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 A senior member of Bavaria’s Christian Social Union (CSU) sparked a heated discussion this week when he claimed that Germany has an “anti-deportation industry.” Did he have a point? https://www.thelocal.de/20180511/the-asylum-industry-debate-who-is-profiting-from-the-refugee-crisis Fri, 11 May 2018 17:57:59 +0200 the-asylum-industry-debate-who-is-profiting-from-the-refugee-crisis Germany should send border police to back up Austrian cops as they control their border with Italy in a bid to prevent migrants and refugees moving north through Europe, the Transport Minister said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160405/germany-should-reinforce-austria-italy-border Tue, 05 Apr 2016 12:20:09 +0200 germany-should-reinforce-austria-italy-border German auto giant Volkswagen booked Wednesday its first quarterly loss in 15 years in the wake of the global pollution-cheating scandal which also forced it to lower its full-year forecasts. https://www.thelocal.de/20151028/us-complains-volkswagen-emissions-pollution-diesel Wed, 28 Oct 2015 09:05:56 +0100 us-complains-volkswagen-emissions-pollution-diesel The opposition Green Party claimed on Tuesday evening that the German government admitted to knowing about Volkswagen's emissions cheating software in July - and did nothing about it. https://www.thelocal.de/20150923/govt-knew-vw-was-manipulating-emissions-data Wed, 23 Sep 2015 10:30:04 +0200 govt-knew-vw-was-manipulating-emissions-data Germany's transport minister on Sunday said that Germany has 'reached its limit,' as he called for measures to halt a record migrant influx that has seen the infrastructure of the southern city of Munich buckling. https://www.thelocal.de/20150913/berlin-hits-out-at-eus-complete-failure-to-protect-its-borders Sun, 13 Sep 2015 13:23:50 +0200 berlin-hits-out-at-eus-complete-failure-to-protect-its-borders A section of the A9 Autobahn in Bavaria will be converted into a test route for self-driving cars, Transport Minister Alexander Dobrindt said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150126/self-driving-cars-to-hit-german-autobahn Mon, 26 Jan 2015 10:11:54 +0100 self-driving-cars-to-hit-german-autobahn Transport Minister Alexander Dobrindt called on Deutsche Bahn (DB) on Wednesday to add free high-speed internet access to all its regional and local train services. https://www.thelocal.de/20150121/add-free-wi-fi-in-trains-and-s-bahn-minister-dobrindt Wed, 21 Jan 2015 11:33:35 +0100 add-free-wi-fi-in-trains-and-s-bahn-minister-dobrindt After months of bickering among the coalition parties, the cabinet finally agreed to put a road toll for foreigners before parliament, but open questions about its financial viability and legality remain. https://www.thelocal.de/20141218/cabinet-agrees-road-toll-for-foreigners-from-2016 Thu, 18 Dec 2014 09:58:00 +0100 cabinet-agrees-road-toll-for-foreigners-from-2016 The EU has declared the German governement's plans to introduce a road toll targeted at foreigners in violation of EU law, it was reported on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20141215/eu-says-proposed-toll-laws-against-the-rules-maut-foreigners-autobahn Mon, 15 Dec 2014 10:09:00 +0100 eu-says-proposed-toll-laws-against-the-rules-maut-foreigners-autobahn A road toll targeted at foreign drivers is a rare backward step for Germany. Anti-European, anti-open borders, anti-tourism; it is a terrible way to fill the black hole in the infrastructure budget, argues Tom Bristow. https://www.thelocal.de/20141104/german-motorway-road-toll-opinion-the-local Tue, 04 Nov 2014 16:08:00 +0100 german-motorway-road-toll-opinion-the-local UPDATE: Germany's conservative alliance has finally agreed to charge foreign motorway users a toll and hopes to raise €500 million a year, but critics say their plan isn't roadworthy. https://www.thelocal.de/20141030/conservatives-agree-on-shape-of-road-toll-cdu-csu-dobrindt Thu, 30 Oct 2014 11:40:00 +0100 conservatives-agree-on-shape-of-road-toll-cdu-csu-dobrindt Transport Minister Alexander Dobrindt plans to limit his road toll for foreigners initially to motorways only, Spiegel reported on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.de/20141020/foreigner-toll-to-hit-motorways-only Mon, 20 Oct 2014 12:56:00 +0200 foreigner-toll-to-hit-motorways-only German plans to impose a highway toll on foreign drivers are against EU law, according to research from Germany’s own parliament. https://www.thelocal.de/20140804/foreigner-road-toll-against-eu-law Mon, 04 Aug 2014 12:15:00 +0200 foreigner-road-toll-against-eu-law Germany’s plans to start charging foreign drivers on all of the country’s roads, which were unveiled on Monday, are upsetting some its neighbours. Austria, Denmark and the Netherlands are all threatening to react. https://www.thelocal.de/20140708/germany-angers-neighbours-with-road-toll-plan Tue, 08 Jul 2014 14:15:00 +0200 germany-angers-neighbours-with-road-toll-plan Drivers who rarely use Germany’s motorways will be able to pay a reduced rate under plans being drawn up by the transport ministry to charge motorists. https://www.thelocal.de/20140106/german-motorway-foreigner-road-charge-could-be-reduced Mon, 06 Jan 2014 10:30:00 +0100 german-motorway-foreigner-road-charge-could-be-reduced