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 Inflation in Europe's largest economy Germany clambered higher in December, official data showed Friday, but remained short of the European Central Bank's target for the 19-nation eurozone. https://www.thelocal.de/20200104/inflation-rose-in-germany-in-december-report Sat, 04 Jan 2020 09:55:13 +0100 inflation-rose-in-germany-in-december-report The European Central Bank should begin winding down its expansive monetary policy in 2017 as inflation returns in the eurozone, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble said in an interview on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20170114/germany-calls-on-ecb-to-wind-down-economic-stimulus Sat, 14 Jan 2017 09:16:57 +0100 germany-calls-on-ecb-to-wind-down-economic-stimulus The European Central Bank (ECB) unveiled a new "state-of-the-art" €50 bill on Tuesday. A German police union said criminals would find a way to forge it. https://www.thelocal.de/20160706/new-50-note-is-forgeable-says-german-police-union Wed, 06 Jul 2016 18:32:51 +0200 new-50-note-is-forgeable-says-german-police-union UPDATE: Germany's top court ruled on Tuesday that a key crisis-fighting tool of the European Central Bank complies with German national law. https://www.thelocal.de/20160621/top-german-court-to-rule-on-legality-of-ecb-plan-european-central-bank Tue, 21 Jun 2016 10:46:13 +0200 top-german-court-to-rule-on-legality-of-ecb-plan-european-central-bank German leaders spent much of the first half of 2015 wrangling Europe into a deal that would – they hoped – allow Greece to pay off its debts by restructuring its economy and making deep cuts to public spending. https://www.thelocal.de/20160524/why-greece-is-top-of-germanys-to-do-list-again Tue, 24 May 2016 13:58:23 +0200 why-greece-is-top-of-germanys-to-do-list-again A brand-new five-Euro coin, which has a blue plastic ring in the middle, will make life harder for counterfeiters, the Bavarian finance ministry claims. https://www.thelocal.de/20160412/see-through-five-euro-coin-unveiled-in-munich Tue, 12 Apr 2016 16:40:37 +0200 see-through-five-euro-coin-unveiled-in-munich Germany's constitutional court will from Tuesday examine whether the ECB overstepped its mandate through a scheme to potentially buy unlimited amounts of government debt. https://www.thelocal.de/20160214/german-court-to-rule-on-ecb-bond-buying Sun, 14 Feb 2016 10:04:53 +0100 german-court-to-rule-on-ecb-bond-buying The European Central Bank (ECB) announced Thursday that it may continue buying eurozone governments' bonds into 2016, hoping to free up banks' cash to invest in business. The German stock market reacted excitedly – but economists aren't convinced. https://www.thelocal.de/20151022/chance-of-more-qe-boosts-dax-troubles-economists Thu, 22 Oct 2015 18:00:04 +0200 chance-of-more-qe-boosts-dax-troubles-economists Jens Weidmann, the president of the Bundesbank (German central bank), said on Wednesday that Germany will face the future stronger if it successfully integrates refugees and other immigrants. https://www.thelocal.de/20150916/germanys-top-banker-calls-for-refugee-integration Wed, 16 Sep 2015 13:37:52 +0200 germanys-top-banker-calls-for-refugee-integration Greece's finance minister announced on Tuesday morning that the Athens government and negotiators sent by the country's creditors had agreed on the shape of a new bailout deal, putting a political showdown on the cards in Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20150811/greece-agrees-new-bailout-deal-with-creditors Tue, 11 Aug 2015 12:01:20 +0200 greece-agrees-new-bailout-deal-with-creditors Germany is growing increasingly dubious that a deal on a third bailout for Greece can be sealed this month, the daily Bild reported Thursday citing a government source. https://www.thelocal.de/20150806/greece-deal-may-not-be-reached-this-month Thu, 06 Aug 2015 13:50:34 +0200 greece-deal-may-not-be-reached-this-month As a possible Greek exit from the eurozone looms ever larger, threatening to change the face of the euro forever, the currency's home city of Frankfurt is giving its famous Euro sculpture a much-needed facelift. https://www.thelocal.de/20150707/workers-dismantle-frankfurt-euro-sculpture Tue, 07 Jul 2015 16:35:29 +0200 workers-dismantle-frankfurt-euro-sculpture In an emergency session on Friday, the European Central Bank agreed to extend financial aid to Greek banks as customers withdraw cash over fears the country might leave the Euro. https://www.thelocal.de/20150619/ecb-agrees-to-back-up-greek-banks Fri, 19 Jun 2015 16:57:25 +0200 ecb-agrees-to-back-up-greek-banks The EU's top court on Tuesday threw out German objections to the European Central Bank's 2012 controversial programme of buying up government bonds, saying it was compatible with EU law. https://www.thelocal.de/20150616/eu-court-throws-out-german-qe-challenge Tue, 16 Jun 2015 12:53:25 +0200 eu-court-throws-out-german-qe-challenge There has been "serious progress" in talks over Greece's debt crisis but much still needs to be achieved, the EU's commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150602/imf-ecb-chiefs-unexpectedly-join-greece-debt-talks Tue, 02 Jun 2015 10:15:46 +0200 imf-ecb-chiefs-unexpectedly-join-greece-debt-talks German authorities have reintroduced border controls two weeks before the leaders of the G7 economies gather in Elmau, southern Bavaria. https://www.thelocal.de/20150526/police-tighten-borders-ahead-of-german-g7 Tue, 26 May 2015 17:11:23 +0200 police-tighten-borders-ahead-of-german-g7 The head of the German central bank or Bundesbank hit out in a newspaper interview Friday at the ongoing provision of emergency liquidity to Greek banks by the European Central Bank. https://www.thelocal.de/20150515/bundesbank-critical-of-ecb-aid-to-greek-banks Fri, 15 May 2015 12:42:58 +0200 bundesbank-critical-of-ecb-aid-to-greek-banks German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble expressed scepticism on Tuesday about whether Greece would be able to strike a deal with international creditors in the next few days on vital financial aid. https://www.thelocal.de/20150505/europe-faces-uphill-greece-battle-schuble Tue, 05 May 2015 15:46:14 +0200 europe-faces-uphill-greece-battle-schuble Athens will resume talks with its creditors Monday, a Greek government source said, after Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras spoke on the phone with Chancellor Angela Merkel. https://www.thelocal.de/20150427/merkel-and-tsipras-have-positive-phone-chat Mon, 27 Apr 2015 10:32:12 +0200 merkel-and-tsipras-have-positive-phone-chat Economic recovery has arrived in the 19 countries that share the euro, but it is up to governments to ensure it endures, European Central Bank executive board member Benoit Coeure said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150423/ecb-says-recovery-is-there-in-eurozone Thu, 23 Apr 2015 11:07:04 +0200 ecb-says-recovery-is-there-in-eurozone