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 German Gracia Schuette and Syrian Aeham Ahmad both had their lives changed forever by Angela Merkel's decision in 2015 to leave Germany's doors open to hundreds of thousands of refugees. https://www.thelocal.de/20200830/how-a-german-and-a-syrian-experienced-the-2015-refugee-crisis Sun, 30 Aug 2020 10:41:25 +0200 how-a-german-and-a-syrian-experienced-the-2015-refugee-crisis Berlin, like other major German cities, is in the midst of a housing crisis, with people struggling to find accommodation. Sexual predators are taking advantage of this situation, reports Sarah Wilson. https://www.thelocal.de/20190506/how-berlins-housing-crisis-leaves-women-vulnerable-to-sexual-predators Mon, 06 May 2019 14:33:37 +0200 how-berlins-housing-crisis-leaves-women-vulnerable-to-sexual-predators The combined amount spent on the refugee crisis by the federal government totalled over €20 billion in 2016. Over half of the money was spent abroad aiming to stop the flow of migrants making the journey to Europe. https://www.thelocal.de/20170524/germany-spends-20-billion-euros-on-refugees-in-2016 Wed, 24 May 2017 18:44:29 +0200 germany-spends-20-billion-euros-on-refugees-in-2016 A investigation by news service Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN) carried out in Berlin’s refugee camps has found that women in the camps face "grossly inadequate protection from sexual and gender-based violence." https://www.thelocal.de/20170511/report-finds-wide-spread-sexual-violence-against-refugee-women-in-berlin Thu, 11 May 2017 19:04:34 +0200 report-finds-wide-spread-sexual-violence-against-refugee-women-in-berlin Germany, which has taken a tough line on Greece, has profited from the country's crisis to the tune of €100 billion ($109 billion), according to a new study on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150810/germany-gained-100bn-from-greece-crisis-study Mon, 10 Aug 2015 17:09:59 +0200 germany-gained-100bn-from-greece-crisis-study Greece on Sunday faced a final EU summit to clinch a deal that would stop Athens crashing out of the euro after divided eurozone ministers halted "very difficult" talks on a new bailout overnight. https://www.thelocal.de/20150712/greece-faces-d-day-as-bailout-talks-resume Sun, 12 Jul 2015 11:57:34 +0200 greece-faces-d-day-as-bailout-talks-resume UPDATE: Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble said on Friday that there would be no quick release of bailout funds to Greece after the country's referendum on whether to accept its creditors' terms on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150703/germany-rejects-imf-call-for-greece-debt-relief Fri, 03 Jul 2015 16:50:40 +0200 germany-rejects-imf-call-for-greece-debt-relief Tabloid Bild continued its campaign against bailouts for Greece on Friday by calling its own "referendum", asking readers to fill out a poll on whether Germany should keep stumping up. German politicians were divided on how the Greek vote would affect Europe. https://www.thelocal.de/20150703/bild-calls-own-greece-referendum Fri, 03 Jul 2015 10:16:46 +0200 bild-calls-own-greece-referendum Prokopis Pavlopoulos, President of Greece, has cancelled plans to visit Berlin next Tuesday, German media reported on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150702/greek-president-cancels-berlin-visit Thu, 02 Jul 2015 16:53:00 +0200 greek-president-cancels-berlin-visit German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble said Wednesday crisis-hit Greece was sending mixed signals in debt talks and called on its government to "clarify its position" before negotiations with creditors can resume. https://www.thelocal.de/20150701/no-greece-talks-before-referendum-merkel Wed, 01 Jul 2015 10:25:36 +0200 no-greece-talks-before-referendum-merkel It's often said that German Chancellor Angela Merkel is the one person who truly matters when it comes to how the eurozone deals with Greece. But how much freedom does 'Mutti' really have in the face of the public and the media? https://www.thelocal.de/20150701/how-germanys-media-shaped-the-greece-crisis Wed, 01 Jul 2015 14:50:02 +0200 how-germanys-media-shaped-the-greece-crisis With 'Grexit' (Greek exit from the euro) looking increasingly likely on Monday, Germany remained at the centre of efforts to keep it in the single currency. Catch up on a day of dramatic action here. https://www.thelocal.de/20150629/live-blog-greece-merkel-bundestag-grexit-eurozone Mon, 29 Jun 2015 11:42:33 +0200 live-blog-greece-merkel-bundestag-grexit-eurozone Chancellor Angela Merkel said after a fresh round of eurozone leaders' negotiations on Monday night that she believed a deal to keep Greece in the single currency might be reached this week. https://www.thelocal.de/20150623/merkel-greets-certain-progress-at-brussels-talks Tue, 23 Jun 2015 10:26:25 +0200 merkel-greets-certain-progress-at-brussels-talks Chancellor Angela Merkel and other EU heads of government will gather in Brussels on Monday for last-ditch talks over the Greek crisis, after Thursday's meeting of eurozone finance ministers failed to make any progress. https://www.thelocal.de/20150619/eu-leaders-call-greek-crisis-meet-for-monday Fri, 19 Jun 2015 10:37:09 +0200 eu-leaders-call-greek-crisis-meet-for-monday A poll released on Wednesday revealed that a majority of Germans want Greece to leave the Euro single currency. https://www.thelocal.de/20150617/majority-of-germans-think-grexit-would-be-fine Wed, 17 Jun 2015 10:33:56 +0200 majority-of-germans-think-grexit-would-be-fine Germany's finance ministry said on Monday it is now up to Greece to make proposals to reach a deal with its creditors that will save it from default in down-to-the-wire talks. https://www.thelocal.de/20150615/varoufakis-warns-greece-needs-debt-haircut Mon, 15 Jun 2015 10:25:28 +0200 varoufakis-warns-greece-needs-debt-haircut The leaders of Greece, Germany and France agreed Thursday to intensify efforts for a bailout deal after late night talks aimed at preventing Athens from going bankrupt ended without a breakthrough. https://www.thelocal.de/20150611/greece-talks-crawl Thu, 11 Jun 2015 10:12:32 +0200 greece-talks-crawl A group of six leading economists took to the pages of mass-market tabloid Bild on Friday to warn the government against making any concessions to struggling Greece after the country delayed a payment to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). https://www.thelocal.de/20150605/economists-warn-against-going-easy-on-greece Fri, 05 Jun 2015 11:04:51 +0200 economists-warn-against-going-easy-on-greece European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker warned on Monday that Greece leaving the eurozone would cause more problems than it solved, ahead of a meeting with Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande in Berlin. https://www.thelocal.de/20150601/leaders-gather-in-berlin-as-grexit-looms Mon, 01 Jun 2015 10:28:51 +0200 leaders-gather-in-berlin-as-grexit-looms Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras held "friendly and constructive" debt talks with the leaders of France and Germany Thursday, but gave no sign of a breakthrough ahead of a crucial June deadline. https://www.thelocal.de/20150522/merkel-holds-talks-with-tsipras-in-riga Fri, 22 May 2015 09:59:17 +0200 merkel-holds-talks-with-tsipras-in-riga