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 Chancellor Angela Merkel Wednesday rode to the defence of a controversial Franco-German plan to toughen Europe's fiscal rules, saying the EU faced political gridlock without Paris and Berlin. https://www.thelocal.de/20101027/30795 Wed, 27 Oct 2010 17:14:00 +0200 30795 A German drive to rewrite the European Union treaty suffered a fierce backlash on Tuesday, putting the creation and shape of a permanent safety net for overspending euro nations back in doubt. https://www.thelocal.de/20101026/30763 Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:41:00 +0200 30763 A Franco-German drive to undertake a risky rewrite of the European Union's hard-fought Lisbon Treaty to tighten budgetary discipline among eurozone countries sparked fresh criticism from other EU member states on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20101025/30743 Mon, 25 Oct 2010 19:09:00 +0200 30743 Talks on toughening budget rules to prevent a new European debt crisis heated up Monday as Germany called for the hammer to drop on countries that repeatedly run excessive deficits. https://www.thelocal.de/20100927/30105 Mon, 27 Sep 2010 16:42:00 +0200 30105 France and Germany said on Wednesday they want to suspend voting rights of EU member states which run up excessive deficits and to impose financial sanctions on them. https://www.thelocal.de/20100721/28651 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 19:25:00 +0200 28651 Several of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s cabinet ministers are reportedly threatening to sink her centre-right coalition’s proposed austerity package only weeks after they agreed to make deep spending cuts. https://www.thelocal.de/20100720/28619 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 13:04:00 +0200 28619 Tax cuts swiftly reappeared on the government agenda Wednesday following the unexpected good news this week that the nation’s finances were not as dire as they seemed. https://www.thelocal.de/20100623/28031 Wed, 23 Jun 2010 10:32:00 +0200 28031 German Chancellor Angela Merkel directly contradicted US President Barack Obama on Saturday, saying spending cutbacks were now needed following the spate of throwing money at the global economic crisis. https://www.thelocal.de/20100619/27969 Sat, 19 Jun 2010 17:26:00 +0200 27969 A new study released on Thursday said the divide between Germany’s rich and poor continues to grow and is squeezing out the country's anxious middle class. https://www.thelocal.de/20100615/27863 Tue, 15 Jun 2010 14:57:00 +0200 27863 The French head of the European Central Bank on Monday differed sharply with his possible German successor over a radical switch of ECB policy to buy up government bonds which critics say could stoke inflation. https://www.thelocal.de/20100531/27553 Mon, 31 May 2010 20:41:00 +0200 27553 German taxpayers face extra burdens as the federal government considers tax rises to tackle the gaping budget deficits forecast in the years ahead, a media report said Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20100528/27499 Fri, 28 May 2010 18:28:00 +0200 27499 The New York Times on Thursday blasted Germany for its reaction to the Greek debt crisis. But the paper’s criticism of Berlin is naïve and flawed, argues The Local’s Marc Young in an editorial rebuttal. https://www.thelocal.de/20100527/27471 Thu, 27 May 2010 19:06:00 +0200 27471 German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday took up her campaign for greater financial market regulation and stricter EU budgetary rules at a meeting in Berlin with top officials from around the world. https://www.thelocal.de/20100520/27319 Thu, 20 May 2010 13:17:00 +0200 27319 German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday that the European Union must be about more than just a system for transferring wealth from richer members to their struggling partners. https://www.thelocal.de/20100518/27263 Tue, 18 May 2010 19:21:00 +0200 27263 German investor confidence has fallen, a key survey showed Tuesday, but Europe's biggest economy should chug along a little longer as EU leaders try to get the crisis-hit eurozone back on track. https://www.thelocal.de/20100518/27275 Tue, 18 May 2010 17:30:00 +0200 27275 German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday welcomed new proposals to shore up eurozone financial stability as a "step in the right direction" and said she was unfazed by EU plans to vet states' budgets. https://www.thelocal.de/20100512/27159 Wed, 12 May 2010 19:40:00 +0200 27159 French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have called for a budget crackdown in the eurozone to protect its single currency on the eve a major summit on the European debt crisis. https://www.thelocal.de/20100506/27025 Thu, 06 May 2010 18:28:00 +0200 27025 Germany's central bank is wary of aid for Greece as envisaged by the European Union and International Monetary Fund, according to an internal note revealed Thursday by a press report. https://www.thelocal.de/20100408/26415 Thu, 08 Apr 2010 15:47:00 +0200 26415