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 Brothels were closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. However, a court has ruled that they can reopen again in North Rhine-Westphalia, with other northern states set to follow. https://www.thelocal.de/20200909/coronavirus-brothels-set-to-reopen-in-northern-germany-with-strict-rules Wed, 09 Sep 2020 11:09:41 +0200 coronavirus-brothels-set-to-reopen-in-northern-germany-with-strict-rules Several dozen prostitutes armed with an inflatable sex doll staged a protest in Berlin on Friday against coronavirus restrictions they say are preventing them from making a living. https://www.thelocal.de/20200703/sex-workers-protest-in-berlin-as-virus-keeps-brothels-shut Fri, 03 Jul 2020 18:12:09 +0200 sex-workers-protest-in-berlin-as-virus-keeps-brothels-shut After months of negotiations, Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Social Democratic Party (SPD) MPs agreed the final details of a new law governing sex work on Tuesday night – but prostitutes say it isn't fit for purpose. https://www.thelocal.de/20150204/prostitutes-vow-to-resist-sex-work-law Wed, 04 Feb 2015 17:43:00 +0100 prostitutes-vow-to-resist-sex-work-law With a wave of sex workers’ groups opening up in Germany calling for improvements to the industry, The Local looks at prostitution in the country in the latest installment of our sex series. https://www.thelocal.de/20131115/people-talk-about-not-to-prostitutes Fri, 15 Nov 2013 17:18:00 +0100 people-talk-about-not-to-prostitutes A new documentary exposes how making prostitution legal in Germany has turned the country into "Europe's biggest brothel," with booming profits being made at the expense of women working in the sex trade. https://www.thelocal.de/20130611/50237 Tue, 11 Jun 2013 14:08:00 +0200 50237 The German insurance company that rewarded its top-sellers with a prostitute sex party in Hungary also paid for employees to visit brothels and swingers clubs in Majorca and Jamaica, according to a new report. https://www.thelocal.de/20120830/44669 Thu, 30 Aug 2012 12:33:00 +0200 44669 Stuttgart tax men are facing the daunting task of measuring the floor space in all the southern German city's brothels, after a new “per square metre” tax was introduced on the oldest profession. https://www.thelocal.de/20120419/42047 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 13:59:00 +0200 42047 The management of a brothel in Augsburg has been ordered to enforce the use of condoms by a court ruling on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20090406/18485 Mon, 06 Apr 2009 18:16:00 +0200 18485