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 If you found it difficult to draw breath around midnight on New Year's Eve in the Hauptstadt, you were not alone. https://www.thelocal.de/20190103/berlins-new-years-eve-air-quality-worst-in-germany Thu, 03 Jan 2019 01:19:59 +0100 berlins-new-years-eve-air-quality-worst-in-germany The European Commission said Thursday it is taking Germany, France, the United Kingdom and three other EU countries to court for failing to comply with the bloc's air quality standards. https://www.thelocal.de/20180517/eu-takes-germany-to-court-over-poor-quality-of-air Thu, 17 May 2018 14:56:26 +0200 eu-takes-germany-to-court-over-poor-quality-of-air The European Commission (EC) is to sue Germany over the poor quality of air in its cities, the Stuttgarter Zeitung reported on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20171115/eu-planning-to-sue-germany-over-dirty-air-in-cities-report Wed, 15 Nov 2017 11:36:48 +0100 eu-planning-to-sue-germany-over-dirty-air-in-cities-report