The Local Germany 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 Berlin the latest German city to experiment with going car free Berlin’s Friedrichstraße is set to go car free one Saturday afternoon in December. With the fallout from the diesel scandal continuing and cycle use increasing, could this be a sign of the future for Germany’s urban centres? https://www.thelocal.de/20181214/berlin-the-latest-german-city-to-experiment-with-going-car-free Fri, 14 Dec 2018 17:37:00 +0100 berlin-the-latest-german-city-to-experiment-with-going-car-free Merkel: trust must be 'restored' in diesel cars after emissions scandal German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday that trust must be restored in diesel cars after the emissions cheating scandal and spoke out against plans to ban them from some inner cities. https://www.thelocal.de/20170821/merkel-seeks-to-restore-trust-in-diesel-after-scandal Mon, 21 Aug 2017 18:00:31 +0200 merkel-seeks-to-restore-trust-in-diesel-after-scandal