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 Police in Berlin have opened an investigation into unexplained sicknesses that have been affecting staff at the US embassy in the German capital. https://www.thelocal.de/20211010/berlin-police-investigate-havana-syndrome-sicknesses-at-us-embassy Sun, 10 Oct 2021 14:41:21 +0200 berlin-police-investigate-havana-syndrome-sicknesses-at-us-embassy The US ambassador to Germany complained on Monday after Germany's Economy Minister Peter Altmaier drew a parallel between alleged Chinese and US snooping as part of a debate on using Huawei infrastructure. https://www.thelocal.de/20191125/german-ministers-huawei-comments-spark-us-anger Mon, 25 Nov 2019 18:32:31 +0100 german-ministers-huawei-comments-spark-us-anger Sir Sebastian Wood looks back on his three years as the British Ambassador to Germany, reflecting on diplomacy in the digital age and his attempts to integrate into German culture and learn the language. https://www.thelocal.de/20180921/diplomacy-is-a-24-hour-rolling-news-cycle-says-uk-ambassador-to-germany Fri, 21 Sep 2018 19:31:25 +0200 diplomacy-is-a-24-hour-rolling-news-cycle-says-uk-ambassador-to-germany Heiko Maas, German Foreign Minister since March, laid out on Tuesday how he planned to recalibrate Germany’s alliance with the US. https://www.thelocal.de/20180822/foreign-minister-sets-out-plan-for-resetting-relations-with-washington Wed, 22 Aug 2018 14:45:25 +0200 foreign-minister-sets-out-plan-for-resetting-relations-with-washington Reports that Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan is planning a state visit to Berlin this autumn have sparked fierce debate within German politics. https://www.thelocal.de/20180730/german-politicians-divided-over-possible-erdogan-visit Mon, 30 Jul 2018 12:37:35 +0200 german-politicians-divided-over-possible-erdogan-visit France and Germany have agreed to set up a common budget for the eurozone, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday, announcing a key reform proposal to bolster the bloc. https://www.thelocal.de/20180619/merkel-receives-macron-in-berlin-to-thrash-out-deal-on-eu-reform Tue, 19 Jun 2018 10:58:58 +0200 merkel-receives-macron-in-berlin-to-thrash-out-deal-on-eu-reform US ambassador to Germany, Richard Grenell, hand-picked by US President Donald Trump, is unhappy at the reaction to remarks he made in support of the right in Europe and wants close cooperation with Berlin, German government sources said Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20180607/us-ambassador-doesnt-want-to-be-seen-as-supporter-of-right Thu, 07 Jun 2018 12:14:00 +0200 us-ambassador-doesnt-want-to-be-seen-as-supporter-of-right The new US ambassador to Germany has proved so unpopular in his first few weeks in the job that some politicians have called for him to be expelled from the country. Would this be the right move? Share your opinions below. https://www.thelocal.de/20180606/members-debate-should-germany-expel-the-us-ambassador Wed, 06 Jun 2018 12:21:18 +0200 members-debate-should-germany-expel-the-us-ambassador The United States defended the right of its ambassador to Germany to speak his mind about European politics Tuesday, after an outspoken interview sparked calls for him to step down. https://www.thelocal.de/20180606/us-defends-berlin-ambassador-after-comments-on-empowering-europes-right Wed, 06 Jun 2018 11:10:14 +0200 us-defends-berlin-ambassador-after-comments-on-empowering-europes-right After US ambassador Richard Grenell said that he wanted to “strengthen” conservatives in Europe, several German politicians have called for him to be ejected from the country. https://www.thelocal.de/20180605/calls-grow-for-us-ambassador-to-be-expelled-from-germany Tue, 05 Jun 2018 12:08:31 +0200 calls-grow-for-us-ambassador-to-be-expelled-from-germany Germany has asked the new US ambassador in Berlin, outspoken Trump loyalist Richard Grenell, to clarify his reported comments on website Breitbart that he wants to "empower" European conservatives. https://www.thelocal.de/20180604/germany-asks-trump-envoy-to-clarify-empowering-conservative-call Mon, 04 Jun 2018 16:44:21 +0200 germany-asks-trump-envoy-to-clarify-empowering-conservative-call Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the Black Sea resort of Sochi on Friday, as Moscow and Europe make rare joint efforts to save the Iran nuclear deal. https://www.thelocal.de/20180518/putin-to-meet-merkel-to-talk-about-iran-syria-ukraine-energy Fri, 18 May 2018 15:55:42 +0200 putin-to-meet-merkel-to-talk-about-iran-syria-ukraine-energy The world reacted with horror to violence on Israel's border. The Local asked experts about the impact it could have on the close relationship between Berlin and Tel Aviv. https://www.thelocal.de/20180515/will-the-killings-in-gaza-affect-german-israeli-relations Tue, 15 May 2018 18:08:05 +0200 will-the-killings-in-gaza-affect-german-israeli-relations The EU's budget commissioner Günther Oettinger voiced concerns Wednesday that negotiations on Brexit would stay deadlocked, as he called British PM Theresa May "weak" while mocking her foreign minister. https://www.thelocal.de/20180510/european-commissioner-oettinger-says-britains-may-is-weak Thu, 10 May 2018 11:24:33 +0200 european-commissioner-oettinger-says-britains-may-is-weak Angela Merkel is set to visit US president Donald Trump at the end of April, according to reports in the German media. https://www.thelocal.de/20180405/merkel-set-to-visit-trump-at-the-end-of-april Thu, 05 Apr 2018 13:00:39 +0200 merkel-set-to-visit-trump-at-the-end-of-april A German artist complained Friday after his gallery took down a painting that depicts Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan with a banana in his buttocks. https://www.thelocal.de/20180224/row-at-german-art-fair-over-erdogan-with-banana-painting Sat, 24 Feb 2018 10:21:26 +0100 row-at-german-art-fair-over-erdogan-with-banana-painting Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday told Turkey's Prime Minister Binali Yildirim that hurdles remain on the path to restoring frayed ties while a German-Turkish journalist remains in jail. https://www.thelocal.de/20180216/merkel-says-hurdles-remain-to-rebuild-frayed-turkey-ties Fri, 16 Feb 2018 09:48:45 +0100 merkel-says-hurdles-remain-to-rebuild-frayed-turkey-ties Angela Merkel and her Austrian counterpart Sebastian Kurz clashed over immigration in their first meeting Wednesday, with the seasoned German chancellor saying Vienna's resistance to sharing out refugees across the bloc was "wrong". https://www.thelocal.de/20180117/merkel-rebukes-austrian-chancellor-over-refugees-on-first-to-berlin Wed, 17 Jan 2018 17:36:05 +0100 merkel-rebukes-austrian-chancellor-over-refugees-on-first-to-berlin When Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th President of the US last January, politicians in Berlin worried that it could have a dramatic impact on relations between the two allies. A year on there are reasons for optimism, as well as continued concern. https://www.thelocal.de/20180111/german-us-relations-after-a-year-of-trump-what-has-changed Thu, 11 Jan 2018 16:24:55 +0100 german-us-relations-after-a-year-of-trump-what-has-changed Turkey has released another German citizen from jail, Berlin said Friday amid a gradual thaw in bilateral ties, stressing however that seven more were still being held for "political reasons". https://www.thelocal.de/20171230/turkey-frees-another-german-political-prisoner-berlin-nye Sat, 30 Dec 2017 10:55:44 +0100 turkey-frees-another-german-political-prisoner-berlin-nye