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 On Wednesday morning police in north Hamburg raided district offices and the premises of an events company, due to 100 free tickets for a Rolling Stones gig. https://www.thelocal.de/20171116/you-cant-always-get-want-you-want-police-raid-hamburg-officials-over-rolling-stones-tickets Thu, 16 Nov 2017 13:19:39 +0100 you-cant-always-get-want-you-want-police-raid-hamburg-officials-over-rolling-stones-tickets Two lawyers close to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were questioned on Sunday over their roles in suspected corruption around the purchase of German submarines, media reports and police said. https://www.thelocal.de/20171105/netanyahu-associates-grilled-in-german-sub-graft-probe-report Sun, 05 Nov 2017 18:22:57 +0100 netanyahu-associates-grilled-in-german-sub-graft-probe-report Airbus CEO Tom Enders warned on Friday that the aircraft manufacturer could face "significant penalties" relating to ongoing corruption probes including one into the sale of fighter jets to Austria. https://www.thelocal.de/20171007/airbus-chief-warns-of-significant-penalties-from-bribery-probes Sat, 07 Oct 2017 14:29:22 +0200 airbus-chief-warns-of-significant-penalties-from-bribery-probes Germany on Thursday remanded in custody a suspected Vietnamese agent accused in the brazen kidnapping of a fugitive state company official in Berlin last month, a case that has badly strained bilateral ties. https://www.thelocal.de/20170824/how-a-kidnapping-in-a-berlin-park-has-led-to-a-diplomatic-spat-between-germany-and-vietnam Thu, 24 Aug 2017 11:05:12 +0200 how-a-kidnapping-in-a-berlin-park-has-led-to-a-diplomatic-spat-between-germany-and-vietnam Israel's justice ministry said on Monday it had launched an investigation into alleged corruption surrounding a submarine deal which reportedly involves people close to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. https://www.thelocal.de/20170228/israel-opens-corruption-probe-on-purchase-of-german-submarines Tue, 28 Feb 2017 10:02:33 +0100 israel-opens-corruption-probe-on-purchase-of-german-submarines The bosses of Berlin’s new international airport have been criticized for offering bonuses to the companies building the long-delayed and over-budget project. https://www.thelocal.de/20161121/berlin-airport-hopes-to-speed-opening-with-cash-bonuses Mon, 21 Nov 2016 15:52:22 +0100 berlin-airport-hopes-to-speed-opening-with-cash-bonuses Berliners have reacted with disbelief after the mayor's head spokeswoman was placed on a temporary retirement plan of €6,385 per month - and at the ripe old age of 37. https://www.thelocal.de/20160921/want-a-fat-pension-at-37-join-the-social-democrats Wed, 21 Sep 2016 19:06:09 +0200 want-a-fat-pension-at-37-join-the-social-democrats A former department head at Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) admitted in court on Tuesday to being handed a huge amounts of cash in a carpark by an employee of the firm Imtech, which had been contracted to work on the long-delayed airport project. https://www.thelocal.de/20160823/berlin-airport-employee-admits-taking-150000-bribe Tue, 23 Aug 2016 18:02:40 +0200 berlin-airport-employee-admits-taking-150000-bribe German technology giant Siemens has agreed to pay €38 million to settle a corruption case in Israel, local media reported on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160503/siemens-settles-israel-bribery-case-for-38m Tue, 03 May 2016 10:30:06 +0200 siemens-settles-israel-bribery-case-for-38m Berlin's new airport has been blighted by delays and corruption. Now the farce has taken a darker turn, as police investigate the possible attempted poisoning of a whistleblower. https://www.thelocal.de/20160502/police-probe-possible-revenge-poison-attack-on-ber-whistleblower Mon, 02 May 2016 13:18:03 +0200 police-probe-possible-revenge-poison-attack-on-ber-whistleblower German football legend Franz "the Kaiser" Beckenbauer on Sunday insisted he is innocent in the 2006 World Cup scandal amidst allegations of corruption, pinning any potential blame on his now deceased lawyer. https://www.thelocal.de/20160307/kaiser-pleads-innocence-in-world-cup-bribery-scandal Mon, 07 Mar 2016 09:21:14 +0100 kaiser-pleads-innocence-in-world-cup-bribery-scandal The German Football Association (DFB) is reported to have sent a bill for €6.7 million to a former official who helped organise the scandal-hit 2006 World Cup, giving him 20 days to pay. https://www.thelocal.de/20160209/football-association-hand-ex-official Tue, 09 Feb 2016 15:01:18 +0100 football-association-hand-ex-official German football chiefs on Friday launched a lawsuit involving Franz Beckenbauer, world governing body FIFA, two former German federation (DFB) presidents as well as the former head of adidas as part of the 2006 World Cup scandal. https://www.thelocal.de/20160206/german-fa-launches-action-against-beckenbauer Sat, 06 Feb 2016 12:26:43 +0100 german-fa-launches-action-against-beckenbauer Germany's football association promised a package worth millions of euros to secure a crucial vote from disgraced official Jack Warner for its bid to host the 2006 World Cup, Der Spiegel said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20151219/germany-pledged-money-to-warner-for-world-cup-vote Sat, 19 Dec 2015 12:16:20 +0100 germany-pledged-money-to-warner-for-world-cup-vote Suspended Fifa chief Sepp Blatter has rejected claims by German football legend Franz Beckenbauer over the corruption allegations dogging the bidding process for the 2006 World Cup. https://www.thelocal.de/20151212/beckenbauers-claims-absurd-blatter Sat, 12 Dec 2015 17:45:11 +0100 beckenbauers-claims-absurd-blatter German football legend Franz Beckenbauer admitted making a "mistake" in the bidding process to host the 2006 World Cup but on Monday denied that votes were bought. https://www.thelocal.de/20151027/beckenbauer-admits-mistake-not-bribery Tue, 27 Oct 2015 09:15:43 +0100 beckenbauer-admits-mistake-not-bribery World football organization Fifa said on Thursday that the version of events presented by the German Football Association (DFB) about a suspect €6.7 million payment it made to Fifa in 2005 was unlikely. https://www.thelocal.de/20151022/dfb-tries-to-explain-suspicious-fifa-payment Thu, 22 Oct 2015 16:30:29 +0200 dfb-tries-to-explain-suspicious-fifa-payment World football's governing body Fifa announced on Wednesday it is investigating German football legend Franz Beckenbauer over corruption allegations. https://www.thelocal.de/20151021/fifa-investigate-beckenbauer-over-vote-buying Wed, 21 Oct 2015 18:33:06 +0200 fifa-investigate-beckenbauer-over-vote-buying The German Football Federation (DFB) are considering reporting ex-president Theo Zwanziger to police in connection with allegations Germany bought the 2006 World Cup. https://www.thelocal.de/20151020/football-federation-mull-reporting-ex-boss-to-police Tue, 20 Oct 2015 11:05:11 +0200 football-federation-mull-reporting-ex-boss-to-police A former top executive of German giant Siemens pleaded guilty on Wednesday in the US to a massive bribery scheme to win a $1 billion contract with the Argentine government. https://www.thelocal.de/20151001/ex-siemens-exec-pleads-guilty-to-argentine-bribery-plot Thu, 01 Oct 2015 10:22:48 +0200 ex-siemens-exec-pleads-guilty-to-argentine-bribery-plot