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 Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière has called for a zero-tolerance approach to 'killer clowns' after a series of attacks culminating in two teenagers being chased by a clown wielding a chainsaw. https://www.thelocal.de/20161028/after-chainsaw-attack-minister-demands-clown-crackdown Fri, 28 Oct 2016 11:32:49 +0200 after-chainsaw-attack-minister-demands-clown-crackdown Trying to bring all of Europe's security forces under one roof to fight terrorism would be more trouble than it's worth, Germany's Interior Minister said on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160404/germany-against-joint-eu-anti-terror-centre Mon, 04 Apr 2016 12:36:26 +0200 germany-against-joint-eu-anti-terror-centre Home break-ins increased by almost 10 percent in 2015, according to preliminary annual statistics seen by newspaper Die Welt. https://www.thelocal.de/20160330/crime-stats-show-big-jump-in-break-ins Wed, 30 Mar 2016 13:59:51 +0200 crime-stats-show-big-jump-in-break-ins If more than 500,000 refugees arrive in Germany this year the result will be continuing backlogs of undecided asylum applications, the country's top refugee official warned on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160303/refugee-boss-warns-of-new-asylum-backlog Thu, 03 Mar 2016 11:29:22 +0100 refugee-boss-warns-of-new-asylum-backlog Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere has given Europe two weeks to implement measures agreed last week's EU summit - if not “other measures will be necessary”, he warned. https://www.thelocal.de/20160222/dont-dump-asylum-seekers-on-us-germany-tells-austria Mon, 22 Feb 2016 09:07:55 +0100 dont-dump-asylum-seekers-on-us-germany-tells-austria Germany's Interior Minister told Afghanistan on Tuesday that Germany’s security support to the country would only continue if the influx of Afghan refugees to Germany stopped. https://www.thelocal.de/20160202/aid-will-stop-if-refugees-keep-coming-germany-tells-kabul Tue, 02 Feb 2016 17:41:17 +0100 aid-will-stop-if-refugees-keep-coming-germany-tells-kabul Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said on Wednesday that a deadly bomb attack in Istanbul which killed ten Germans was not aimed specifically at German citizens. https://www.thelocal.de/20160114/istanbul-attack-wasnt-aimed-at-german-tourists Thu, 14 Jan 2016 10:00:59 +0100 istanbul-attack-wasnt-aimed-at-german-tourists Germany will toughen its screening process for anyone seeking refugee status, the interior minister said Thursday, as the country expects close to one million newcomers this year. https://www.thelocal.de/20151204/refugees-to-face-tough-new-screening-process Fri, 04 Dec 2015 09:23:36 +0100 refugees-to-face-tough-new-screening-process Germans proved that the Teutonic sense of humour is alive and well on Wednesday, as people mercilessly mocked Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière's reason for protecting his intelligence sources. https://www.thelocal.de/20151118/internet-guffaws-at-ministers-terrorism-comments Wed, 18 Nov 2015 12:18:41 +0100 internet-guffaws-at-ministers-terrorism-comments German security authorities will be closely watching both known Islamic fundamentalists and far-right extremists who might join an anti-Islamic backlash in the coming days, Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière said on Saturday afternoon. https://www.thelocal.de/20151114/germany-watching-islamists-and-far-right Sat, 14 Nov 2015 17:18:45 +0100 germany-watching-islamists-and-far-right Germany could in the future check asylum claims as migrants arrive at its land borders, the way it already does at airports, Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière proposed on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150930/minister-moots-asylum-checks-at-german-border Wed, 30 Sep 2015 17:11:24 +0200 minister-moots-asylum-checks-at-german-border As numbers of refugees entering Germany reach record highs, police have warned that they are struggling to cope with the growing demands on their time and resources. https://www.thelocal.de/20150714/refugees-asylum-at-record-high-police-annual-report Tue, 14 Jul 2015 16:42:25 +0200 refugees-asylum-at-record-high-police-annual-report Thieves have stolen toilet seats, taps and loo paper holders from the new interior ministry building in Berlin, making it difficult for mandarins to get comfortable in their new surroundings. https://www.thelocal.de/20150526/toilet-theft-at-interior-ministry-causes-a-stink Tue, 26 May 2015 11:59:19 +0200 toilet-theft-at-interior-ministry-causes-a-stink Germany's opposition kept up its attack on Angela Merkel's government Wednesday, charging that it did nothing to stop its foreign intelligence service spy on European politicians and companies for the United States. https://www.thelocal.de/20150507/de-maiziere-denies-any-wrong-doing-in-bnd-affair Thu, 07 May 2015 10:05:45 +0200 de-maiziere-denies-any-wrong-doing-in-bnd-affair The government has been accused of lying to the Bundestag (German parliament) after it emerged last week that Chancellor Angela Merkel's office knew German spies were conducting economic espionage on behalf of the Americans. https://www.thelocal.de/20150429/govt-lied-to-parliament-about-nsa-spying Wed, 29 Apr 2015 10:48:01 +0200 govt-lied-to-parliament-about-nsa-spying Chancellor Angela Merkel's office has known since 2008 of US economic espionage targeting European companies such as Airbus but did not react, Bild said Monday, citing intelligence agency documents. https://www.thelocal.de/20150427/chancellors-office-knew-of-bnd-economic-spying Mon, 27 Apr 2015 17:25:05 +0200 chancellors-office-knew-of-bnd-economic-spying Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière wants to introduce rules forcing airlines to ask all passengers for identification when travelling within the Schengen free-movement zone. https://www.thelocal.de/20150402/germanwings-minister-wants-to-id-schengen-passengers Thu, 02 Apr 2015 10:26:55 +0200 germanwings-minister-wants-to-id-schengen-passengers Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière ordered the dissolving of salafist organisation Tauhid Germany on Thursday, saying that the group radicalized youth and encouraged them to travel to Syria to fight for Isis. https://www.thelocal.de/20150326/interior-ministry-bans-salafist-group Thu, 26 Mar 2015 13:12:31 +0100 interior-ministry-bans-salafist-group Most Germans now believe that Greece shouldn't stay in the eurozone, a survey published on Friday shows. https://www.thelocal.de/20150313/germany-demands-explanation-of-greece-refugee-threat Fri, 13 Mar 2015 09:41:52 +0100 germany-demands-explanation-of-greece-refugee-threat So far about 650 people have travelled from Germany to the war zones in Iraq and Syria to fight for Isis, Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière said on Thursday evening. https://www.thelocal.de/20150306/interior-minister-more-germans-joining-isis-jihad Fri, 06 Mar 2015 09:53:50 +0100 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