The Local Germany 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 EU tells Germany to lift Covid-19 border restrictions The EU Commission has told Germany to lift its tight border restrictions for Tyrol, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, stressing that they are too "restrictive". https://www.thelocal.de/20210224/eu-tells-germany-to-lift-covid-19-border-restrictions Wed, 24 Feb 2021 13:57:14 +0100 eu-tells-germany-to-lift-covid-19-border-restrictions Who is Germany's Ursula von der Leyen, the surprise candidate set to take the EU's top job? Germany's Ursula von der Leyen, freshly nominated to head the European Commission, is a loyal confidante of Chancellor Angela Merkel, most recently serving in the tough post of defence minister. https://www.thelocal.de/20190703/who-is-germanys-ursula-von-der-leyen-the-merkel-ally-proposed-new-eu-commission-president Wed, 03 Jul 2019 11:36:09 +0200 who-is-germanys-ursula-von-der-leyen-the-merkel-ally-proposed-new-eu-commission-president German bid to head EU commission wants to 'work with' far-right Germany's Manfred Weber, who is targeting the European Commission's top job, wants to work with everyone including Hungarian nationalist firebrand Victor Orban and Italian far-right leader Matteo Salvini, he said in an interview Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20180907/german-bid-to-head-eu-commission-has-this-lofty-goal Fri, 07 Sep 2018 13:54:55 +0200 german-bid-to-head-eu-commission-has-this-lofty-goal Life expectancy much lower in Germany compared to EU neighbours: study A report published on Thursday by the EU Commission has found that average life expectancy in Germany pales in comparison to countries like Spain, Italy and France. https://www.thelocal.de/20171123/life-expectancy-much-lower-in-germany-compared-to-eu-neighbours-study Thu, 23 Nov 2017 16:21:04 +0100 life-expectancy-much-lower-in-germany-compared-to-eu-neighbours-study EU antitrust investigators target Volkswagen, Daimler German car giants Volkswagen and Daimler said Monday they are under investigation by EU antitrust regulators, in a new blow to the country's beleaguered auto industry. https://www.thelocal.de/20171023/eu-antitrust-investigators-target-volkswagen-daimler Mon, 23 Oct 2017 17:31:27 +0200 eu-antitrust-investigators-target-volkswagen-daimler Barroso warns Germany against less austerity The President of the European Commission has advised Germany to maintain the austerity programme in Europe as negotiations between Angela Merkel’s conservatives and the Social Democrats begin in earnest. https://www.thelocal.de/20131023/52529 Wed, 23 Oct 2013 11:26:00 +0200 52529