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 Prime Minister Boris Johnson suggested on Tuesday that coronavirus infections were higher in Britain than in Italy or Germany because it was a "freedom-loving country". https://www.thelocal.de/20200922/coronavirus-boris-johnson-contrasts-germanys-lower-infection-rate-with-freedom-loving-uk Tue, 22 Sep 2020 19:06:28 +0200 coronavirus-boris-johnson-contrasts-germanys-lower-infection-rate-with-freedom-loving-uk EU leaders and politicians expressed anger on Tuesday accusing London of trying to pin the blame on German Chancellor Angela Merkel for the deadlock in Brexit talks between the EU and the British government https://www.thelocal.de/20191008/merkel-warns-brexit-deal-overwhelmingly-unlikely-without-compromise Tue, 08 Oct 2019 16:38:33 +0200 merkel-warns-brexit-deal-overwhelmingly-unlikely-without-compromise The head of Germany's banking federation on Tuesday launched a stinging attack on Britain's approach to Brexit, condemning Prime Minister Boris Johnson as "irresponsible" for risking a chaotic no-deal departure. https://www.thelocal.de/20190903/german-bankers-chief-slams-irresponsible-johnson Tue, 03 Sep 2019 18:03:24 +0200 german-bankers-chief-slams-irresponsible-johnson German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday that Britain could have until the day of its scheduled EU departure to avoid a chaotic no-deal Brexit, clarifying that she had not set London a 30-day deadline. https://www.thelocal.de/20190822/merkel-gives-britain-until-october-31-for-brexit-solution Thu, 22 Aug 2019 18:16:25 +0200 merkel-gives-britain-until-october-31-for-brexit-solution German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday told UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson in Berlin that an agreement could even be possible within "30 days" for Britain to leave the EU, if a solution could be found to the thorny issue of the Irish border. https://www.thelocal.de/20190822/did-merkel-really-give-hope-of-a-brexit-agreement-with-uk-in-30-days Thu, 22 Aug 2019 11:41:58 +0200 did-merkel-really-give-hope-of-a-brexit-agreement-with-uk-in-30-days British Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits Berlin on Wednesday to kick off a marathon of tense talks with key European and international leaders as the threat of a chaotic no-deal Brexit looms. https://www.thelocal.de/20190821/merkel-and-johnson-to-face-off-in-first-brexit-talks Wed, 21 Aug 2019 10:55:14 +0200 merkel-and-johnson-to-face-off-in-first-brexit-talks Probably not, but he’s going to try anyway. https://www.thelocal.de/20190819/can-boris-johnson-win-over-germany-during-brexit-talks Mon, 19 Aug 2019 13:24:51 +0200 can-boris-johnson-win-over-germany-during-brexit-talks British nationals living in Germany have been urged to seriously prepare for the possibility of a no-deal Brexit now that Boris Johnson has taken over as Prime Minister. https://www.thelocal.de/20190730/brits-in-germany-warned-to-prepare-for-no-deal-brexit-under-boris-johnson Tue, 30 Jul 2019 14:31:53 +0200 brits-in-germany-warned-to-prepare-for-no-deal-brexit-under-boris-johnson Boris Johnson is the new UK Prime Minister after winning the Conservative party leadership contest on Tuesday. But he faces an awkward relationship with Germany and the rest of Europe. https://www.thelocal.de/20190723/cocky-troublemaker-what-german-media-think-of-boris-johnson-brexit Tue, 23 Jul 2019 18:21:11 +0200 cocky-troublemaker-what-german-media-think-of-boris-johnson-brexit