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 Germany on Friday brought a case against Italy before the International Court of Justice on the grounds that Rome is continuing to claim World War II compensation, thereby "failing to respect its jurisdictional immunity", the court said. https://www.thelocal.de/20220430/germany-takes-italy-to-court-over-nazi-compensation-claims Sat, 30 Apr 2022 11:57:46 +0200 germany-takes-italy-to-court-over-nazi-compensation-claims Olaf Scholz firmly backed Ukraine by underlining the "inviolability of borders" in his first New Year's speech as German chancellor on Friday, amid heightened fears of a Russian invasion. https://www.thelocal.de/20211231/germanys-scholz-backs-ukraine-amid-russian-invasion-fears Fri, 31 Dec 2021 13:11:44 +0100 germanys-scholz-backs-ukraine-amid-russian-invasion-fears Russia should not use its gas -- which will soon bypass Ukraine to Europe over the nearly completed Nord Stream 2 pipeline -- as a "geopolitical weapon", German Chancellor Angela Merkel said at a joint press conference in Kiev on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.de/20210822/russian-gas-must-not-be-weapon-against-ukraine-german-chancellor-merkel Sun, 22 Aug 2021 18:05:15 +0200 russian-gas-must-not-be-weapon-against-ukraine-german-chancellor-merkel German Chancellor Angela Merkel is visiting Ukraine on Sunday, an ally she has supported in its conflict with pro-Russia separatists but has disappointed with her appetite for Russian gas. https://www.thelocal.de/20210822/german-chancellor-merkel-visits-ukraine-before-leaving-office Sun, 22 Aug 2021 13:02:22 +0200 german-chancellor-merkel-visits-ukraine-before-leaving-office