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 A dessert cannot be called Champagne flavoured if it doesn't taste like the sparkling wine, a German court said in a ruling in favour of French vintners published Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20210702/french-champagne-makers-win-court-case-against-german-supermarkets-sorbet Fri, 02 Jul 2021 10:50:00 +0200 french-champagne-makers-win-court-case-against-german-supermarkets-sorbet Bouncers at German nightclubs are legendary for their reluctance to let too many people through the door. A Munich man is now taking one club to court for turning him away based on his age. https://www.thelocal.de/20210225/why-an-old-man-is-taking-on-german-nightclubs-door-policies-in-court Thu, 25 Feb 2021 12:07:38 +0100 why-an-old-man-is-taking-on-german-nightclubs-door-policies-in-court A German court ruled Thursday that Amazon must list the country or place of origin of fruit and vegetables it sells online, throwing out an appeal by the e-commerce giant. https://www.thelocal.de/20210218/amazon-loses-fruit-and-veg-ruling-in-german-court Thu, 18 Feb 2021 18:59:37 +0100 amazon-loses-fruit-and-veg-ruling-in-german-court Prosecutors on Wednesday demanded life behind bars for a man accused of killing two people in an anti-Semitic attack in the German city of Halle last year. https://www.thelocal.de/20201118/german-prosecutors-seek-life-in-jail-for-anti-semitic-attack-suspect Wed, 18 Nov 2020 19:00:31 +0100 german-prosecutors-seek-life-in-jail-for-anti-semitic-attack-suspect How stinky is a billy goat allowed to be? It's been the subject of a debate between neighbours in a Bavarian village for years. Now a court has come to some decisions. https://www.thelocal.de/20200911/kicking-up-a-stink-bavaria-goat-owner-faces-250000-fine-if-animal-smells-too-bad Fri, 11 Sep 2020 12:44:13 +0200 kicking-up-a-stink-bavaria-goat-owner-faces-250000-fine-if-animal-smells-too-bad Alleged supporters of a far-right militant group went on trial in Germany on Monday accused of taking part in attacks against officials, refugees and anti-fascist activists. https://www.thelocal.de/20200907/alleged-anti-refugee-militants-go-on-trial-in-germany Mon, 07 Sep 2020 19:32:45 +0200 alleged-anti-refugee-militants-go-on-trial-in-germany All pharmacies in Germany must offer “barrier free” access so that people with disabilities can enter them without outside help, according to a new ruling from the Düsseldorf Administrative Court. https://www.thelocal.de/20200729/pharmacies-in-germany-must-offer-barrier-free-access-to-people-with-disabilities-says-new-ruling Wed, 29 Jul 2020 14:52:51 +0200 pharmacies-in-germany-must-offer-barrier-free-access-to-people-with-disabilities-says-new-ruling A 93-year-old former Nazi concentration camp guard apologised to Holocaust victims at a Hamburg court on Monday, ahead of the verdict in the high-profile trial over his complicity in the World War II atrocities. https://www.thelocal.de/20200720/this-must-never-happen-again-ex-nazi-guard-apologises-to-families Mon, 20 Jul 2020 16:56:25 +0200 this-must-never-happen-again-ex-nazi-guard-apologises-to-families The prosecution's closing arguments will be heard on Monday in the trial of a 93-year-old former Nazi concentration camp guard for complicity in the murder of more than 5,000 people during World War II. https://www.thelocal.de/20200706/former-nazi-camp-guard-93-faces-german-court-reckoning-ss Mon, 06 Jul 2020 11:13:19 +0200 former-nazi-camp-guard-93-faces-german-court-reckoning-ss Germany's far-right AfD party on Tuesday won a case against the country's Interior Minister for flouting neutrality rules by publishing sharp criticism of the anti-immigration group on his ministry's website. https://www.thelocal.de/20200609/far-right-afd-wins-court-case-against-german-interior-minister Tue, 09 Jun 2020 13:29:28 +0200 far-right-afd-wins-court-case-against-german-interior-minister The foreign intelligence service violated the constitution by spying on internet data from foreigners abroad, Germany's top court ruled Tuesday in a victory for overseas journalists who brought the case. https://www.thelocal.de/20200519/court-slams-german-spies-foreign-internet-surveillance Tue, 19 May 2020 12:46:52 +0200 court-slams-german-spies-foreign-internet-surveillance A German court on Friday ordered the autopsy of a man who died more than three years after eating sandwiches poisoned by a work colleague and falling into a waking coma. https://www.thelocal.de/20200110/german-man-dies-three-years-after-colleague-poisoned-sandwiches Fri, 10 Jan 2020 18:20:15 +0100 german-man-dies-three-years-after-colleague-poisoned-sandwiches A German court on Thursday barred Uber from offering rides through car hire firms, saying it lacked a licence to do so, in the latest legal setback for the ride-hailing app. https://www.thelocal.de/20191219/german-court-bans-uber-from-offering-rides-via-hire-cars Thu, 19 Dec 2019 17:54:00 +0100 german-court-bans-uber-from-offering-rides-via-hire-cars A woman who lives above a cheese shop in a German Alpine village has kicked up a stink over the smells wafting up to her apartment, forcing a judge to step in. https://www.thelocal.de/20191218/cheesed-off-neighbour-kicks-up-stink-in-german-alpine-village Wed, 18 Dec 2019 09:38:40 +0100 cheesed-off-neighbour-kicks-up-stink-in-german-alpine-village In a legal first, animal rights activists have asked Germany's top court to ban the practice of castrating young male pigs without anaesthetic -- with the piglets themselves listed as the plaintiffs. https://www.thelocal.de/20191215/this-little-piggy-went-to-court-pigs-listed-as-plaintiffs-in-german-trial Sun, 15 Dec 2019 10:02:53 +0100 this-little-piggy-went-to-court-pigs-listed-as-plaintiffs-in-german-trial A landlord is being forced to pay €1000 in compensation after a German court found he had discriminated against a man from Africa who wanted to rent his apartment. https://www.thelocal.de/20191210/landlord-who-advertised-apartment-to-germans-only-forced-to-pay-1000 Tue, 10 Dec 2019 11:16:01 +0100 landlord-who-advertised-apartment-to-germans-only-forced-to-pay-1000 A man convicted of murder 37 years ago has the right to be forgotten and have his name removed from online search results, Germany's highest court ruled on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20191127/germanys-highest-court-backs-murderers-right-to-be-forgotten Wed, 27 Nov 2019 17:24:21 +0100 germanys-highest-court-backs-murderers-right-to-be-forgotten A German court on Wednesday sentenced a Moroccan trucker to life in jail after finding that he murdered a 28-year-old student hitchhiker last year in a case pounced on by the far right. https://www.thelocal.de/20190918/trucker-jailed-for-life-over-murder-of-german-student-hitchhiker-court Wed, 18 Sep 2019 13:39:43 +0200 trucker-jailed-for-life-over-murder-of-german-student-hitchhiker-court Four former top football officials face trial in Germany after a Frankfurt court ruled Monday they must answer tax evasion charges linked to the 2006 World Cup vote-buying scandal. https://www.thelocal.de/20190826/court-backs-tax-evasion-case-against-german-football-officials Mon, 26 Aug 2019 16:48:30 +0200 court-backs-tax-evasion-case-against-german-football-officials German sportswear giant Adidas on Wednesday lost a legal battle to trademark its "three stripe" motif in the EU, as a court ruled the design was not distinctive enough to deserve protection. https://www.thelocal.de/20190619/adidas Wed, 19 Jun 2019 15:15:13 +0200 adidas