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 EU Commissioner Günther Oettinger raised doubts on Tuesday about whether Britain would leave the bloc, saying he wouldn't bet on "Brexit". https://www.thelocal.de/20160830/germanys-eu-commissioner-doubts-brexit-will-happen-eu-referendum Tue, 30 Aug 2016 13:41:44 +0200 germanys-eu-commissioner-doubts-brexit-will-happen-eu-referendum A new report shows that for those Brits already packing their bags and briefcases in anticipation of Brexit, Germany is by far the top destination. https://www.thelocal.de/20160714/germany-top-choice-as-new-home-for-brits-fleeing-brexit Thu, 14 Jul 2016 12:57:41 +0200 germany-top-choice-as-new-home-for-brits-fleeing-brexit Chancellor Angela Merkel expects Britain's new government to "quickly" define its relationship with the European Union after conservative Theresa May becomes prime minister on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160712/merkel-expects-britains-may-to-quickly-define-eu-ties Tue, 12 Jul 2016 12:47:35 +0200 merkel-expects-britains-may-to-quickly-define-eu-ties We all knew that a win for Brexit would create some measure of uncertainty but for those expats who have chosen to take full advantage of the European Union freedom of movement and make their home in Germany, the questions just keep mounting. https://www.thelocal.de/20160630/six-burning-questions-for-british-expats-about-brexit Thu, 30 Jun 2016 20:05:13 +0200 six-burning-questions-for-british-expats-about-brexit Britain leaving the EU means trouble ahead for Germany - and its hardest task will be convincing the Brits to drop a self-defeating ideology, a leading foreign policy expert told The Local. https://www.thelocal.de/20160624/germany-needs-to-make-uk-see-sense-brexit-eu-referendum Fri, 24 Jun 2016 18:27:57 +0200 germany-needs-to-make-uk-see-sense-brexit-eu-referendum Top German leaders declared that it was a "sad day for Europe" after British voters opted to leave the European Union. https://www.thelocal.de/20160624/german-foreign-minister-declares-sad-day-for-eu-germany Fri, 24 Jun 2016 09:56:08 +0200 german-foreign-minister-declares-sad-day-for-eu-germany Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday urged British politicians to moderate the language used in their campaigns ahead of the Brexit vote, after a popular pro-Europe MP was murdered. https://www.thelocal.de/20160617/merkel-urges-against-radical-speech-after-jo-cox-murder-brexit Fri, 17 Jun 2016 17:12:26 +0200 merkel-urges-against-radical-speech-after-jo-cox-murder-brexit German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble warned Friday that if Britain voted to leave the European Union, it wouldn't have access to the single market like non-members Norway and Switzerland do. https://www.thelocal.de/20160610/brexit-would-shut-uk-out-of-single-market-schuble Fri, 10 Jun 2016 17:40:17 +0200 brexit-would-shut-uk-out-of-single-market-schuble Several Brits living in Germany have said they have had to pay extra to send their ballots in for the EU referendum. Others worry that their votes may now be stuck in the post. https://www.thelocal.de/20160607/brits-say-german-post-is-charging-to-send-prepaid-brexit-ballots Tue, 07 Jun 2016 16:24:00 +0200 brits-say-german-post-is-charging-to-send-prepaid-brexit-ballots Germany and France have agreed to forge closer Eurozone ties without reopening the bloc’s treaties, a report in France has claimed. The move is seemingly designed to undermine UK Prime Minister David Cameron’s attempts to renegotiate his country’s ties to the EU. https://www.thelocal.de/20150526/hollande-and-merkel-set-to-rebuff-cameron Tue, 26 May 2015 11:34:45 +0200 hollande-and-merkel-set-to-rebuff-cameron British nationals who have been living abroad for less than 15 years will be allowed to vote in the EU referendum, while EU citizens in the UK will have no say on whether the UK stays in the European Union. https://www.thelocal.de/20150525/brits-abroad-allowed-vote-in-eu-referendum Mon, 25 May 2015 13:08:08 +0200 brits-abroad-allowed-vote-in-eu-referendum