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 Unemployment in Germany remains at record low levels, as recovery in Europe's biggest economy remains on track and no fallout is apparent yet from the Volkswagen scandal, economists said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20151029/germany-maintains-record-low-unemployment Thu, 29 Oct 2015 12:29:03 +0100 germany-maintains-record-low-unemployment Whether on the basis of age, appearance or sex - one in three customers are discriminated against in Germany over the course of a year, according to a report due to be published on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20130526/49931 Sun, 26 May 2013 14:38:00 +0200 49931 Ditching the euro would cost Germany at least 200,000 jobs and half a percentage point in growth, according to a new study which concluded that Europe's biggest economy benefited from being within the eurozone. https://www.thelocal.de/20130430/49445 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:21:00 +0200 49445 Ahead of an EU summit to bolster the euro, German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Portugal's political parties on Thursday to stick to deficit reduction targets after the country's prime minister resigned over parliament's rejection of his austerity plan. https://www.thelocal.de/20110324/33949 Thu, 24 Mar 2011 16:58:00 +0100 33949 Frank-Walter Steinmeier, who launched his campaign Monday to unseat German Chancellor Angela Merkel, has won respect as foreign minister but has struggled to galvanise his party for battle. https://www.thelocal.de/20090803/21009 Mon, 03 Aug 2009 20:11:00 +0200 21009 Chancellor Angela Merkel’s embattled challenger unveiled his election manifesto Monday with an ambitious pledge of full employment in a decade amid Germany’s worst post-war recession. https://www.thelocal.de/20090803/21005 Mon, 03 Aug 2009 18:50:00 +0200 21005