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 Berlin has been one of the main lenders to Greece during its debt crisis. While conservative parties warned that supporting Greece would come at the cost of the German taxpayer, new figures show Germany has made money on the crisis. https://www.thelocal.de/20180621/germany-made-billions-on-greeces-debt-crisis-berlin-confirms Thu, 21 Jun 2018 12:35:56 +0200 germany-made-billions-on-greeces-debt-crisis-berlin-confirms Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras pledged Tuesday to do "whatever is necessary" - including taking legal action - to get Germany to pay damages for the wartime atrocities of Nazi troops. https://www.thelocal.de/20160817/greek-pm-vows-to-make-germany-pay-war-reparations Wed, 17 Aug 2016 10:43:52 +0200 greek-pm-vows-to-make-germany-pay-war-reparations For the first half of 2015 he was the arch nemesis of the German government. But Greece’s left-wing former Finance Minister, Yanis Varoufakis, revealed on Monday his admiration for Chancellor Angela Merkel and her Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble. https://www.thelocal.de/20151221/varoufakis-id-consider-voting-for-merkel Mon, 21 Dec 2015 16:09:01 +0100 varoufakis-id-consider-voting-for-merkel From the number of Cretans to be executed for every dead German soldier to advice on which brothel to use, new research is shedding light on Nazi wartime atrocities in Greece. https://www.thelocal.de/20151020/archives-shed-light-on-nazi-atrocities-in-greece Tue, 20 Oct 2015 13:44:54 +0200 archives-shed-light-on-nazi-atrocities-in-greece A top German economist has warned that if Greece leaves the euro single currency it will suffer a decade-long depression, urging European leaders to come to a compromise over a third financial aid programme. https://www.thelocal.de/20150709/economist-warns-grexit-is-not-the-answer Thu, 09 Jul 2015 10:57:05 +0200 economist-warns-grexit-is-not-the-answer European Parliament head Martin Schulz on Sunday urged Greece's new anti-austerity prime minister to end his "shortsighted" anti-German rhetoric. https://www.thelocal.de/20150201/stop-bashing-germany-schulz-warns-greece Sun, 01 Feb 2015 14:44:43 +0100 stop-bashing-germany-schulz-warns-greece Around a hundred people protested outside the German embassy in Athens on Saturday to demand reparations for Nazi crimes committed in Greece during World War II. https://www.thelocal.de/20140608/greeks-demand-compensation-for-nazi-crimes Sun, 08 Jun 2014 10:43:00 +0200 greeks-demand-compensation-for-nazi-crimes Visiting German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble praised Greece Thursday for its progress on economic reforms, a day after parliament narrowly passed a sweeping austerity bill putting thousands of jobs on the line. https://www.thelocal.de/20130718/50931 Thu, 18 Jul 2013 14:22:00 +0200 50931 A group calling themselves ‘the hoodie wearers’ has claimed responsibility for the Hamburg police station attack on Thursday, saying it was to mark the first anniversary of the death of a teenager in Greece who was shot by police. https://www.thelocal.de/20091206/23753 Sun, 06 Dec 2009 11:52:00 +0100 23753