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 new survey ahead of the national election in September shows Germans are more concerned about the future state of the environment than they are about more headline-grabbing topics like terrorism or the refugee crisis. https://www.thelocal.de/20170801/more-germans-are-fear-climate-change-than-terrorism-poll Tue, 01 Aug 2017 17:12:14 +0200 more-germans-are-fear-climate-change-than-terrorism-poll German technology giant Siemens has agreed to pay €38 million to settle a corruption case in Israel, local media reported on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160503/siemens-settles-israel-bribery-case-for-38m Tue, 03 May 2016 10:30:06 +0200 siemens-settles-israel-bribery-case-for-38m Angela Merkel's election rival Peer Steinbrück urged voters in Berlin on Thursday to swing behind his bid to usher in a more socially fair Germany by toppling the chancellor. https://www.thelocal.de/20130920/52007 Fri, 20 Sep 2013 10:30:00 +0200 52007 Chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition government is doing better in polls than it has done for more than three years, with less than six months to go before the general election, a survey published on Wednesday showed. https://www.thelocal.de/20130410/49053 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 16:23:00 +0200 49053 Spanish solar energy group Isofoton said Monday it had bid for bankrupt German solar cell maker Q-Cells, despite weekend news that it been bought by South Korean Hanwha Group. https://www.thelocal.de/20120827/44601 Mon, 27 Aug 2012 16:19:00 +0200 44601 German Chancellor Angela Merkel is unlikely to budge from her strict austerity course if France elects Socialist front-runner Francois Hollande on Sunday, though analysts say she'll have to compromise on a few new growth measures. https://www.thelocal.de/20120504/42339 Fri, 04 May 2012 11:17:00 +0200 42339 As Germany's election race draws to a close, Hamburg’s Miniature Wonderland has opened an exhibition which makes it possible for voters to experience the vision of a perfect society as imagined by the country's six biggest parties. https://www.thelocal.de/20090915/21947 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:14:00 +0200 21947 A surprising rift has emerged as the election approaches, with the Bavaria-based conservative Christian Social Union (CSU) attacking the pro-business Free Democrats (FDP) – two parties aiming to work together in the next government. https://www.thelocal.de/20090906/21737 Sun, 06 Sep 2009 16:09:00 +0200 21737 Dieter Althaus, the premier of the eastern state of Thuringia, said on Friday an election victory for Chancellor Angela Merkel next month could spell the end of a “solidarity surcharge” levied to help fund the reconstruction of Germany’s economically depressed east. https://www.thelocal.de/20090814/21245 Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:15:00 +0200 21245 Frank-Walter Steinmeier’s uphill battle to become Germany’s next chancellor just got steeper: the popularity of Angela Merkel's Social Democratic (SPD) challenger plunged to a new low in a poll released Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20090612/19885 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:55:00 +0200 19885 Bavarian state premier Horst Seehofer has warned his fellow conservatives against going into this autumn’s general election too confident of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s popularity. https://www.thelocal.de/20090103/16505 Sat, 03 Jan 2009 10:44:00 +0100 16505