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 Bayer chief executive Werner Baumann was dealt a blow on Friday at the German chemical giant's annual general meeting, amid tensions over last year's decision to buy US seeds and pesticides maker Monsanto, as disgruntled shareholders voted against management. https://www.thelocal.de/20190427/bayer-shareholders-vote-against-board-over-monsanto-deal Sat, 27 Apr 2019 11:55:54 +0200 bayer-shareholders-vote-against-board-over-monsanto-deal The pharmaceutical and chemical giant Bayer plans to cut 4,500 jobs in Germany, one-third of its total cuts worldwide. https://www.thelocal.de/20190409/bayer-to-cut-4500-jobs-in-germany Tue, 09 Apr 2019 12:46:50 +0200 bayer-to-cut-4500-jobs-in-germany German chemicals and pharmaceuticals giant Bayer said Thursday it would slash 12,000 jobs in a major restructuring following the takeover of Monsanto, enabling it to save 2.6 billion euros a year from 2022. https://www.thelocal.de/20181129/bayer-to-cut-12000-jobs-after-monsanto-takeover Thu, 29 Nov 2018 17:29:17 +0100 bayer-to-cut-12000-jobs-after-monsanto-takeover Germany’s biggest pharmaceuticals company has taken an enormous hit on the stock market after a court in the US ordered subsidiary company Monsanto to pay $290 million worth of damages to a terminally ill groundskeeper in California. https://www.thelocal.de/20180813/bayer-stock-plummets-after-monsanto-ruling Mon, 13 Aug 2018 12:02:02 +0200 bayer-stock-plummets-after-monsanto-ruling German chemicals and pharmaceuticals giant Bayer will discard the name Monsanto when it takes over the controversial US seeds and pesticides producer this week, the group said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20180604/bayer-to-ditch-monsanto-name-after-mega-merger Mon, 04 Jun 2018 11:22:41 +0200 bayer-to-ditch-monsanto-name-after-mega-merger German pharma and chemicals giant Bayer said Friday that savings from its hoped-for takeover of US seeds and pesticides behemoth Monsanto will be smaller than previously thought. https://www.thelocal.de/20180526/bayers-monsanto-takeover-less-lucrative-than-expected Sat, 26 May 2018 11:20:55 +0200 bayers-monsanto-takeover-less-lucrative-than-expected French lawyers for women who say a contraceptive implant sold by German pharmaceutical giant Bayer Healthcare had caused a string of medical complications launched a lawsuit against the multinational on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20161210/french-women-sue-healthcare-giant-bayer-over-contraceptive-implants Sat, 10 Dec 2016 11:04:50 +0100 french-women-sue-healthcare-giant-bayer-over-contraceptive-implants German chemicals firm Bayer said on Monday it would not introduce genetically modified crops in Europe after its gigantic takeover of US seed and pesticide producer Monsanto. https://www.thelocal.de/20161010/bayer-chief-promises-no-monsanto-gm-crops-in-europe Mon, 10 Oct 2016 13:07:33 +0200 bayer-chief-promises-no-monsanto-gm-crops-in-europe Some of France's top chefs on Tuesday denounced the $66-billion takeover of controversial seed firm Monsanto by chemicals giant Bayer as a "danger for our dinner plates". https://www.thelocal.de/20160921/french-chefs-say-bayer-monsanto-deal-danger-for-our-food Wed, 21 Sep 2016 10:30:34 +0200 french-chefs-say-bayer-monsanto-deal-danger-for-our-food German chemicals giant Bayer said on Wednesday it had signed a $66 billion (€58.8 billion) takeover deal with US seeds and pesticides firm Monsanto. https://www.thelocal.de/20160914/bayer-agrees-deal-to-take-over-monsanto Wed, 14 Sep 2016 16:52:44 +0200 bayer-agrees-deal-to-take-over-monsanto Monsanto said on Wednesday it was still open to a potential merger with Bayer, or to another big deal, as it reported lower earnings due to a tough agricultural market. https://www.thelocal.de/20160630/monsanto-still-open-to-deal-with-german-chemical-giant Thu, 30 Jun 2016 10:58:36 +0200 monsanto-still-open-to-deal-with-german-chemical-giant A proposed tie-up between Bayer and Monsanto may still face numerous hurdles but it has already inflamed opinion in Germany where most people oppose genetically modified foods. https://www.thelocal.de/20160524/monsanto-deal-disastrous-and-diabolical-environmentalists Tue, 24 May 2016 16:04:41 +0200 monsanto-deal-disastrous-and-diabolical-environmentalists German pharmaceuticals giant Bayer and the US group Monsanto said Thursday they are in talks on a possible merger to create a global player in pesticides, seeds and genetically modified crops, following weeks of speculation about a possible tie-up. https://www.thelocal.de/20160519/german-chemical-giant-in-talks-to-buy-monsanto Thu, 19 May 2016 13:56:47 +0200 german-chemical-giant-in-talks-to-buy-monsanto A woman who suffered what she believes were life-threatening side-effects from a contraceptive pill is now suing pharmaceuticals giant Bayer in what could become a landmark case. https://www.thelocal.de/20151215/woman-battles-pharma-giant-over-danger-pill Tue, 15 Dec 2015 09:25:01 +0100 woman-battles-pharma-giant-over-danger-pill An Indian court has rejected German drug giant Bayer's bid to block a generic version of its blockbuster cancer treatment Nexavar by a local drugmaker, a move hailed by activists on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.de/20141214/india-court-blocks-bayer-generic-drug-appeal Sun, 14 Dec 2014 10:38:00 +0100 india-court-blocks-bayer-generic-drug-appeal The United States government accused German pharmaceutical giant Bayer of making scientifically unproven statements about the health benefits of a popular probiotic on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20140913/pharma-giant-bayer-in-contempt-over-probiotic-us Sat, 13 Sep 2014 12:56:00 +0200 pharma-giant-bayer-in-contempt-over-probiotic-us Chinese authorities have visited an office of German pharmaceutical giant Bayer, the company said on Friday, making it the latest target in a probe of foreign drug firms over high prices. https://www.thelocal.de/20130913/51905 Fri, 13 Sep 2013 13:46:00 +0200 51905 Revelations that Western drug companies colluded with East Germany's communist regime to use more than 50,000 people as "human guinea pigs" in 1980s medical trials has sparked widespread outrage. https://www.thelocal.de/20130516/49751 Thu, 16 May 2013 14:01:00 +0200 49751 German pharmaceuticals giant Bayer, maker of Aspirin, vowed Monday to fight a ruling by the patent authorities in India allowing a local company to produce and sell a generic copy of its anti-cancer drug Nexavar. https://www.thelocal.de/20130305/48327 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 08:18:00 +0100 48327 Strapping blond goalkeeper Manuel Neuer was Bayern Munich’s hero on Wednesday night, stopping Real Madrid in a penalty shoot-out after a thrilling Champions League semi-final ended even at 3-3. https://www.thelocal.de/20120426/42189 Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:08:00 +0200 42189