The Local Germany 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 Unions find 170,000 empty public sector jobs Public sector unions' federation DBB reports that 170,000 government posts are currently unfilled, saying the quality of public services is at risk. https://www.thelocal.de/20141117/unions-find-170000-empty-public-sector-jobs-labour-civil-service-employment Mon, 17 Nov 2014 16:16:00 +0100 unions-find-170000-empty-public-sector-jobs-labour-civil-service-employment Coalition split on equal rights for gay couples The government is split over the idea of giving gay couples the right to adopt children and the same tax privileges as married heterosexual couples. https://www.thelocal.de/20120826/44583 Sun, 26 Aug 2012 18:10:00 +0200 44583