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 A damning new report suggests the German government is propping up inefficient airports with huge subsidies. It proposes a new grid of a small number of airports connected by high-speed trains. https://www.thelocal.de/20200820/close-seven-airports-now-how-environmental-group-wants-to-change-how-germans-fly Thu, 20 Aug 2020 15:03:45 +0200 close-seven-airports-now-how-environmental-group-wants-to-change-how-germans-fly Germany issued a 10-year bond at a negative interest for the first time on Wednesday, selling more than €4.0 billion with a yield of minus 0.05 percent, the German central bank or Bundesbank said. https://www.thelocal.de/20160713/germany-makes-investors-pay-interest-on-bonds Wed, 13 Jul 2016 14:28:07 +0200 germany-makes-investors-pay-interest-on-bonds A cute widdle doggy was before the courts in Düsseldorf on Wednesday, standing accused of killing 12 sheep. https://www.thelocal.de/20160707/pooch-stands-trial-accused-of-mass-sheep-murder Thu, 07 Jul 2016 14:20:35 +0200 pooch-stands-trial-accused-of-mass-sheep-murder German Chancellor Angela Merkel's ruling coalition agreed Thursday on tough measures to spur the integration of migrants and refugees, including sanctions for failing to take part in programmes such as language classes. https://www.thelocal.de/20160414/new-law-promises-punishment-for-migrants-who-fail-to-integrate Thu, 14 Apr 2016 13:33:50 +0200 new-law-promises-punishment-for-migrants-who-fail-to-integrate A planned €10.2 billion increase in defence spending agreed by ministers on Wednesday won't be enough to modernize the German army, soldiers have warned. https://www.thelocal.de/20160324/extra-spending-on-security-wont-be-enough-soldiers-warn Thu, 24 Mar 2016 09:56:02 +0100 extra-spending-on-security-wont-be-enough-soldiers-warn Around 1,000 passengers were delayed at Cologne-Bonn airport on Tuesday after a plain-clothes police officer reached airside without passing through security checks. https://www.thelocal.de/20160301/havoc-at-cologne-airport-as-plain-clothes-cop-crashes-security Tue, 01 Mar 2016 18:33:58 +0100 havoc-at-cologne-airport-as-plain-clothes-cop-crashes-security Friends of the Earth Germany (BUND) said that it found poisonous chemicals in more than half of German Christmas trees it had tested. https://www.thelocal.de/20141218/more-than-half-of-christmas-trees-carry-pesticides Thu, 18 Dec 2014 09:00:00 +0100 more-than-half-of-christmas-trees-carry-pesticides A man under the influence of drugs led police near Münster on a 40-kilometre chase that ended just before the Dutch border. https://www.thelocal.de/20141110/high-speed-chase-causes-10000-in-damages Mon, 10 Nov 2014 10:22:40 +0100 high-speed-chase-causes-10000-in-damages We've all giggled at the German signs that say "Ausfahrt", but German motorway signs offer a wealth of humour. https://www.thelocal.de/20140903/top-10-funny-place-names-in-germany Wed, 03 Sep 2014 16:13:00 +0200 top-10-funny-place-names-in-germany A pensioner in Baden-Baden had an unexpected house guest when she found a naked 57-year-old woman sleeping in her bed. https://www.thelocal.de/20140818/oops-naked-woman-removed-from-strangers-bed Mon, 18 Aug 2014 17:40:00 +0200 oops-naked-woman-removed-from-strangers-bed The head of the European Central Bank (ECB) launched a fierce defence of his euro-crisis strategy in front of German MPs on Wednesday, telling them the bank's bond-buying plan was neither inflationary nor covert aid to governments. https://www.thelocal.de/20121024/45769 Wed, 24 Oct 2012 19:27:00 +0200 45769 Chicken sold in German supermarkets is often contaminated with antibiotic-resistant bacteria, according to a spot test carried out by environmentalists who said the over-use of antibiotics in farming posed a danger to human health. https://www.thelocal.de/20120109/40001 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:52:00 +0100 40001 A German DIY enthusiast accidentally walled himself into his own basement and only managed to escape by drilling his way through to his neighbours, police said Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20101125/31413 Thu, 25 Nov 2010 14:50:00 +0100 31413 Already under fire for his discriminatory comments against Muslims, Bundesbank board member Thilo Sarrazin sparked further outrage with controversial remarks regarding Jews in an interview published on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.de/20100829/29469 Sun, 29 Aug 2010 14:22:00 +0200 29469 Police reported several serious riots on the final day of the German football season, as fans of relegated clubs released their frustrations. https://www.thelocal.de/20100509/27077 Sun, 09 May 2010 16:44:00 +0200 27077 Both houses of the German parliament on Friday approved emergency aid to Greece despite strong popular opposition two days before a state election that could seriously weaken Chancellor Angela Merkel's governing coalition. https://www.thelocal.de/20100507/27045 Fri, 07 May 2010 14:27:00 +0200 27045 Nearly 9,000 tenacious runners and triathletes overcame Europe’s transport chaos at the weekend to compete in the gruelling, 18-kilometre Fisherman’s Friend Strongman Run near the western German town of Weeze. https://www.thelocal.de/20100420/26663 Tue, 20 Apr 2010 13:09:00 +0200 26663 Want to break up with your lover but haven't got the guts? Enter Bernd Dressler, head of the "Separation Agency" in Germany, who will calmly and efficiently do the dirty work for you. For a fee. https://www.thelocal.de/20100213/25225 Sat, 13 Feb 2010 10:20:00 +0100 25225 Catholic travellers found out they were carrying much more than the Holy Spirit back from a pilgrimage in southeastern Europe on Monday evening, when customs officers in Bavaria discovered their tour buses were loaded with 50,000 smuggled cigarettes. https://www.thelocal.de/20090818/21319 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:30:00 +0200 21319 The toad migration season has begun, and an army of volunteers are dutifully manning the toad fences along hundreds of German roads where the creatures would otherwise come to a sticky end. https://www.thelocal.de/20090413/18609 Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:50:00 +0200 18609