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's foreign minister on Friday said he believed a Brexit deal was still possible, after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned that a no-deal scenario was very likely. https://www.thelocal.de/20201212/brexit-deal-still-possible-german-foreign-minister Sat, 12 Dec 2020 08:51:41 +0100 brexit-deal-still-possible-german-foreign-minister 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 Britain needs to be more "realistic and pragmatic" in Brexit negotiations with the EU, Germany's European affairs minister says. https://www.thelocal.de/20200806/german-minister-urges-uk-to-be-more-realistic-in-brexit-talks Thu, 06 Aug 2020 13:25:01 +0200 german-minister-urges-uk-to-be-more-realistic-in-brexit-talks Germany's intelligence service BND had in the 1990s obtained from a Russian informer a sample of the poison used against ex-double agent Sergei Skripal, German media reported on Thursday, drawing a link to Moscow as the origin of the toxin. https://www.thelocal.de/20180517/nerve-agent-handed-to-germany-in-1990s-could-prove-key-in-uk-spy-attack-case Thu, 17 May 2018 13:43:42 +0200 nerve-agent-handed-to-germany-in-1990s-could-prove-key-in-uk-spy-attack-case German caution on the international stage is all well and good. But sometimes the evidence seems so blindingly obvious that you wonder what it takes to convince them, writes Jörg Luyken. https://www.thelocal.de/20180413/as-a-brit-hearing-germans-talk-about-russia-makes-me-want-to-bang-my-head-off-a-wall Fri, 13 Apr 2018 19:25:47 +0200 as-a-brit-hearing-germans-talk-about-russia-makes-me-want-to-bang-my-head-off-a-wall A worst-case Brexit scenario could put thousands of jobs at risk at German car parts suppliers, a study warned on Thursday, as Britain grapples with navigating its complex exit from the EU. https://www.thelocal.de/20180111/hard-brexit-could-cost-14000-jobs-at-german-car-suppliers Thu, 11 Jan 2018 15:22:50 +0100 hard-brexit-could-cost-14000-jobs-at-german-car-suppliers According to a study by the EU, which has been published by the Funke Mediengruppe, Germany will have to increase its contribution to the EU budget by €3.8 billion annually after the UK leaves. https://www.thelocal.de/20171110/britains-exit-from-the-eu-will-cost-germany-a-lot-of-money-study Fri, 10 Nov 2017 11:16:40 +0100 britains-exit-from-the-eu-will-cost-germany-a-lot-of-money-study German carmaker Daimler is recalling more than a million vehicles, including Mercedes, due to a problem with the airbags, a company spokesman was quoted as saying on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20171017/daimler-recalls-million-plus-vehicles-worldwide-over-airbag-problems-report Tue, 17 Oct 2017 10:58:49 +0200 daimler-recalls-million-plus-vehicles-worldwide-over-airbag-problems-report On 29th March 2019 Britain will almost certainly leave the EU. Sign up to The Local's Brexit & You newsletter for the latest on how Britain's departure is affecting the EU's remaining 27 member states – and the Brits living in them. https://www.thelocal.de/20171004/sign-up-for-the-locals-brexit-you-newsletter-2 Wed, 04 Oct 2017 20:00:11 +0200 sign-up-for-the-locals-brexit-you-newsletter-2 A 41-year-old British man has requested asylum at Munich airport, saying that he no longer wanted to be a subject of the Queen, police reported on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20170721/brit-seeks-asylum-in-germany-claiming-life-in-danger-in-uk Fri, 21 Jul 2017 16:23:48 +0200 brit-seeks-asylum-in-germany-claiming-life-in-danger-in-uk Prince William and his wife Kate embarked Wednesday on a three-day visit to Germany billed as a "charm offensive" by local media as Britain begins thorny Brexit talks in earnest. https://www.thelocal.de/20170719/william-kate-take-brexit-charm-offensive-to-germany Wed, 19 Jul 2017 15:00:33 +0200 william-kate-take-brexit-charm-offensive-to-germany German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday told Britain not to have any "illusions" that it would have the same rights as an EU member after it leaves the bloc. https://www.thelocal.de/20170427/merkel-britain-is-wasting-its-time-thinking-it-will-get-equal-eu-rights Thu, 27 Apr 2017 11:54:52 +0200 merkel-britain-is-wasting-its-time-thinking-it-will-get-equal-eu-rights Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday rejected British PM Theresa May's call for negotiations on the UK's exit from the European Union to run in parallel with talks on defining their future relationship. https://www.thelocal.de/20170329/we-must-not-forget-uk-is-still-a-partner-says-germany Wed, 29 Mar 2017 19:19:10 +0200 we-must-not-forget-uk-is-still-a-partner-says-germany The Local took to the streets of Berlin to gauge the public mood as Brexit talks with the UK are set to begin. https://www.thelocal.de/20170329/germans-tell-us-how-tough-the-eu-should-be-on-the-uk-over-brexit Wed, 29 Mar 2017 12:55:50 +0200 germans-tell-us-how-tough-the-eu-should-be-on-the-uk-over-brexit Germany's foreign minister said on Tuesday that British Prime Minister Theresa May had "finally brought a bit more clarity" with a highly anticipated speech on her government's Brexit plans. https://www.thelocal.de/20170117/finally-a-bit-more-clarity-on-brexit-germany Tue, 17 Jan 2017 15:58:33 +0100 finally-a-bit-more-clarity-on-brexit-germany British media went big on Wednesday on comments made by Chancellor Angela Merkel on freedom of movement. But Germany wants to tighten the rules for itself, not for Britain. https://www.thelocal.de/20161116/why-merkel-uk-a-special-migration-deal-brexit-freedom-of-movement Wed, 16 Nov 2016 12:42:24 +0100 why-merkel-uk-a-special-migration-deal-brexit-freedom-of-movement Germany on Wednesday warned Britain against negotiating free trade deals with non-EU member states before it quits the bloc, after Prime Minister Theresa May sought to drum up commerce agreements during a G20 summit in China. https://www.thelocal.de/20160907/germany-warns-uk-not-to-enter-trade-talks-while-still-in-eu-brexit Wed, 07 Sep 2016 17:28:33 +0200 germany-warns-uk-not-to-enter-trade-talks-while-still-in-eu-brexit Germany and Britain agreed Wednesday that Prime Minister Theresa May needed time to prepare for talks to leave the EU, after London took the first step towards Brexit by giving up its presidency of the European Council. https://www.thelocal.de/20160721/merkel-accepts-britains-decision-to-delay-triggering-brexit Thu, 21 Jul 2016 10:47:30 +0200 merkel-accepts-britains-decision-to-delay-triggering-brexit British Prime Minister Theresa May is heading to Berlin on Wednesday and Paris on Thursday to start thrashing out the roadmap for Britain's departure from the EU. https://www.thelocal.de/20160720/may-to-thrash-out-brexit-roadmap-in-berlin-paris-talks Wed, 20 Jul 2016 11:22:46 +0200 may-to-thrash-out-brexit-roadmap-in-berlin-paris-talks Investor confidence in Germany fell to its lowest level in nearly four years in July on concerns about the fallout from the British vote to quit the European Union, a leading survey showed on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160719/brexit-fears-send-german-investor-sentiment-to-4-year-low Tue, 19 Jul 2016 16:32:24 +0200 brexit-fears-send-german-investor-sentiment-to-4-year-low