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 vetoed key parts of British Prime Minister David Cameron's attempted EU reforms before he called a referendum on Britain's membership, an ex-cabinet minister said in an interview published Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160510/berlin-had-cameron-over-a-barrel-claim-brexit-camp Tue, 10 May 2016 13:23:51 +0200 berlin-had-cameron-over-a-barrel-claim-brexit-camp Britain's ambassador to Berlin said on Thursday morning that his country's demands for EU reform would be good for everyone else, too. https://www.thelocal.de/20160218/uk-asks-german-help-to-stop-welfare-shopping Thu, 18 Feb 2016 12:26:24 +0100 uk-asks-german-help-to-stop-welfare-shopping German chancellor Angela Merkel has reaffirmed that she wants the UK to remain "an active member of a successful European Union", as British Prime Minister David Cameron attended a banquet in Hamburg. https://www.thelocal.de/20160213/merkel-woos-cameron-at-hamburg-banquet Sat, 13 Feb 2016 09:45:58 +0100 merkel-woos-cameron-at-hamburg-banquet German businesses would "feel alone" in a post-Brexit Europe without a political counterweight against "socialist" countries like France, Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr told an audience in London on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160211/dont-leave-us-alone-with-france-lufthansa-boss-begs-brits Thu, 11 Feb 2016 11:32:23 +0100 dont-leave-us-alone-with-france-lufthansa-boss-begs-brits British Prime Minister David Cameron Thursday drove home his call for EU reforms to protect European welfare systems, saying what is good for Britain is also good for Europe. https://www.thelocal.de/20160107/cameron-begs-germany-to-help-avoid-brexit Thu, 07 Jan 2016 09:25:53 +0100 cameron-begs-germany-to-help-avoid-brexit Chancellor Angela Merkel said Wednesday ahead of an EU summit that Germany would not give in to Britain's demands for EU reform if it meant sacrificing achievements made by the bloc on integration. https://www.thelocal.de/20151216/merkel-warns-uk-eu-integration-not-up-for-debate Wed, 16 Dec 2015 15:37:38 +0100 merkel-warns-uk-eu-integration-not-up-for-debate Chancellor Angela Merkel's visit to China just a week after Chinese President Xi Jinping's own trip to the UK has prompted a flurry of point-scoring comparisons. But experts tell The Local that Europe should be thinking harder about how to present a united front. https://www.thelocal.de/20151030/china-visits-show-cracks-in-eu-united-front Fri, 30 Oct 2015 18:26:37 +0100 china-visits-show-cracks-in-eu-united-front German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble said on Tuesday that he wanted to do everything possible to keep Britain from leaving the European Union, adding that it would be a disaster for both the British and Europeans. https://www.thelocal.de/20151007/uk-exit-from-eu-would-be-disaster-schuble Wed, 07 Oct 2015 10:08:08 +0200 uk-exit-from-eu-would-be-disaster-schuble Andreas Meyer-Schwickerath, Managing Director of the British Chamber of Commerce in Germany (BCCG), exposes the stakes and consequences if Britain votes to leave the European Union in 2017 in an interview with The Local. https://www.thelocal.de/20150602/for-business-sake-uk-should-stick-with-eu Tue, 02 Jun 2015 18:37:08 +0200 for-business-sake-uk-should-stick-with-eu The German Chamber of Industry and Commerce (DIHK) have told the BBC that if the UK were to leave the EU it would be disastrous for both countries. https://www.thelocal.de/20150529/german-industry-brexit-would-be-disastrous Fri, 29 May 2015 16:04:30 +0200 german-industry-brexit-would-be-disastrous Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble had a prickly response to British demands for reform of the EU in the margins of a European finance ministers' meeting on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150513/schaeuble-tells-uk-no-special-treatment-eu-reform Wed, 13 May 2015 11:31:47 +0200 schaeuble-tells-uk-no-special-treatment-eu-reform German politicians and commentators confronted the reality that Germany would have to take an even more dominant role in Europe on Friday after David Cameron's Conservative party achieved a surprise victory in the British general election. https://www.thelocal.de/20150508/uk-election-germany-reaction-politics-media Fri, 08 May 2015 12:58:19 +0200 uk-election-germany-reaction-politics-media Chancellor Angela Merkel is in London Wednesday for face-to-face talks with British Prime Minister David Cameron before he goes into an election promising renegotiation of the UK's EU membership - followed by a referendum. https://www.thelocal.de/20150107/merkel-in-london-for-talks-with-cameron Wed, 07 Jan 2015 09:00:00 +0100 merkel-in-london-for-talks-with-cameron Chancellor Angela Merkel will visit Britain next week for talks with Prime Minister David Cameron, her office announced on Friday - with a possible 'Brexit' high on the agenda. https://www.thelocal.de/20150102/merkel-to-fly-to-london-for-cameron-summit Fri, 02 Jan 2015 16:50:00 +0100 merkel-to-fly-to-london-for-cameron-summit The rise of UKIP broke up what had been a good 2014 for Cameron and Merkel. https://www.thelocal.de/20141219/angela-davidand-nigel-cameron-merkel-farage-britain-germany-relationship Fri, 19 Dec 2014 15:38:00 +0100 angela-davidand-nigel-cameron-merkel-farage-britain-germany-relationship UPDATE: Chancellor Angela Merkel sees the free movement of people within the EU as non-negotiable, her spokesman said Monday, after she reportedly warned Britain against restricting it. https://www.thelocal.de/20141103/merkel-sticks-to-fundamental-principles-of-eu Mon, 03 Nov 2014 13:20:00 +0100 merkel-sticks-to-fundamental-principles-of-eu Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned British Prime Minister David Cameron he is approaching a "point of no return" with the European Union over his immigration proposals, according to a report on Sunday said. https://www.thelocal.de/20141102/germany-says-uk-reaching-point-of-no-return-on-eu Sun, 02 Nov 2014 14:59:00 +0100 germany-says-uk-reaching-point-of-no-return-on-eu Chancellor Angela Merkel has dealt a blow to UK Prime Minister David Cameron's hopes of renegotiating Britain's relationship with the EU by ruling out changes to freedom of movement. https://www.thelocal.de/20141027/merkel-i-wont-support-uk-on-eu-immigration Mon, 27 Oct 2014 10:50:00 +0100 merkel-i-wont-support-uk-on-eu-immigration When it comes to the question of how to liven up the snore fests of German parliamentary debates, politicians think they’ve found the answer – copying Britain’s Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs). But will it work in Germany? https://www.thelocal.de/20140925/germans-look-to-uk-to-liven-up-parliament Thu, 25 Sep 2014 16:07:00 +0200 germans-look-to-uk-to-liven-up-parliament Jean-Claude Juncker was named the next president of the EU Commission on Friday afternoon in an appointment which has caused a rift between Chancellor Angela Merkel and UK Prime Minister David Cameron. https://www.thelocal.de/20140627/jean-claude-juncker-named-next-eu-commission-president Fri, 27 Jun 2014 19:05:00 +0200 jean-claude-juncker-named-next-eu-commission-president