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 central bank chief hit out on Friday at ECB chief Mario Draghi for unleashing a huge stimulus package, calling the action unnecessary and disproportionate. https://www.thelocal.de/20190914/german-central-bank-chief-slams-ecb-for-unnecessary-stimulus Sat, 14 Sep 2019 10:31:02 +0200 german-central-bank-chief-slams-ecb-for-unnecessary-stimulus The European Central Bank (ECB) is flooding the European markets with money by buying up government bonds, hoping to push prices on consumer goods back up. https://www.thelocal.de/20150305/bond-buying-ecb-eurozone-frankfurt Thu, 05 Mar 2015 18:58:53 +0100 bond-buying-ecb-eurozone-frankfurt Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said Wednesday that his meeting with European Central Bank (ECB) chief Mario Draghi in Frankfurt had been "fruitful" and gave him "a great deal of encouragement". https://www.thelocal.de/20150204/varoufakis-greek-finance-minister-calls-ecb-talks-fruitful Wed, 04 Feb 2015 13:05:43 +0100 varoufakis-greek-finance-minister-calls-ecb-talks-fruitful The eurozone's deep divisions were set to be given an airing in Florence on Friday as Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi hosted German Chancellor Angela Merkel days before crucial elections in Greece. https://www.thelocal.de/20150123/italy-germany-eurozone-renzi-woos-merkel-amid-florence-splendour Fri, 23 Jan 2015 09:49:51 +0100 italy-germany-eurozone-renzi-woos-merkel-amid-florence-splendour Inflation in Germany, Europe's biggest economy, slowed to just 0.2 percent in December, its lowest level in more than five years, and averaged 0.9 percent for the whole of 2014, according to new figures released on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150105/german-inflation-lowest-since-october-2009-euro-crisis-deflation Mon, 05 Jan 2015 15:40:00 +0100 german-inflation-lowest-since-october-2009-euro-crisis-deflation The eurozone faces a growing risk of unstable prices, the head of the European Central Bank said in an interview Friday, at a time when concerns are mounting the bloc could slip into deflation. https://www.thelocal.de/20150102/draghi-says-price-risks-rising-in-eurozone Fri, 02 Jan 2015 10:49:00 +0100 draghi-says-price-risks-rising-in-eurozone The head of the European Central Bank (ECB) launched a fierce defence of his euro-crisis strategy in front of German MPs on Wednesday, telling them the bank's bond-buying plan was neither inflationary nor covert aid to governments. https://www.thelocal.de/20121024/45769 Wed, 24 Oct 2012 19:27:00 +0200 45769 European Central Bank President Mario Draghi will hold talks with German lawmakers next month, parliament said Thursday, amid uproar over his plan to buy up the bonds of struggling eurozone countries. https://www.thelocal.de/20120927/45239 Thu, 27 Sep 2012 17:38:00 +0200 45239 German central bank chief Jens Weidmann defended his criticism of the European Central Bank's latest anti-crisis strategy after a tongue-lashing from Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble. https://www.thelocal.de/20120918/45045 Tue, 18 Sep 2012 17:11:00 +0200 45045 European Central Bank President Mario Draghi has offered to come to the lower house of the German parliament to explain his euro rescue plans. But MPs do not want him to speak in the chamber. https://www.thelocal.de/20120914/44977 Fri, 14 Sep 2012 17:37:00 +0200 44977 The European Central Bank unveiled a new bid to save the euro on Thursday, with a fresh programme to buy bonds from indebted eurozone countries. German Chancellor Angela Merkel travelled to Spain to reassure Prime Minister Rajoy. https://www.thelocal.de/20120906/44819 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 18:06:00 +0200 44819 A highly anticipated meeting of the European Central bank ended in disappointment on Thursday, with ECB head Mario Draghi failing to announce any concrete measures to stop the Eurzozone crisis. https://www.thelocal.de/20120802/44137 Thu, 02 Aug 2012 19:07:00 +0200 44137