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 Merkel's conservatives confirm Laschet for chancellor candidate as Söder concedes Angela Merkel's conservatives on Tuesday confirmed Armin Laschet's nomination as their chancellor candidate in September's election, as his rival conceded following a bitter battle that has left the bloc deeply divided. https://www.thelocal.de/20210420/german-conservatives-bid-to-confirm-controversial-laschet-nomination-for-chancellor Tue, 20 Apr 2021 13:27:07 +0200 german-conservatives-bid-to-confirm-controversial-laschet-nomination-for-chancellor Blasting AfD won't win back voters, warns Merkel Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned senior members of her Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party not to attack Germany's rising populist party too aggressively, Bild reported on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160503/afd-far-right-populists-germany-merkel Tue, 03 May 2016 10:50:18 +0200 afd-far-right-populists-germany-merkel Britain's Major warns of 50-50 chance of EU exit Former British prime minister John Major warned there was a "real possibility" that Britain will vote to leave the European Union and called for more immigration controls at a speech in Berlin on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20141114/britains-major-warns-real-possibility-of-eu-exit Fri, 14 Nov 2014 09:25:00 +0100 britains-major-warns-real-possibility-of-eu-exit Has Angie lost that conservative feeling? As Chancellor Angela Merkel fends off accusations her Christian Democrats have lost their conservative edge, Der Tagesspiegel’s Robert Birnbaum argues the party could probably use a new right-wing competitor. https://www.thelocal.de/20100917/29889 Fri, 17 Sep 2010 13:30:00 +0200 29889