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 The Christmas holidays offer students many flexible job opportunities in industries which can help to sharpen transferrable skills. Here's where - and how - to apply. https://www.thelocal.de/20191205/what-are-the-holiday-jobs-for-students-in-germany Thu, 05 Dec 2019 14:46:39 +0100 what-are-the-holiday-jobs-for-students-in-germany The AfD is undoubtedly stronger following the Saxony and Brandenburg elections. But it will be shunned by other parties when it comes to forming state governments. What does it all mean? https://www.thelocal.de/20190903/five-things-to-know-about-the-afd-surge-in-eastern-german-state-elections Tue, 03 Sep 2019 17:05:38 +0200 five-things-to-know-about-the-afd-surge-in-eastern-german-state-elections Germany's far-right AfD party surged to new strengths in elections for two eastern states on Sunday, exit polls said, reflecting anger over Chancellor Angela Merkel's migrant policy and a wealth gap 30 years after the Berlin Wall fell. https://www.thelocal.de/20190901/far-right-afd-second-strongest-force-in-brandenburg-and-saxony-exit-polls-show Sun, 01 Sep 2019 20:07:48 +0200 far-right-afd-second-strongest-force-in-brandenburg-and-saxony-exit-polls-show Dozens of German "Extinction Rebellion" protesters on Tuesday chained themselves to the fence of Angela Merkel's chancellery, demanding she declare a "climate emergency". https://www.thelocal.de/20190611/extinction-rebellion-protesters-chain-themselves-to-merkels-chancellery Tue, 11 Jun 2019 15:19:16 +0200 extinction-rebellion-protesters-chain-themselves-to-merkels-chancellery Germany has issued an arrest warrant for a suspected accomplice of the attacker who ploughed a truck through a busy Christmas market in Berlin in 2016 and killed 12 people. https://www.thelocal.de/20180706/germany-seeks-arrest-of-alleged-accomplice-in-christmas-market-attack Fri, 06 Jul 2018 18:15:24 +0200 germany-seeks-arrest-of-alleged-accomplice-in-christmas-market-attack German cuisine doesn’t really have the reputation that countries like Italy or Japan enjoy when it comes to catering to a global palate. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t cities where Bratwurst and Sauerkraut sell like hot potatoes. https://www.thelocal.de/20180525/the-surprising-global-cities-where-german-food-is-considered-a-treat Fri, 25 May 2018 19:18:05 +0200 the-surprising-global-cities-where-german-food-is-considered-a-treat German Chancellor Angela Merkel confirmed on Saturday she would start talks with liberals and Greens to try to form a new coalition government after last month's election. https://www.thelocal.de/20171007/merkel-confirms-ready-to-govern-with-liberals-and-greens Sat, 07 Oct 2017 17:33:42 +0200 merkel-confirms-ready-to-govern-with-liberals-and-greens The end-of-year celebrations at a Hamburg school ended on a sour note when a student's refusal to shake his teacher's hand provoked a backlash.. https://www.thelocal.de/20160711/muslim-student-refuses-to-shake-female-teachers-hand Mon, 11 Jul 2016 18:47:46 +0200 muslim-student-refuses-to-shake-female-teachers-hand The German comedian behind a “smear poem” which outraged Turkey and unleashed hot-tempered debate on freedom of speech across Europe has spoken for the first time since the affair - and he had sharp words for the Chancellor. https://www.thelocal.de/20160504/merkel-filleted-me-and-served-me-to-erdogan-for-tee Wed, 04 May 2016 11:08:50 +0200 merkel-filleted-me-and-served-me-to-erdogan-for-tee A drove of wild boar have horrified cemetery workers in Cologne by overturning the earth in a grisly search for essential protein. https://www.thelocal.de/20160318/wild-boar-cause-havoc-in-cologne-graveyard Fri, 18 Mar 2016 16:24:00 +0100 wild-boar-cause-havoc-in-cologne-graveyard Most people probably wouldn't think of Germany's national rail operator as the most likely organization to put you at the wheel of an electric car. But Deutsche Bahn (DB) is to pilot a hire scheme from this week in Berlin. https://www.thelocal.de/20160215/deutsche-bahn-goes-door-to-door-with-electric-cars Mon, 15 Feb 2016 12:05:42 +0100 deutsche-bahn-goes-door-to-door-with-electric-cars A privately-funded ship sets off to the Mediterranean sea from the German port of Bremerhaven on Thursday, hoping to save refugees from drowning as they make the dangerous crossing on unsafe boats. https://www.thelocal.de/20160204/german-volunteers-ship-out-for-med-refugee-aid-mission Thu, 04 Feb 2016 12:46:22 +0100 german-volunteers-ship-out-for-med-refugee-aid-mission Young people are aware of the need to care for and protect the environment but place it low on their list of personal priorities, a new study has found. https://www.thelocal.de/20160126/young-people-care-about-environment-but-do-nothing Tue, 26 Jan 2016 09:45:02 +0100 young-people-care-about-environment-but-do-nothing There was a special delivery to the Tierpark zoo in the former East of the capital this week – left-over Christmas trees for the elephant herd to chow down on. https://www.thelocal.de/20160107/berlin-zoo-elephants-snack-on-christmas-trees Thu, 07 Jan 2016 16:52:54 +0100 berlin-zoo-elephants-snack-on-christmas-trees World leaders gathered in Paris for the COP 21 climate conference must find an "ambitious, comprehensive, fair and binding" way to stop global warming, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20151130/we-owe-future-generations-a-climate-deal-merkel Mon, 30 Nov 2015 15:52:10 +0100 we-owe-future-generations-a-climate-deal-merkel Tourists and business travellers visiting Germany are often surprised when they reach to pay for their beer, metro tickets or even a large restaurant bill that their credit cards are not welcome. Habits, however, are slowly changing as younger consumers leapfrog from cash to convenient electronic forms of payment. https://www.thelocal.de/20150729/little-by-little-germans-look-beyond-cash-to-shop Wed, 29 Jul 2015 10:21:55 +0200 little-by-little-germans-look-beyond-cash-to-shop Green Party security expert Konstantin von Notz told The Local on Friday that Chancellor Angela Merkel is failing to restore faith in the German-US partnership following fresh spying revelations. https://www.thelocal.de/20150703/calls-grow-for-govt-to-act-on-nsa-spying Fri, 03 Jul 2015 13:08:58 +0200 calls-grow-for-govt-to-act-on-nsa-spying The Bundestag (German parliament) inquiry into spying by the US National Security Agency (NSA) has chosen a former judge to examine lists of targets given to German spies by the Americans. https://www.thelocal.de/20150701/former-judge-to-see-nsa-spying-list Wed, 01 Jul 2015 11:04:41 +0200 former-judge-to-see-nsa-spying-list The head of Germany's foreign intelligence service, the Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND), has decided to reorganize the agency to stop a repeat of the US National Security Agency (NSA) spying scandal that has engulfed it this year. https://www.thelocal.de/20150615/spy-chief-to-reorganize-out-of-control-offices Mon, 15 Jun 2015 11:12:04 +0200 spy-chief-to-reorganize-out-of-control-offices Cardinal Reinhard Marx, head of the Catholic Church in Germany, has warned his flock not to push the Church to go against its traditional teaching about homosexuality and divorce after they called for change. https://www.thelocal.de/20150515/church-lags-faithful-over-gay-couples-divorce Fri, 15 May 2015 16:41:14 +0200 church-lags-faithful-over-gay-couples-divorce