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 Holding its own against aerospace giants like pan-European Airbus Space or French-Italian Thales Alenia, Bremen-based minnow OHB has carved out a space as a national champion in satellite building. https://www.thelocal.de/20200715/pocket-sized-german-satellite-maker-shoots-for-stars Wed, 15 Jul 2020 11:03:45 +0200 pocket-sized-german-satellite-maker-shoots-for-stars Employees who just can't seem to remember their passwords apparently cost Volkswagen's headquarters €1 million per year, according to company emails. https://www.thelocal.de/20151211/forgot-password-resets-cost-vw-1-million-per-year Fri, 11 Dec 2015 13:24:56 +0100 forgot-password-resets-cost-vw-1-million-per-year A worker was setting up a robot at a Volkswagen factory when the machine grabbed him and pressed him against a metal slab, causing lethal injuries. https://www.thelocal.de/20150701/assembly-robot-kills-worker-at-volkswagen Wed, 01 Jul 2015 17:42:19 +0200 assembly-robot-kills-worker-at-volkswagen Shunned by government and big telecom companies, a group of villagers in rural northwest Germany is set to expand the super-fast internet network they built to a second village. The Local's Tomas Urbina went to meet the villagers as they prepare to put shovels in the ground. https://www.thelocal.de/20140910/german-village-expands-its-own-broadband-network Wed, 10 Sep 2014 18:50:00 +0200 german-village-expands-its-own-broadband-network Women will represent at least 30 percent of boardroom members at German-listed companies from 2016, after a breakthrough in coalition talks. https://www.thelocal.de/20131118/merkel-and-spd-agree-on-womens-quota-in-coalition-talks-germany-boardroom-company Mon, 18 Nov 2013 12:00:00 +0100 merkel-and-spd-agree-on-womens-quota-in-coalition-talks-germany-boardroom-company