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 Police in Berlin evacuated on Saturday night the Christmas market at Breitscheidplatz, the target of a deadly terror attack three years ago. https://www.thelocal.de/20191222/police-evacuate-german-christmas-market-after-security-scare Sun, 22 Dec 2019 11:41:58 +0100 police-evacuate-german-christmas-market-after-security-scare The city will mark the anniversary with a gathering for relatives and survivors at Breitscheidplatz and the the bells of the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church will ring 12 times. https://www.thelocal.de/20191219/berlin-to-remember-victims-of-christmas-market-terror-attack-three-years-on Thu, 19 Dec 2019 11:50:28 +0100 berlin-to-remember-victims-of-christmas-market-terror-attack-three-years-on German prosecutors have formally charged a Russian Islamist and acquaintance of Berlin Christmas market attacker Anis Amri with plotting an explosives attack, prosecutors said Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20190305/russian-islamist-charged-with-bomb-plot-in-germany Tue, 05 Mar 2019 15:11:40 +0100 russian-islamist-charged-with-bomb-plot-in-germany The potential threat posed by Islamist radicalization in prisons has been known for years. But after another prominent attack with a perpetrator who had spent time in German prisons, authorities are wondering whether enough is being done to counter the threat. https://www.thelocal.de/20181221/in-the-wake-of-the-strasbourg-attack-experts-warn-of-the-islamist-radicalisation-threat-in-german-prisons Fri, 21 Dec 2018 11:29:40 +0100 in-the-wake-of-the-strasbourg-attack-experts-warn-of-the-islamist-radicalisation-threat-in-german-prisons On the second anniversary of the terror attack at the Breitscheidplatz Christmas Market in western Berlin, the city has been remembering the victims. https://www.thelocal.de/20181219/how-berlin-is-commemorating-victims-of-the-christmas-market-attack-on-second-anniversary Wed, 19 Dec 2018 12:19:22 +0100 how-berlin-is-commemorating-victims-of-the-christmas-market-attack-on-second-anniversary German prosecutors have launched an investigation into the suspect in the deadly gun attack at a Christmas market along the French-German border, a spokesman for the service said Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20181213/germany-opens-probe-against-strasbourg-attack-suspect Thu, 13 Dec 2018 16:43:00 +0100 germany-opens-probe-against-strasbourg-attack-suspect The suspect in the deadly shooting attack at a Christmas market in the French city of Strasbourg was jailed for burglary in Germany and is said to have shouted "Allahu Akbar" (God is great) before opening fire. https://www.thelocal.de/20181212/strasbourg-gunman-was-jailed-in-germany-for-burglary Wed, 12 Dec 2018 13:16:28 +0100 strasbourg-gunman-was-jailed-in-germany-for-burglary An 18-year-old is suspected of planning acts of terror in Germany and Austria as well as instructing a 12-year-old German boy to attack a south German Christmas market in 2016. https://www.thelocal.de/20180108/austrian-teen-charged-with-plotting-terror-attack-with-german-boy Mon, 08 Jan 2018 11:38:59 +0100 austrian-teen-charged-with-plotting-terror-attack-with-german-boy Germany's leaders admitted on Tuesday that the government failed to provide adequate support and comfort to relatives of victims in last year's devastating Christmas market attack, and acknowledged security gaps in the run-up to the atrocity. https://www.thelocal.de/20171219/germany-remembers-victims-of-berlin-christmas-market-attack Tue, 19 Dec 2017 09:59:45 +0100 germany-remembers-victims-of-berlin-christmas-market-attack A year after an Islamic jihadist ploughed a truck into a Christmas market crowd, killing 12, Chancellor Angela Merkel will meet Monday with the victims' families for the first time. https://www.thelocal.de/20171218/merkel-to-meet-bereaved-a-year-after-christmas-market-terrorist-attack Mon, 18 Dec 2017 09:57:37 +0100 merkel-to-meet-bereaved-a-year-after-christmas-market-terrorist-attack The German government said on Wednesday it would ramp up support for relatives of victims of attacks, after facing accusations of insensitive handling of last year's Christmas market assault. https://www.thelocal.de/20171213/germany-to-boost-support-for-victims-after-criticism-over-handling-of-terrorist-attack Wed, 13 Dec 2017 15:17:27 +0100 germany-to-boost-support-for-victims-after-criticism-over-handling-of-terrorist-attack After the police found two bags of bullets in the west end of the capital city on Sunday, a spokesman said the find’s proximity to the Charlottenburg Christmas market is “likely a coincidence.” https://www.thelocal.de/20171211/200-ammunition-rounds-found-near-christmas-market-likely-a-coincidence-berlin-police Mon, 11 Dec 2017 11:38:29 +0100 200-ammunition-rounds-found-near-christmas-market-likely-a-coincidence-berlin-police When a flood of people arrived from as far away as Frankfurt to visit a small market in Overath last weekend, the organizers were caught completely off guard. So they've now told outsiders to "look for other options." https://www.thelocal.de/20171207/locals-only-christmas-market-in-forest-overwhelmed-by-out-of-town-visitors-at-opening Thu, 07 Dec 2017 15:50:45 +0100 locals-only-christmas-market-in-forest-overwhelmed-by-out-of-town-visitors-at-opening Markus Meier is not only a record holder in candied almond making, he is also one of the few people who still produce the beloved treat the old fashioned way. https://www.thelocal.de/20171205/record-holder-in-braunschweig-still-drawing-queues-for-candied-almonds-made-by-hand Tue, 05 Dec 2017 16:42:20 +0100 record-holder-in-braunschweig-still-drawing-queues-for-candied-almonds-made-by-hand Those responsible for a suspicious package that prompted the evacuation of the Christmas market in Potsdam were attempting blackmail, not terrorism, German authorities said on Sunday. Police now advise those accepting packages during the holiday season to be cautious. https://www.thelocal.de/20171204/german-police-christmas-market-scare-was-blackmail-not-terror Mon, 04 Dec 2017 09:42:28 +0100 german-police-christmas-market-scare-was-blackmail-not-terror German police were searching on Saturday for the sender of a package initially feared to contain a bomb found near a Christmas market in Potsdam, almost a year after a deadly terror attack at a similar market in Berlin. https://www.thelocal.de/20171202/potsdam-germany-christmas-market-bomb-scare-suspect Sat, 02 Dec 2017 14:44:39 +0100 potsdam-germany-christmas-market-bomb-scare-suspect German police said Friday a suspicious object that prompted the evacuation of a Christmas market in Potsdam has been confirmed to be an "explosive". They later confirmed that they had successfully defused it. https://www.thelocal.de/20171201/german-police-say-explosive-found-at-potsdam-christmas-market Fri, 01 Dec 2017 18:32:54 +0100 german-police-say-explosive-found-at-potsdam-christmas-market Nobody knows better than the Germans how to create a cosy atmosphere at a Christmas market. A new survey shows exactly what treats Germans think a good Christmas market can't do without. https://www.thelocal.de/20161130/heres-what-germans-say-all-christmas-markets-must-have Wed, 30 Nov 2016 11:39:49 +0100 heres-what-germans-say-all-christmas-markets-must-have Because there's way more to life than Glühwein. https://www.thelocal.de/20151217/seven-drinks-to-enjoy-at-the-christmas-markets Thu, 17 Dec 2015 12:33:19 +0100 seven-drinks-to-enjoy-at-the-christmas-markets Do you see what I see? A couple in Düsseldorf says you can't miss it: the festive Ferris wheel lights are too bright and have filed an official complaint, according to a report. https://www.thelocal.de/20141205/ferris-wheels-christmas-lights-draw-ire Fri, 05 Dec 2014 16:30:00 +0100 ferris-wheels-christmas-lights-draw-ire