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 Germany's competition authority said Tuesday it had opened an inquiry into online retail giant Amazon over potential "anti-competitive practices", using a new law giving regulators more power to rein in big tech companies. https://www.thelocal.de/20210518/germany-opens-anti-competition-probe-into-amazon-with-tougher-law Tue, 18 May 2021 14:31:31 +0200 germany-opens-anti-competition-probe-into-amazon-with-tougher-law A German court ruled Thursday that Amazon must list the country or place of origin of fruit and vegetables it sells online, throwing out an appeal by the e-commerce giant. https://www.thelocal.de/20210218/amazon-loses-fruit-and-veg-ruling-in-german-court Thu, 18 Feb 2021 18:59:37 +0100 amazon-loses-fruit-and-veg-ruling-in-german-court Employees of the online retailer Amazon have downed their tools at several locations across Germany in a protest against precarious wages, but the online shopping giant insists that the strike won’t impact Christmas deliveries. https://www.thelocal.de/20201221/amazon-workers-across-germany-go-on-strike-for-higher-wages-in-build-up-to-online-xmas Mon, 21 Dec 2020 16:15:53 +0100 amazon-workers-across-germany-go-on-strike-for-higher-wages-in-build-up-to-online-xmas Amazon workers in Germany started a three-day strike Thursday timed to disrupt the online retailer's "Black Friday" sales bonanza. https://www.thelocal.de/20201126/german-amazon-workers-strike-on-black-friday Thu, 26 Nov 2020 17:49:31 +0100 german-amazon-workers-strike-on-black-friday Hundreds of workers walked out at Amazon sites across Germany Monday to press for a binding pay and conditions agreement and highlight coronavirus risks, but the company has so far brushed off their demands. https://www.thelocal.de/20200629/hundreds-of-german-amazon-workers-strike-for-pay-deal Mon, 29 Jun 2020 17:57:53 +0200 hundreds-of-german-amazon-workers-strike-for-pay-deal A new workspace for US tech giant Amazon is expected to bring thousands of jobs to Berlin's Friedrichshain neighbourhood. But does that come with a cost? https://www.thelocal.de/20200221/amazon-edge-tower-protests Fri, 21 Feb 2020 10:36:27 +0100 amazon-edge-tower-protests A museum slammed US e-commerce giant Amazon for selling Christmas ornaments with images of the Nazi German death camp Auschwitz-Birkenau, calling them inappropriate. https://www.thelocal.de/20191202/auschwitz-museum-slams-amazon-over-disturbing-and-disrespectful-concentration-camp-christmas-ornaments Mon, 02 Dec 2019 09:22:35 +0100 auschwitz-museum-slams-amazon-over-disturbing-and-disrespectful-concentration-camp-christmas-ornaments More than 2,000 Amazon workers in Germany walked off the job as the US online retailer kicked off its "Black Friday" sales bonanza, escalating a long-simmering battle for better pay and working conditions. https://www.thelocal.de/20191129/amazon-workers-in-germany-strike-on-black-friday Fri, 29 Nov 2019 11:45:44 +0100 amazon-workers-in-germany-strike-on-black-friday Germany said on Saturday it would suspend Brazilian aid aimed at helping protect the Amazon forest in light of data that showed deforestation had surged since President Jair Bolsonaro took office. https://www.thelocal.de/20190811/germany-to-suspend-amazon-aid-to-brazil Sun, 11 Aug 2019 11:05:38 +0200 germany-to-suspend-amazon-aid-to-brazil Germany’s Verdi trade union is using Amazon’s “Prime Days” - mass online sales on Monday and Tuesday - to put pressure on the company in the long-running collective bargaining dispute at its logistics centres. https://www.thelocal.de/20190715/amazon-workers-strike-throughout-germany-on-mass-sales-day Mon, 15 Jul 2019 13:34:44 +0200 amazon-workers-strike-throughout-germany-on-mass-sales-day Amazon employees across Germany are taking strike action this week in the run up to Good Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20190415/amazon-workers-strike-at-four-locations-in-germany Mon, 15 Apr 2019 14:00:30 +0200 amazon-workers-strike-at-four-locations-in-germany German car giant Volkswagen announced Wednesday a long-term partnership with US technology firm Amazon to develop an online platform connecting its factories and increase productivity. https://www.thelocal.de/20190327/german-car-giant-volkswagen-teams-up-with-amazon-to-build-industrial-cloud Wed, 27 Mar 2019 16:36:18 +0100 german-car-giant-volkswagen-teams-up-with-amazon-to-build-industrial-cloud The German home entertainment market surpassed €9 billion in 2018, according to new figures, further indicating that subscription based video services like Netflix and Amazon Prime continue to gain popularity in the Bundesrepublik. https://www.thelocal.de/20190109/netflix-and-amazon-primes-popularity-continues-to-grow-german-home-entertainment-market-passed-9-billion-euros Wed, 09 Jan 2019 15:54:08 +0100 netflix-and-amazon-primes-popularity-continues-to-grow-german-home-entertainment-market-passed-9-billion-euros Amazon employees have downed their tools and gone on strike in two locations in Germany in a bid for improved working conditions, sparking fears that Christmas orders might not arrive in time. https://www.thelocal.de/20181217/amazon-workers-at-two-locations-in-germany-go-on-strike Mon, 17 Dec 2018 11:33:34 +0100 amazon-workers-at-two-locations-in-germany-go-on-strike Verdi, the union that represents workers in Amazon delivery centres, has announced a strike for the Christmas period. December is Amazon’s busiest period of the year, but the company has assured the public that their packages will be delivered on time and ready for Christmas. https://www.thelocal.de/20181207/amazon-workers-announce-christmas-strike Fri, 07 Dec 2018 10:41:34 +0100 amazon-workers-announce-christmas-strike German regulators on Thursday opened a probe into whether e-commerce giant Amazon was abusing its dominant position to obstruct competition from rival sellers on its online platform. https://www.thelocal.de/20181129/german-competition-watchdog-launches-probe-against-amazon Thu, 29 Nov 2018 17:45:48 +0100 german-competition-watchdog-launches-probe-against-amazon The US online retail giant Amazon wants to prevent German employees from going on strike on the factory premises - and has therefore taken them to the Federal Labour Court in Erfurt. A verdict is expected later Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20181120/amazon-in-germany-tries-to Tue, 20 Nov 2018 09:50:55 +0100 amazon-in-germany-tries-to Angela Merkel’s government is hoping to stem the loss of millions of euros worth of VAT revenue with new, tighter regulations on online platforms such as eBay and Amazon Marketplace. https://www.thelocal.de/20180731/germany-takes-on-amazon-over-unpaid-vat Tue, 31 Jul 2018 11:53:09 +0200 germany-takes-on-amazon-over-unpaid-vat Amazon employees throughout Germany will stage a walk-out on Tuesday timed to coincide with the global giant's annual bumper sales event. https://www.thelocal.de/20180717/german-amazon-employees-strike-for-better-pay-health-conditions Tue, 17 Jul 2018 12:28:51 +0200 german-amazon-employees-strike-for-better-pay-health-conditions Online retail giant Amazon announced on Friday its plans to fill over 2,000 vacant positions in Germany in 2018. https://www.thelocal.de/20180504/amazon-announces-over-2000-new-jobs-in-germany-this-year Fri, 04 May 2018 14:26:53 +0200 amazon-announces-over-2000-new-jobs-in-germany-this-year