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 The victory in a party leadership battle of a close ally of Angela Merkel greatly boosts her chances of seeing out her fourth term, but 2019 will bring new threats for the world's most powerful woman. https://www.thelocal.de/20181210/how-the Mon, 10 Dec 2018 10:44:19 +0100 how-the The number of new asylum seekers in Germany has fallen for a second year in a row following the mass influx that peaked in 2015, the government said on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.de/20171217/migrant-arrivals-in-germany-fall-for-second-year-in-a-row Sun, 17 Dec 2017 12:33:33 +0100 migrant-arrivals-in-germany-fall-for-second-year-in-a-row German leader Angela Merkel said Saturday that US President Donald Trump's G7 partners remained in the dark about his intentions on climate change, calling the debate at a summit in Sicily "very unsatisfactory". https://www.thelocal.de/20170527/merkel-calls-g7-climate-talks-very-unsatisfactory Sat, 27 May 2017 16:45:26 +0200 merkel-calls-g7-climate-talks-very-unsatisfactory Tensions have been running high between Ankara and Berlin recently, culminating in the Turkish premier accusing the Bundesrepublik of using "Nazi measures". But now Ankara is calling on Germany for economic help. https://www.thelocal.de/20170425/after-nazi-remarks-turkey-says-we-need-germany Tue, 25 Apr 2017 12:39:02 +0200 after-nazi-remarks-turkey-says-we-need-germany Europe's most powerful leader, Angela Merkel, meets for the first time on Tuesday America's flamboyant President Donald Trump, whose arrival in the White House has sent shockwaves across the Atlantic. https://www.thelocal.de/20170312/prudent-merkel-meets-unpredictable-trump-amid-tense-ties Sun, 12 Mar 2017 10:22:43 +0100 prudent-merkel-meets-unpredictable-trump-amid-tense-ties German Chancellor Angela Merkel suffered a setback on Friday when the upper house of parliament rejected a proposal to declare three North African states "safe countries of origin" in refugee law. https://www.thelocal.de/20170311/german-mps-reject-declaring-nafrican-states-safe Sat, 11 Mar 2017 10:44:21 +0100 german-mps-reject-declaring-nafrican-states-safe The German government is intent on stopping a far-right group from screening the anti-Muslim film that has sparked riots around the world. Opposition politicians have come out against a ban, but police say they can't stop a screening. https://www.thelocal.de/20120917/45015 Mon, 17 Sep 2012 14:23:00 +0200 45015