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 EU approval ratings in Germany have declined, but the vast majority of Germans are still in favour of staying in the EU, according to a new study. https://www.thelocal.de/20190426/dexit-just-one-in-10-germans-in-favour-of-leaving-the-eu Fri, 26 Apr 2019 10:36:39 +0200 dexit-just-one-in-10-germans-in-favour-of-leaving-the-eu German conservatives want to add three North African countries to the government’s list of “safe countries of origin” in a bid to speed up processing and deportations of asylum-seekers. But critics say these countries aren’t safe for certain groups, including journalists and homosexuals. The Local took a closer look at the debate. https://www.thelocal.de/20180720/germany-debates-north-african-asylum-seekers-and-safe-countries-of-origin Fri, 20 Jul 2018 17:33:55 +0200 germany-debates-north-african-asylum-seekers-and-safe-countries-of-origin At least 30,000 people protested in the Bavarian capital on Thursday against a proposed bill that would give the police sweeping new powers. https://www.thelocal.de/20180511/attack-on-democracy-30000-demonstrators-in-munich-protest-against-police-bill Fri, 11 May 2018 11:50:33 +0200 attack-on-democracy-30000-demonstrators-in-munich-protest-against-police-bill On Monday, a large group of migrants at a refugee centre aggressively prevented police from detaining a man who was to be deported. Authorities have now responded by sending hundreds of officers to the refugee home in Ellwangen. https://www.thelocal.de/20180503/hundreds-of-police-officers-deployed-at-refugee-home-after-mans-failed-deportation Thu, 03 May 2018 12:28:38 +0200 hundreds-of-police-officers-deployed-at-refugee-home-after-mans-failed-deportation German automaker Volkswagen on Friday said it planned to invest more than €34 billion ($40 billion) over the next five years in new technologies to advance its push to become a global leader in electric cars. https://www.thelocal.de/20171117/vw-says-will-invest-over-34-billion-euros-in-cars-of-the-future-by-2022 Fri, 17 Nov 2017 15:57:58 +0100 vw-says-will-invest-over-34-billion-euros-in-cars-of-the-future-by-2022 Deutsche Bahn railway system says that by 2023, a portion of their trains won't need any drivers, German media reported. https://www.thelocal.de/20160610/german-train-system-plans-driver-less-trains-self-driving Fri, 10 Jun 2016 11:54:31 +0200 german-train-system-plans-driver-less-trains-self-driving Those who prefer their mobile phone to remain anonymous are in for a shock in Germany, as ministers agreed on Wednesday to require anyone buying a pay-as-you-go SIM card to present ID. https://www.thelocal.de/20160601/germany-to-require-id-for-buying-prepaid-phones Wed, 01 Jun 2016 18:39:51 +0200 germany-to-require-id-for-buying-prepaid-phones Germany recorded bigger numbers of people moving from western states to eastern ones for the first time since reunification in 2014, data published Monday showed. https://www.thelocal.de/20160530/finally-west-germans-are-the-ones-trying-to-get-into-east Mon, 30 May 2016 18:40:00 +0200 finally-west-germans-are-the-ones-trying-to-get-into-east Germany is to legalize cannabis for medicinal purposes early next year, the health minister said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160504/germany-to-legalise-medicinal-cannabis-minister Wed, 04 May 2016 09:30:19 +0200 germany-to-legalise-medicinal-cannabis-minister Police were called to a bizarre incident at a hotel on Sunday after a woman reported an unknown man in her bed. https://www.thelocal.de/20160329/woman-calls-police-after-finding-own-husband-in-bed Tue, 29 Mar 2016 17:13:56 +0200 woman-calls-police-after-finding-own-husband-in-bed German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Tuesday took a thinly veiled shot at Donald Trump, decrying the "politics of fear" in the US presidential campaign. https://www.thelocal.de/20160302/germany-dismisses-trumps-politics-of-fear Wed, 02 Mar 2016 09:23:56 +0100 germany-dismisses-trumps-politics-of-fear A man who shoved a 20-year-old woman to her death under a Berlin U-Bahn train on Tuesday evening had a history of violence and drug abuse in Hamburg, media reports revealed on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160121/berlin-u-bahn-killer-had-history-of-violence Thu, 21 Jan 2016 12:08:48 +0100 berlin-u-bahn-killer-had-history-of-violence Berlin police had to do without 90 patrol cars on Monday as the sudden cold snap hitting north-eastern Germany left them stuck in their parking lots. https://www.thelocal.de/20160104/cold-weather-hobbles-13-of-berlin-police-cars Mon, 04 Jan 2016 17:19:20 +0100 cold-weather-hobbles-13-of-berlin-police-cars Germany's government plans to begin enforcing a brand-new, tougher law on asylum and deportation from Saturday, Chancellor Angela Merkel's closest aide said on Friday morning. https://www.thelocal.de/20151023/new-asylum-law-in-force-by-the-weekend Fri, 23 Oct 2015 10:32:50 +0200 new-asylum-law-in-force-by-the-weekend A Black Forest town has earned criticism from gender equality officers and social media after advertising a "men's parking space" in a public car-park - using a naked woman's silhouette. https://www.thelocal.de/20150817/misogynistic-artwork-re-ignites-parking-space-debate Mon, 17 Aug 2015 16:22:13 +0200 misogynistic-artwork-re-ignites-parking-space-debate Nationwide fines for people who ride public transit without a proper ticket will increase from €40 to €60 starting on Wednesday in some cities, the first time the penalty has been increased in 12 years. https://www.thelocal.de/20150630/fare-dodging-fine-increases-from-40-to-60 Tue, 30 Jun 2015 18:02:45 +0200 fare-dodging-fine-increases-from-40-to-60 A proposed sales tax on financial services would be highly lucrative for the German treasury, a study from the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW) forecast on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150309/report-robin-hood-tax-would-bring-in-45-billion Mon, 09 Mar 2015 12:00:29 +0100 report-robin-hood-tax-would-bring-in-45-billion French cartoonists distributed a flyer in Dresden on Sunday criticizing anti-Islam demonstrators' use of the Charlie Hebdo attacks in Paris to try and boost their support. https://www.thelocal.de/20150112/french-caricaturists-target-pegida-marchers Mon, 12 Jan 2015 09:23:00 +0100 french-caricaturists-target-pegida-marchers Germany's economy minister said on Friday that Greece should not have its huge debts cut any further, in an attempt to hold onto newly won trust in the Eurozone. https://www.thelocal.de/20130809/51321 Fri, 09 Aug 2013 15:02:00 +0200 51321 Germany on Friday called an escalation in political violence in Egypt which has already claimed three lives a "moment of truth" for its fledgling democracy and urged Islamist President Mohamed Morsi to implement reforms.  https://www.thelocal.de/20130629/50585 Sat, 29 Jun 2013 13:12:00 +0200 50585