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 is the fourth largest arms exporter in the world, according to a report released by the Stockholm Peace Research Institute on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20190311/germany-fourth-largest-exporter-of-arms-in-world-report Mon, 11 Mar 2019 13:18:51 +0100 germany-fourth-largest-exporter-of-arms-in-world-report Berlin's arms sales compared to the rest of the world have fallen off sharply over the last five years, despite the global arms trade reaching a quarter-century high. https://www.thelocal.de/20170220/german-weapons-sales-drop-by-third-bucking-global-trend Mon, 20 Feb 2017 18:06:17 +0100 german-weapons-sales-drop-by-third-bucking-global-trend A report by the German Alliance for Child Soldiers and other non-profits on Thursday shows that child soldiers in multiple countries often end up using German-made arms. https://www.thelocal.de/20170210/study-shows-how-german-guns-are-landing-in-child-soldiers-hands Fri, 10 Feb 2017 17:50:55 +0100 study-shows-how-german-guns-are-landing-in-child-soldiers-hands Lithuania on Monday signed its biggest ever arms deal for German-made armoured vehicles, as it seeks to allay concerns of a military resurgence of Russia on its doorstep. https://www.thelocal.de/20160822/fears-of-russia-prompt-lithuania-to-make-major-arms-deal-with-germany Mon, 22 Aug 2016 13:31:01 +0200 fears-of-russia-prompt-lithuania-to-make-major-arms-deal-with-germany Police carrying out a raid on a home in Bavaria were shocked to discover an enormous weapons cache, including an assortment of knives and guns as well as more unusual weapons. https://www.thelocal.de/20160721/huge-weapons-cache-found-at-home-of-man-accused-of-hate-speech Thu, 21 Jul 2016 17:04:00 +0200 huge-weapons-cache-found-at-home-of-man-accused-of-hate-speech Over the weekend, reports emerged that German weapons exports doubled in 2015. Figures seen by Die Welt show they have increased again in 2016. https://www.thelocal.de/20160705/after-record-year-weapons-sales-rise-again Tue, 05 Jul 2016 19:08:01 +0200 after-record-year-weapons-sales-rise-again The economy minister Sigmar Gabriel on Monday defended his goal to reduce German arms exports despite the industry nearly doubling its business in 2015. https://www.thelocal.de/20160704/gabriel-defends-arms-exports-increase Mon, 04 Jul 2016 11:16:10 +0200 gabriel-defends-arms-exports-increase More than 5,000 tons of ammunition has arrived at a US Army depot in Germany as Washington increases its military activity in Europe. https://www.thelocal.de/20160222/us-sends-5000-tonnes-of-ammo-to-germany Mon, 22 Feb 2016 09:39:10 +0100 us-sends-5000-tonnes-of-ammo-to-germany Germany's Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel warned Saudi Arabia on Monday Berlin could review military exports to the oil-rich nation in light of Riyadh's mass executions of prisoners two days earlier. https://www.thelocal.de/20160104/germany-warns-saudi-arabia-it-may-review-military-exports Mon, 04 Jan 2016 18:06:57 +0100 germany-warns-saudi-arabia-it-may-review-military-exports Weapons manufacturers in Germany saw business boom in 2014, a report showed on Monday, defying a global trend of decreasing arms sales. https://www.thelocal.de/20151214/german-arms-builders-buck-downward-trend Mon, 14 Dec 2015 11:42:38 +0100 german-arms-builders-buck-downward-trend Lithuania said Friday it would buy 88 German-made armoured fighting vehicles in its biggest-ever military purchase amid concerns over neighbouring Russia. https://www.thelocal.de/20151211/germany-cashes-in-on-baltics-fear-of-russia Fri, 11 Dec 2015 16:12:16 +0100 germany-cashes-in-on-baltics-fear-of-russia A new report by Amnesty International blames "decades of poorly regulated arms flows" into Iraq for providing Isis with a huge arsenal of weapons - including some marked "made in Germany". https://www.thelocal.de/20151208/amnesty-isis-using-german-weapons-for-terror Tue, 08 Dec 2015 09:29:13 +0100 amnesty-isis-using-german-weapons-for-terror Some German soldiers will be carrying different weapons within a year as the Defence Ministry scrambles to replace standard rifle which loses accuracy under hot temperatures. https://www.thelocal.de/20150828/army-buys-new-rifles-for-soldiers-on-front-line Fri, 28 Aug 2015 12:52:07 +0200 army-buys-new-rifles-for-soldiers-on-front-line Israel's defence ministry said on Monday that it had a signed a contract worth €430 million to buy four German corvettes. https://www.thelocal.de/20150511/israel-to-buy-four-german-warships Mon, 11 May 2015 14:13:17 +0200 israel-to-buy-four-german-warships A report released on Monday by Transparency International UK found that German arms companies had a spotty record in their ethics and anti-corruption programmes. https://www.thelocal.de/20150427/german-arms-firms-struggle-to-meet-ethics-defence-transparency-international Mon, 27 Apr 2015 17:27:36 +0200 german-arms-firms-struggle-to-meet-ethics-defence-transparency-international Arms exports from German companies fell by 43 percent in between 2009 and 2014 compared with the previous five years, new figures released on Monday showed – but fresh orders may see them back on the rise soon. https://www.thelocal.de/20150316/arms-exports-fall-by-half-in-five-years Mon, 16 Mar 2015 15:42:59 +0100 arms-exports-fall-by-half-in-five-years Germany has decided to stop arms exports to Saudi Arabia because of "instability in the region," German daily Bild reported on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150125/germany-halts-arms-exports-to-saudis Sun, 25 Jan 2015 09:56:59 +0100 germany-halts-arms-exports-to-saudis German investigators searched offices of European aerospace giant Airbus in a probe into suspected corruption over contracts with Saudi Arabia and Romania, the Süddeutsche Zeitung (SZ) reported on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20141203/german-airbus-offices-searched-for-corruption Wed, 03 Dec 2014 09:26:00 +0100 german-airbus-offices-searched-for-corruption The government can keep arms deals secret and only tell the public about them after contracts have been signed, the Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20141021/court-rejects-advance-notice-of-german-arms-deals Tue, 21 Oct 2014 14:23:00 +0200 court-rejects-advance-notice-of-german-arms-deals Military trainers flew to northern Iraq from Germany on Friday, ahead of a huge delivery of weapons from the German military, but things didn’t initially go as planned. https://www.thelocal.de/20140919/german-military-flight-to-iraq-starts-with-hiccup Fri, 19 Sep 2014 17:48:00 +0200 german-military-flight-to-iraq-starts-with-hiccup