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 financial capital is waging a relentless campaign to establish itself as a key centre of global business. While jobs and wealth are being created aplenty, some locals feel like they are being trodden underfoot. https://www.thelocal.de/20190503/why-frankfurts-plan-to-build-europes-biggest-airport-is-making-locals-so-angry Fri, 03 May 2019 16:59:51 +0200 why-frankfurts-plan-to-build-europes-biggest-airport-is-making-locals-so-angry Workers at two nuclear power plants in western Germany submitted fake reports of their checks on radiation meters, it emerged this week. https://www.thelocal.de/20160415/safety-checks-faked-at-two-nuclear-plants Fri, 15 Apr 2016 13:03:47 +0200 safety-checks-faked-at-two-nuclear-plants German authorities said on Wednesday that they have measured excessive levels of exhaust emissions in several manufacturers' vehicles, in a revelation that could see the scandal around Volkswagen grow to encompass other firms. https://www.thelocal.de/20151111/dieselgate-scandal-may-hit-other-german-brands Wed, 11 Nov 2015 17:38:37 +0100 dieselgate-scandal-may-hit-other-german-brands Consumer protection organisations have demanded a suspension of the EU ban on incandescent light bulbs, citing official tests that showed the new compact fluorescent lamps to be dangerous if broken. https://www.thelocal.de/20101203/31563 Fri, 03 Dec 2010 08:55:00 +0100 31563 European drivers should be afraid, very afraid. If vehicle makers at a major trade fair opening in Germany on Thursday get their way, "monster trucks" are soon coming to the continent's motorways. https://www.thelocal.de/20100923/30033 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 15:11:00 +0200 30033 Germany said Monday it would extend the life of its nuclear reactors by an average of 12 years after marathon talks on the controversial issue that will shape the energy policy of Europe's top economy. https://www.thelocal.de/20100906/29627 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:14:00 +0200 29627 Germany's environment minister said the Copenhagen climate summit would fail if nations did not agree to a maximum two-degree rise in Earth's temperature, in an interview published on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.de/20091206/23759 Sun, 06 Dec 2009 13:34:00 +0100 23759 After successfully constructing artificial coral reefs six years ago, researchers in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern said this week they are planning to add more in the North and Baltic Sea while exploring different economic and tourism possibilities. https://www.thelocal.de/20090605/19737 Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:02:00 +0200 19737