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 Germany partially closed its borders with the Czech Republic and Austria's Tyrol on Sunday over a troubling surge in coronavirus mutations, drawing a swift rebuke from the European Union. https://www.thelocal.de/20210214/germany-imposes-controls-on-czech-and-austrian-border Sun, 14 Feb 2021 11:57:02 +0100 germany-imposes-controls-on-czech-and-austrian-border Czechs hurried to cross the German border on Saturday a day before it closes as part of Berlin's effort to stop the spread of highly infectious coronavirus strains. https://www.thelocal.de/20210213/czechs-rush-to-germany-before-border-closes Sat, 13 Feb 2021 21:37:03 +0100 czechs-rush-to-germany-before-border-closes Long queues of cars formed at the Czech-German frontier on Monday and cross-border workers voiced frustration as tighter restrictions for travel into Germany came into force. https://www.thelocal.de/20210126/anger-on-czech-border-as-germany-demands-covid-19-tests Tue, 26 Jan 2021 10:16:00 +0100 anger-on-czech-border-as-germany-demands-covid-19-tests Unlike during the first coronavirus lockdown in spring, leaders from both Germany and the Czech Republic are pushing for their border to remain open. https://www.thelocal.de/20201104/border-between-germany-and-czech-republic-to-remain-open Wed, 04 Nov 2020 17:32:50 +0100 border-between-germany-and-czech-republic-to-remain-open After being closed for nearly three months, the Czech Republic will be opening its border to tourists from Germany, Austria and Hungary. https://www.thelocal.de/20200605/czech-republic-to-reopen-border-with-germany-friday Fri, 05 Jun 2020 11:40:22 +0200 czech-republic-to-reopen-border-with-germany-friday The Czech Republic on Thursday declared a 30-day state of emergency and closed its borders to people from 15 "risk countries" to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus. https://www.thelocal.de/20200312/czech-republic-bans-travellers-from-15-countries-including-france-and-germany Thu, 12 Mar 2020 17:10:18 +0100 czech-republic-bans-travellers-from-15-countries-including-france-and-germany Federal police in Saxony have set up border checks on the main road between the eastern state and the Czech Republic as refugees seek to avoid travelling through Hungary on the way to Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20150917/police-set-up-controls-on-road-to-czech-republic Thu, 17 Sep 2015 12:14:47 +0200 police-set-up-controls-on-road-to-czech-republic The Sudeten German Homeland Association has given up its claim to the group's former home in parts of the Czech Republic, quieting one of the final echoes of the Second World War. https://www.thelocal.de/20150302/world-war-2-history-sudeten-germans-give-up-right-to-homeland Mon, 02 Mar 2015 09:54:48 +0100 world-war-2-history-sudeten-germans-give-up-right-to-homeland A Bavarian town has shut its border with the Czech Republic following a spate of break-ins. The Bavarians suspect the Czechs are responsible for the crimes and they came up with the plan to resurrect the old barrier in a pub. https://www.thelocal.de/20131015/52401 Tue, 15 Oct 2013 13:44:00 +0200 52401 A German couple who snatched a Czech baby from her pram in front of her mother's eyes and stole her across a border, have been jailed for four-and-a-half years. https://www.thelocal.de/20130326/48751 Tue, 26 Mar 2013 08:29:00 +0100 48751 Germany and the Czech Republic launched their own drugs war on Thursday, with agreements to work together to try to combat the increasing sale of crystal methamphetamine in the border region. https://www.thelocal.de/20130214/47975 Thu, 14 Feb 2013 17:46:00 +0100 47975 German authorities are warning drinkers of the risk of poisoned liquor from the Czech Republic after at least 20 people died there from high-proof alcohol poisoned with methanol. https://www.thelocal.de/20120918/45043 Tue, 18 Sep 2012 16:30:00 +0200 45043 The bodies of 12 German farmers killed by vengeful Czechs after World War II were laid to rest on Saturday in a move seen as a step towards soothing Czech-German relations on the matter. https://www.thelocal.de/20120916/44999 Sun, 16 Sep 2012 12:09:00 +0200 44999 A German choir on the way home from an excursion to the Czech Republic got caught up in a two-hour stand-off with police who wanted to arrest their driver for bad parking. https://www.thelocal.de/20120629/43441 Fri, 29 Jun 2012 09:00:00 +0200 43441 The Czech Republic is under no pressure to sign the European Union's fiscal discipline pact, which it along with Britain, has refused to join, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20120403/41739 Tue, 03 Apr 2012 19:13:00 +0200 41739 German Chancellor Angela Merkel hailed the late former Czech president Vaclav Havel on Sunday as a "great European" who fought tirelessly for freedom on the continent. https://www.thelocal.de/20111218/39591 Sun, 18 Dec 2011 17:21:00 +0100 39591 One person was killed and 15 others injured, some seriously, when a Czech tourist bus crashed in Bavaria overnight. https://www.thelocal.de/20110727/36557 Wed, 27 Jul 2011 11:43:00 +0200 36557 Czech police have launched an investigation into the May 1945 killing of more than a dozen German-speaking civilians, after the discovery of a World War II-era grave, a newspaper reported Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20100818/29241 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 19:15:00 +0200 29241 A German association has said it will start burying the remains of 5,500 German soldiers and civilians killed during World War II in a Czech cemetery on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20081112/15469 Wed, 12 Nov 2008 09:52:00 +0100 15469 Czech police are cracking down on prostitution in the tiny border town of Chomutov by posting photos of German johns in the act on the internet, German broadcaster ARD reported this week. https://www.thelocal.de/20081029/15205 Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:05:00 +0100 15205