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 has passed new measures that will see people who have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19, and those who've recovered from the virus, no longer have to abide by curfews, as well as quarantine and contact rules. https://www.thelocal.de/20210506/german-parliament-passes-law-to-allow-freedoms-for-covid-vaccinated-people Thu, 06 May 2021 18:08:41 +0200 german-parliament-passes-law-to-allow-freedoms-for-covid-vaccinated-people Germany will examine boosting security for its parliament, the speaker of the house said Thursday, after the storming of the US Congress by violent protesters. https://www.thelocal.de/20210107/germany-checks-parliament-security-after-us-capitol-chaos Thu, 07 Jan 2021 13:11:19 +0100 germany-checks-parliament-security-after-us-capitol-chaos The upper house of Germany's parliament approved a coronavirus rescue package Friday, green-lighting almost €1.1 trillion to shield Europe's largest economy from the impact of the pandemic. https://www.thelocal.de/20200327/germany-gives-green-light-to-11-trillion-coronavirus-aid-package Fri, 27 Mar 2020 12:35:50 +0100 germany-gives-green-light-to-11-trillion-coronavirus-aid-package The Bundestag on Wednesday passed an aid package totalling almost €1.1 trillion, as experts said they were still unable to tell if measures to stop the coronavirus spread in Germany were working. https://www.thelocal.de/20200325/hard-weeks-lie-ahead-bundestag-set-to-pass-historic-aid-package-as-coronavirus-cases-in-germany-continue-to-rise Wed, 25 Mar 2020 13:13:59 +0100 hard-weeks-lie-ahead-bundestag-set-to-pass-historic-aid-package-as-coronavirus-cases-in-germany-continue-to-rise German politicians in the Bundestag have overwhelmingly voted against a proposal for a general speed limit on the country’s famous Autobahn. https://www.thelocal.de/20191018/bundestag-votes-against-call-for-speed-limit-on-germanys-autobahn-rejects Fri, 18 Oct 2019 11:22:12 +0200 bundestag-votes-against-call-for-speed-limit-on-germanys-autobahn-rejects Germany's Autobahn is famous for having zones with no speed restrictions. But the Greens are calling for a vote in the Bundestag in a bid to change this. https://www.thelocal.de/20191017/bundestag-set-to-vote-on-german-autobahn-speed-limit Thu, 17 Oct 2019 12:41:15 +0200 bundestag-set-to-vote-on-german-autobahn-speed-limit The German Bundestag has approved a reform of the Nazi-era law that bans doctors from providing information on abortions. https://www.thelocal.de/20190222/bundestag-votes-to-reform-abortion-law-that-bans-doctors-from-advertising-abortion Fri, 22 Feb 2019 11:09:58 +0100 bundestag-votes-to-reform-abortion-law-that-bans-doctors-from-advertising-abortion In a resounding 509 to 138 result, the Bundestag has voted to classify the northern African states of Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco - along with Georgia in the Caucasus - as safe countries of origin for the purposes of German immigration law. https://www.thelocal.de/20190118/bundestag-votes-overwhelmingly-to-declare-georgia-tunisia-algeria-and-morocco-safe-countries-of-origin Fri, 18 Jan 2019 17:13:27 +0100 bundestag-votes-overwhelmingly-to-declare-georgia-tunisia-algeria-and-morocco-safe-countries-of-origin The German Chancellor has had private information and correspondence published online in part of a huge hack on politicians in the German parliament. https://www.thelocal.de/20190104/personal-details-of-politicians-revealed-in-huge-hack-on-bundestag-mps Fri, 04 Jan 2019 16:46:33 +0100 personal-details-of-politicians-revealed-in-huge-hack-on-bundestag-mps It has sparked a split of opinions among politicians in Germany. But on Thursday the Bundestag voted in favour of the controversial UN migration pact. https://www.thelocal.de/20181129/politicians-back-controversial-un-migration-pact Thu, 29 Nov 2018 18:17:34 +0100 politicians-back-controversial-un-migration-pact In a highly unusual move, Angela Merkel on Monday apologized for the promotion of the head of Germany’s domestic intelligence agency. https://www.thelocal.de/20180924/angela-merkel-admits-that-mistakes-were Mon, 24 Sep 2018 16:48:20 +0200 angela-merkel-admits-that-mistakes-were Our first weekly column looking at the top happenings in politics and culture this week in Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20180924/whats-on-this-week-in-germany-tax-reform-for-americans-abroad-cleaner-cars Mon, 24 Sep 2018 12:49:38 +0200 whats-on-this-week-in-germany-tax-reform-for-americans-abroad-cleaner-cars The Bundestag is well known for its lengthy discussions over Germany’s hot topics. But tempers flared up to a higher level on Wednesday during a debate which covered topics including the recent right-wing riots in Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20180912/former-spd-chief-schulz-to-afds-gauland-you-belong-on-the-dung-heap Wed, 12 Sep 2018 17:35:08 +0200 former-spd-chief-schulz-to-afds-gauland-you-belong-on-the-dung-heap Germany's grand coalition wants to regain its footing after the Union's unprecedented asylum dispute and launch a series of improvements for millions of citizens this autumn. https://www.thelocal.de/20180829/coalition-aims-to-get-back-to-business-after-unsettled-summer-of-disputes Wed, 29 Aug 2018 13:26:29 +0200 coalition-aims-to-get-back-to-business-after-unsettled-summer-of-disputes The migration row that threatened to sink Germany’s government continued to overshadow debates in the Bundestag as CSU leader Horst Seehofer said responsibility for getting EU countries to cooperate lies with the chancellor. https://www.thelocal.de/20180705/migration-row-overshadows Thu, 05 Jul 2018 18:15:56 +0200 migration-row-overshadows Chancellor Angela Merkel will on Wednesday answer questions posed by members of the Bundestag (German parliament) - something which no head of government has done before. https://www.thelocal.de/20180606/merkel-for-first-time-ever-to-take-questions-from-mps-in-bundestag Wed, 06 Jun 2018 12:20:47 +0200 merkel-for-first-time-ever-to-take-questions-from-mps-in-bundestag One of the most important dates in the political calendar took place in the Bundestag on Wednesday - the budget debate. Germany got its first chance to see how Merkel would deal with the AfD. https://www.thelocal.de/20180516/merkel-reveals-plan-for-dealing-with-afd-in-crucial-budget-debate Wed, 16 May 2018 19:10:13 +0200 merkel-reveals-plan-for-dealing-with-afd-in-crucial-budget-debate After over a century and a half of extinction, wolves are back in Germany and multiplying quickly. But who exactly is affected by this growth and does it pose a threat to humans? https://www.thelocal.de/20180419/wolf-population-germany Thu, 19 Apr 2018 11:33:47 +0200 wolf-population-germany Angela Merkel made some surprising admissions in the eagerly-awaited first speech of her new Chancellorship on Wednesday, including that her most famous soundbite is “unbelievably banal.” https://www.thelocal.de/20180321/5-things-we-learned-from-merkels-first-speech-of-her-fourth-term-as-chancellor Wed, 21 Mar 2018 18:58:25 +0100 5-things-we-learned-from-merkels-first-speech-of-her-fourth-term-as-chancellor A German far-right deputy was slapped with a €1,000 fine on Wednesday for tweeting a picture of his secret ballot, in which he voted against a fourth term for Chancellor Angela Merkel. https://www.thelocal.de/20180314/far-right-mp-fined-for-tweeting-anti-merkel-ballot Wed, 14 Mar 2018 15:14:21 +0100 far-right-mp-fined-for-tweeting-anti-merkel-ballot