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 Sleeper services once sowed a line between Berlin and the rest of central Europe. This month the route to Budapest closed down, despite experts saying night trains are good for the environment and potentially profitable. https://www.thelocal.de/20171220/farewell-to-the-berlin-budapest-night-train-how-the-european-sleeper-service-is-dying Wed, 20 Dec 2017 10:34:42 +0100 farewell-to-the-berlin-budapest-night-train-how-the-european-sleeper-service-is-dying The race is on. The shortlist of cities to host the 2024 Olympics Games was officially announced on Wednesday, but can Hamburg see off competition from Los Angeles, Rome and Paris, not to mention Budapest? https://www.thelocal.de/20150916/hamburg-olympics-paris-rome Wed, 16 Sep 2015 17:03:33 +0200 hamburg-olympics-paris-rome Insurance company Ergo lost several hundred customers after revelations about a sex orgy with employees and prostitutes in Budapest in 2007, the company head admitted Saturday. https://www.thelocal.de/20110716/36333 Sat, 16 Jul 2011 14:56:00 +0200 36333