euro-fever-and-can-the-german-coalition-survive Fri, 21 Jun 2024 12:09:12 +0200 podcast-countdown-to-citizenship-law-change-euro-fever-and-can-the-german-coalition-survive This week we get into the outrage over a video showing partygoers on Sylt chanting a Nazi slogan, the French President's German language journey, what to know about a new jobseekers' visa, how German cities are struggling with citizenship applications and events in June. https://www.thelocal.com/20240531/podcast-german-cities-overwhelmed-with-citizenship-applications-and-outrage-over-nazi-hate-speech Fri, 31 May 2024 10:11:40 +0200 podcast-german-cities-overwhelmed-with-citizenship-applications-and-outrage-over-nazi-hate-speech This week we get into culture shocks people from the US face in Germany, the new citizenship campaign, how you can prove you're eligible for naturalisation, how to find therapy, what it's like being self-employed and we share some facts about Saxony. https://www.thelocal.com/20240524/podcast-how-to-find-therapy-in-germany-culture-shocks-and-whats-it-like-being-self-employed Fri, 24 May 2024 11:00:13 +0200 podcast-how-to-find-therapy-in-germany-culture-shocks-and-whats-it-like-being-self-employed This week we get into the details of Angela Merkel's upcoming memoir, why German politicians are flocking to TikTok, how a row over a pro-Palestinian student protest has escalated and we share some interesting facts on Cologne. https://www.thelocal.com/20240517/podcast-merkels-memoir-berlin-university-protest-row-and-fascinating-facts-about-cologne Fri, 17 May 2024 12:45:00 +0200 podcast-merkels-memoir-berlin-university-protest-row-and-fascinating-facts-about-cologne This week we talk about attacks against German politicians in the run up to the European elections, Eurovision, how to get a summer job in Germany, how Euro 2024 will affect daily life and events around the country in May. https://www.thelocal.com/20240510/podcast-violence-against-german-politicians-surges-and-how-to-get-a-summer-job-in-germany Fri, 10 May 2024 14:03:03 +0200 podcast-violence-against-german-politicians-surges-and-how-to-get-a-summer-job-in-germany This week we get into the future of budget air travel in Germany, changes to be aware of in May, why foreigners should consider moving to Nuremberg, how to bring up children in a bilingual home and noises to help you sound more German. https://www.thelocal.com/20240503/podcast-how-to-bring-up-bilingual-children-in-germany-and-the-best-things-about-nuremberg Fri, 03 May 2024 11:02:38 +0200 podcast-how-to-bring-up-bilingual-children-in-germany-and-the-best-things-about-nuremberg This week we talk about spy scandals, Berlin's €29 travel pass to rival the Deutschlandticket, when you might want to consider legal action on your German citizenship application and how attractive Germany is to foreign workers. https://www.thelocal.com/20240426/podcast-berlins-e29-travel-pass-relaunch-and-how-attractive-is-germany-to-foreign-workers Fri, 26 Apr 2024 11:02:49 +0200 podcast-berlins-e29-travel-pass-relaunch-and-how-attractive-is-germany-to-foreign-workers This week we get into Bavaria's plan to ban cannabis consumption at festivals and beer gardens, Germany's new self-determination act, changes to double surname laws, calls to legalise abortion, the transport minister's driving ban threats and tourist tips for Berlin. https://www.thelocal.com/20240419/podcast-driving-ban-threats-berlin-tourist-tips-and-will-abortion-become-legal-in-germany Fri, 19 Apr 2024 13:09:52 +0200 podcast-driving-ban-threats-berlin-tourist-tips-and-will-abortion-become-legal-in-germany This week we get into the German football team's strip controversies, plans to improve train punctuality (and other train news), the start of asparagus season, a survey looking at happiness levels in Germany and tax deadlines. https://www.thelocal.com/20240405/podcast-can-germanys-trains-run-on-time-spargelzeit-begins-and-how-happy-are-germans Fri, 05 Apr 2024 11:26:13 +0200 podcast-can-germanys-trains-run-on-time-spargelzeit-begins-and-how-happy-are-germans This week we get into the important date to know about Germany's citizenship law, how the citizenship test is being shaken up, Elterngeld and other changes this April, cannabis vocabulary and we look into The Zone of Interest and Germany's remembrance culture. https://www.thelocal.com/20240329/podcast-germanys-citizenship-test-shake-up-explained-and-the-holocaust-era-film-winning-oscars Fri, 29 Mar 2024 09:37:25 +0100 podcast-germanys-citizenship-test-shake-up-explained-and-the-holocaust-era-film-winning-oscars This week we get into what the EU elections mean for Germany (and Europe) plus how to vote, why Berlin's techno scene is a UNESCO cultural icon, how climate change is hitting German ski resorts and what to expect in Germany at Easter. https://www.thelocal.com/20240322/podcast-what-makes-berlins-techno-scene-so-unique-and-how-will-germany-vote-in-eu-elections Fri, 22 Mar 2024 09:58:09 +0100 podcast-what-makes-berlins-techno-scene-so-unique-and-how-will-germany-vote-in-eu-elections This week we look at whether we'll see strikes at Easter, the German city with a public lighting display for Ramadan, why there's a delay in the dual citizenship law passing the final hurdle, Berlin's citizenship bureaucracy nightmare and the German community protesting against Tesla. https://www.thelocal.com/20240315/podcast-why-a-german-town-is-taking-on-tesla-and-will-strikes-ruin-the-easter-holidays Fri, 15 Mar 2024 10:18:54 +0100 podcast-why-a-german-town-is-taking-on-tesla-and-will-strikes-ruin-the-easter-holidays This week we're talking about the new cannabis law, the anti-Semitism accusations at the Berlinale, the 'Red Army Faction' arrest, changes in March including to immigration rules, visas and events in Germany this March. https://www.thelocal.com/20240301/podcast-germanys-cannabis-law-explained-immigration-rule-changes-and-berlinale-backlash Fri, 01 Mar 2024 10:12:38 +0100 podcast-germanys-cannabis-law-explained-immigration-rule-changes-and-berlinale-backlash This week we talk about a court ruling in Berlin that could affect the rental market, Germany's 'phantom' border, a new right-wing party, why so many people are taking later retirement and what the job market is like in Germany, especially for foreign residents. https://www.thelocal.com/20240223/podcast-germanys-invisible-border-and-whats-the-job-outlook-for-foreign-residents Fri, 23 Feb 2024 10:05:03 +0100 podcast-germanys-invisible-border-and-whats-the-job-outlook-for-foreign-residents This week we talk about how and why Germany is getting ready for the possibility of war in future, the calls for a crackdown on SUVs and why SUV tyres are being deflated, how Germany is trialling a four-day week and the growing backlog of citizenship applications, particularly in Berlin. https://www.thelocal.com/20240216/podcast-why-germany-is-getting-war-ready-and-the-growing-citizenship-application-backlog Fri, 16 Feb 2024 09:36:49 +0100 podcast-why-germany-is-getting-war-ready-and-the-growing-citizenship-application-backlog In our special episode this week, we answer questions from listeners on topics including: whether it's still unlucky in Germany to say happy birthday before the big day, whether it's possible to get a job without German skills and what it's like as a new parent in Germany. https://www.thelocal.com/20240208/your-questions-answered-can-you-get-a-job-without-german-and-whats-it-like-as-a-new-parent Thu, 08 Feb 2024 08:30:52 +0100 your-questions-answered-can-you-get-a-job-without-german-and-whats-it-like-as-a-new-parent On this week's episode we talk about yet more strikes hitting life in Germany, key changes in February, the habits foreigners pick up in Germany and events happening this month across Germany. https://www.thelocal.com/20240201/podcast-what-german-habits-do-foreigners-pick-up-and-will-the-strikes-ever-end Thu, 01 Feb 2024 18:39:16 +0100 podcast-what-german-habits-do-foreigners-pick-up-and-will-the-strikes-ever-end