https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A new Kinderbonus, support for low-income earners and aid for companies and culture - here's how the government's new aid package will affect you. https://www.thelocal.de/20210204/explained-how-germany-plans-to-support-families-and-businesses-in-the-pandemic Thu, 04 Feb 2021 10:06:03 +0100 explained-how-germany-plans-to-support-families-and-businesses-in-the-pandemic Germany on Friday passed a 2021 budget that once again smashes its "debt brake" rule, promising to shield businesses and workers from the economic hit of the pandemic as cases continue to rise. https://www.thelocal.de/20201211/well-be-struggling-well-into-next-year-german-debt-set-to-soar-in-2021-amid-pandemic Fri, 11 Dec 2020 17:21:06 +0100 well-be-struggling-well-into-next-year-german-debt-set-to-soar-in-2021-amid-pandemic The German government plans to set aside a massive aid package for firms and self-employed people this December. https://www.thelocal.de/20201124/germany-plans-17-billion-aid-to-companies-and-the-self-employed-for-extended-shutdown Tue, 24 Nov 2020 17:53:12 +0100 germany-plans-17-billion-aid-to-companies-and-the-self-employed-for-extended-shutdown Small and medium-sized businesses as well as the self-employed in Germany can now apply for new 'bridging aid' to help them stay afloat through the coronavirus pandemic. Here's how it works and when the deadline is. https://www.thelocal.de/20200714/explained-what-you-need-to-know-about-germanys-new-coronavirus-aid-for-small-and-medium-businesses Tue, 14 Jul 2020 14:29:14 +0200 explained-what-you-need-to-know-about-germanys-new-coronavirus-aid-for-small-and-medium-businesses The German government has been supporting businesses and freelancers with financial aid during the coronavirus pandemic. But now investigators are probing several thousand fraud cases. https://www.thelocal.de/20200706/coronavirus-aid-germany-investigating-thousands-of-suspected-fraud-cases Mon, 06 Jul 2020 12:02:36 +0200 coronavirus-aid-germany-investigating-thousands-of-suspected-fraud-cases Here's a look at what the VAT reduction will mean for people in Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20200612/what-to-know-about-germanys-planned-vat-reduction Fri, 12 Jun 2020 12:57:27 +0200 what-to-know-about-germanys-planned-vat-reduction From July 1st the VAT (value added tax) was reduced for six months, meaning many products will become cheaper. We looked at what that means for you. https://www.thelocal.de/20200630/how-much-will-you-save-on-products-with-germanys-new-vat-reduction Tue, 30 Jun 2020 17:36:29 +0200 how-much-will-you-save-on-products-with-germanys-new-vat-reduction Germany will provide additional funding for the UN's Palestinian refugee agency and has appealed to other EU members to do the same following a cut in US aid, its foreign ministry said Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20180901/germany-to-raise-funds-for-palestinian-refugee-agency Sat, 01 Sep 2018 15:58:53 +0200 germany-to-raise-funds-for-palestinian-refugee-agency Bickering broke out within Chancellor Angela Merkel's hard-fought coalition on Wednesday, as German budget plans left the defence and international development ministries out in the cold. https://www.thelocal.de/20180502/germany-coalition-bickers-over-military-and-aid-spending Wed, 02 May 2018 18:02:35 +0200 germany-coalition-bickers-over-military-and-aid-spending Since the beginning of the civil war in Syria, Germany has provided €4.5 billion in aid. Now Berlin is upping this amount, pledging to give an extra €1 billion. https://www.thelocal.de/20180425/germany-to-give-an-additional-1-billion-in-aid-to-syria Wed, 25 Apr 2018 13:28:29 +0200 germany-to-give-an-additional-1-billion-in-aid-to-syria Libya said on Sunday it was to release two German members of a group that aids illegal migrants who were detained by coastguards after their boat entered its territorial waters. https://www.thelocal.de/20160912/libya-to-free-german-aid-workers-held-by-coastguard Mon, 12 Sep 2016 10:51:33 +0200 libya-to-free-german-aid-workers-held-by-coastguard Angela Merkel has pledged €2.3 billion in German aid to victims of the Syrian civil war at a donor conference in London, broadcaster N-tv reports - more than a quarter of the total UN target. https://www.thelocal.de/20160204/merkel-pledges-23-billion-at-syrian-aid-talks Thu, 04 Feb 2016 12:34:34 +0100 merkel-pledges-23-billion-at-syrian-aid-talks For the hundreds of refugees arriving on the shores of Kos every day, ordinary people volunteering to help can be the difference between life and death. The Local spoke to April Humble, one Berlin expat about to head out to the Greek island to help. https://www.thelocal.de/20150911/berliner-to-help-refugees-on-the-shores-of-kos Fri, 11 Sep 2015 11:00:01 +0200 berliner-to-help-refugees-on-the-shores-of-kos Gunmen abducted a German female aid worker in Kabul in broad daylight on Monday, officials said, highlighting the growing risk to humanitarian workers in war-battered Afghanistan. https://www.thelocal.de/20150817/german-aid-worker-kidnapped-in-kabul-reports Mon, 17 Aug 2015 12:47:07 +0200 german-aid-worker-kidnapped-in-kabul-reports Two young German women who were backpacking through Nepal are still missing in the wake of the huge earthquake that struck the country on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150430/two-german-women-missing-in-nepal Thu, 30 Apr 2015 14:06:41 +0200 two-german-women-missing-in-nepal Over 50 German rescue specialists are heading to one of the worst affected parts of Nepal to perform a search and rescue mission for people trapped by Saturday's earthquake. https://www.thelocal.de/20150429/germany-aid-team-arrives-in-nepal Wed, 29 Apr 2015 14:40:07 +0200 germany-aid-team-arrives-in-nepal The Foreign Ministry confirmed to The Local on Tuesday that one German citizen was killed in the earthquake that hit Nepal on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150428/at-least-one-german-confirmed-dead-in-nepal Tue, 28 Apr 2015 15:41:12 +0200 at-least-one-german-confirmed-dead-in-nepal Germany will contribute €107 million in aid to the enormous number of Syrian refugees currently in various parts of the Middle East, development minister Gerd Müller announced today. https://www.thelocal.de/20150319/100m-of-german-aid-to-syrian-refugees Thu, 19 Mar 2015 15:48:18 +0100 100m-of-german-aid-to-syrian-refugees Foreign Ministers Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Paolo Gentiloni called on Friday for increased aid to countries many people are fleeing as refugees. https://www.thelocal.de/20141128/help-refugee-origin-countries-say-germany-and-italy-africa-migrants-education-health Fri, 28 Nov 2014 10:06:00 +0100 help-refugee-origin-countries-say-germany-and-italy-africa-migrants-education-health Come take a tour of special medical evacuation jet the Robert Koch, which is designed to transport patients with Ebola and was unveiled on Thursday at Berlin's Tegel Airport. https://www.thelocal.de/20141127/ebola-ready-jet-prepared-for-take-off Thu, 27 Nov 2014 16:43:00 +0100 ebola-ready-jet-prepared-for-take-off