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's conservatives on Monday promised no tax hikes, pragmatic action on climate change and a tough stance on Russia and China as they unveiled their plan to win voters in September's election in the absence of their veteran leader Angela Merkel. https://www.thelocal.de/20210621/no-tax-hikes-climate-action-heres-whats-in-the-election-manifesto-of-germanys-cdu Mon, 21 Jun 2021 18:24:24 +0200 no-tax-hikes-climate-action-heres-whats-in-the-election-manifesto-of-germanys-cdu Members of the German Greens party on Saturday officially nominated Annalena Baerbock as their candidate to replace Chancellor Angela Merkel, despite recent setbacks and slip-ups that Baerbock herself acknowledged. https://www.thelocal.de/20210613/german-greens-back-weakened-leader-baerbock-after-polls-slump Sun, 13 Jun 2021 13:28:05 +0200 german-greens-back-weakened-leader-baerbock-after-polls-slump The German government on Wednesday agreed on September 26th next year for the general election to choose a successor to Chancellor Angela Merkel, a government spokeswoman said. https://www.thelocal.de/20201125/germans-set-to-choose-merkel-successor-next-september-26th Wed, 25 Nov 2020 15:52:46 +0100 germans-set-to-choose-merkel-successor-next-september-26th