The Local Germany 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 Glass pane falls from Berlin skyscraper onto moving car A sheet of glass fell from the 16th floor of the Bahntower at Berlin’s Potsdamer Platz onto a car as it was driving through the square on Wednesday evening. https://www.thelocal.de/20160421/glass-pane-from-berlin-skyscraper-falls-onto-moving-car Thu, 21 Apr 2016 19:39:54 +0200 glass-pane-from-berlin-skyscraper-falls-onto-moving-car Arsonists attack Bundestag yet again Unknown attackers threw a Molotov cocktail at a Bundestag (German parliament) building early on Tuesday morning, the third time within five months. https://www.thelocal.de/20150421/bundestag-attacked-for-third-time Tue, 21 Apr 2015 10:35:25 +0200 bundestag-attacked-for-third-time 'Mini town' planned for central Berlin A millionaire has unveiled plans to build a “mini town” in an abandoned brewery in Berlin, complete with apartments, shops and a hotel. https://www.thelocal.de/20140523/mini-town-to-be-built-in-berlin Fri, 23 May 2014 10:25:00 +0200 mini-town-to-be-built-in-berlin Teacher's nine-month building nightmare An English teacher in Berlin has described her nine-month nightmare after her apartment was ripped apart by builders, leaving her without a home but with large credit card bills. https://www.thelocal.de/20140514/berlin-english-teachers-nine-month-building-nightmare Wed, 14 May 2014 12:37:00 +0200 berlin-english-teachers-nine-month-building-nightmare Church spends €130m on new Munich offices The construction bill for a new Catholic Church service centre in Munich has reached €130 million, more than triple the original estimate when work began in 2011. https://www.thelocal.de/20131030/church-to-spend-130-million-on-munich-office Wed, 30 Oct 2013 13:28:00 +0100 church-to-spend-130-million-on-munich-office Ramshackle chancellery repairs force Merkel to move offices Chancellor Angela Merkel has been forced to move her office after new technical problems were discovered in the chancellery which will take at least a year to repair. https://www.thelocal.de/20100117/24633 Sun, 17 Jan 2010 13:06:00 +0100 24633 More construction in former West Germany called for After 20 years of reconstruction, the former East Germany has some of the world’s finest infrastructure. Now, Germany’s new transport minister says it’s time for the country to once again invest heavily in the former West Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20091108/23105 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:36:00 +0100 23105