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 far-left Die Linke party demanded Friday that parliament vote to expel the controversial US ambassador Richard Grenell, a close confidant of President Donald Trump. https://www.thelocal.de/20190329/die-linke-demands-berlin-expel-outspoken-us-ambassador Fri, 29 Mar 2019 17:20:05 +0100 die-linke-demands-berlin-expel-outspoken-us-ambassador EXCLUSIVE: In part two of our interview, UK Ambassador and the head of the German government's Brexit Task Force talk about the emotional impact on Brits, residence permits and 'Freundship'. https://www.thelocal.de/20190326/brexit-anxiety-residence-permits-and-future-freundship-government-experts-talk-to-the-local Tue, 26 Mar 2019 13:46:19 +0100 brexit-anxiety-residence-permits-and-future-freundship-government-experts-talk-to-the-local US Ambassador Richard Grenell has come under fire for criticizing Germany's military spending plans. https://www.thelocal.de/20190319/total-diplomatic-failure-us-ambassador-sparks-anger-in-germany Tue, 19 Mar 2019 16:15:28 +0100 total-diplomatic-failure-us-ambassador-sparks-anger-in-germany The relationship between Germany and Sweden has never been as good as it is today, Sweden's Ambassador to Germany, Per Thöresson, tells The Local, but there are also some misconceptions in how Sweden is viewed by one of its closest neighbours. https://www.thelocal.de/20181010/the-image-of-sweden-in-germany-is-quite-old-fashioned Wed, 10 Oct 2018 18:04:51 +0200 the-image-of-sweden-in-germany-is-quite-old-fashioned With the UK planning to leave the EU in March next year, we put questions to the British Ambassador to Germany on key issues including how relations between the two countries will change and how a no-deal will affect Brits in Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20181004/brexit-surgery-british-ambassador-talks-changing-anglo-german-relations-and-no-deal-assurances Thu, 04 Oct 2018 18:41:55 +0200 brexit-surgery-british-ambassador-talks-changing-anglo-german-relations-and-no-deal-assurances German businesses should immediately halt their operations in Iran following President Donald Trump's decision to pull out of the Iran nuclear deal, the US ambassador to Germany said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20180509/us-tells-german-businesses-to-stop-trade-in-iran-immediately Wed, 09 May 2018 10:30:18 +0200 us-tells-german-businesses-to-stop-trade-in-iran-immediately New US ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell, a strong backer of President Donald Trump, Tuesday assumed the post left vacant for 15 months, already facing criticism amid heightened trans-Atlantic tensions. https://www.thelocal.de/20180508/trump-ally-grenell-takes-over-as-us-envoy-to-germany Tue, 08 May 2018 19:45:15 +0200 trump-ally-grenell-takes-over-as-us-envoy-to-germany 51-year-old Michigan native and ex-Fox News commentator Richard Grenell was officially appointed by the U.S. Senate as ambassador in Germany on Thursday. Curious to know more interesting facts about him? https://www.thelocal.de/20180427/what-you-should-know-about-grenell-trumps-new-ambassador-to-germany Fri, 27 Apr 2018 14:21:31 +0200 what-you-should-know-about-grenell-trumps-new-ambassador-to-germany After months of delay, the US Senate on Thursday confirmed Richard Grenell as ambassador to Germany, elevating an ally to President Donald Trump to a top diplomatic post. https://www.thelocal.de/20180427/trump-ally-grenell-confirmed-as-us-ambassador-to-germany Fri, 27 Apr 2018 11:04:20 +0200 trump-ally-grenell-confirmed-as-us-ambassador-to-germany Newly-arrived British Ambassador to Berlin Sir Sebastian Wood said on Thursday that he hopes relations between the UK and Germany will get closer on his watch – and that more young Brits will make the leap of coming to live here. https://www.thelocal.de/20151001/get-more-young-brits-to-germany-ambassador Thu, 01 Oct 2015 19:39:53 +0200 get-more-young-brits-to-germany-ambassador Six people have been arrested after gunmen, some of them on motorbikes, fired Kalashnikovs at the home of the German ambassador to Greece in the early hours of Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20131230/gunmen-attack-german-ambassadors-home-in-greece-athens Mon, 30 Dec 2013 10:45:00 +0100 gunmen-attack-german-ambassadors-home-in-greece-athens The new US ambassador to Germany arrived in Berlin on Thursday, introducing himself to Germans with a Youtube video showing him scuba diving, playing golf and advising Bill Clinton. https://www.thelocal.de/20130816/51431 Fri, 16 Aug 2013 10:45:00 +0200 51431 Germany is following the second trial of jailed Russian tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky very closely, and the verdict will be a test of the rule of law, Berlin's ambassador in Moscow said on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.de/20101226/32045 Sun, 26 Dec 2010 14:04:00 +0100 32045