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 The euro turns 20 on Tuesday, marking two tumultuous decades that saw the single currency survive a make-or-break crisis and become a fixture in financial markets and Europeans' wallets. But it is destined to remain a fragile giant without closer eurozone integration, observers say. https://www.thelocal.de/20181228/twenty-years-since-its-introduction-the-euro-remains-on-a-fragile-footing Fri, 28 Dec 2018 12:04:28 +0100 twenty-years-since-its-introduction-the-euro-remains-on-a-fragile-footing Germany's "wise men" council of economic experts on Wednesday sharply lowered its economic outlook as Europe's powerhouse battles headwinds from trade conflicts, Brexit uncertainty and an ageing population. https://www.thelocal.de/20181107/brexit-and-an-aging-population-said-to Wed, 07 Nov 2018 16:25:06 +0100 brexit-and-an-aging-population-said-to In cities across the country on Thursday, people lined up in order to get their hands on the new specially minted five-euro coin. https://www.thelocal.de/20180419/hundreds-queue-across-germany-for-new-special-edition-five-euro-coin Thu, 19 Apr 2018 17:28:56 +0200 hundreds-queue-across-germany-for-new-special-edition-five-euro-coin Core EU powers France and Germany vowed Monday to accelerate eurozone integration, with a new bilateral panel to work out ways to kickstart the reform process. https://www.thelocal.de/20170522/germany-and-france-vow-to-speed-up-eurozone-integration Mon, 22 May 2017 17:06:49 +0200 germany-and-france-vow-to-speed-up-eurozone-integration China and Germany are not manipulating the value of their currencies to gain an unfair trade advantage, but both should do more to reduce their large trade surpluses with the United States, the Treasury Department said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20170415/germany-and-china-must-do-more-to-cut-trade-surpluses-us Sat, 15 Apr 2017 11:41:26 +0200 germany-and-china-must-do-more-to-cut-trade-surpluses-us A German couple temporarily lost custody of their children because they were homeschooling them. Now the family is taking their case to the European Court of Human Rights to defend what they say is their parental right. https://www.thelocal.de/20170406/german-parents-go-to-eu-court-after-police-seized-kids-in-homeschool-raid Thu, 06 Apr 2017 17:24:22 +0200 german-parents-go-to-eu-court-after-police-seized-kids-in-homeschool-raid Former Bundesbank president Hans Tietmeyer, a key architect of the euro who oversaw its introduction in Germany, has died at the age of 85, the central bank announced Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20161228/german-architect-of-euro-dies-aged-85 Wed, 28 Dec 2016 17:55:53 +0100 german-architect-of-euro-dies-aged-85 Flocke the Penguin is making his name as a psychic after a streak of correct football predictions. https://www.thelocal.de/20160623/brandenburg-penguin-psychic-euro-football-soccer-flocke-predictions Thu, 23 Jun 2016 17:32:54 +0200 brandenburg-penguin-psychic-euro-football-soccer-flocke-predictions The German government believes Greece should be granted debt relief only in 2018 after it has fully complied with its EU bailout, according to a finance ministry document seen by AFP Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160519/germany-sticks-to-nein-on-debt-relief-for-greece Thu, 19 May 2016 18:20:15 +0200 germany-sticks-to-nein-on-debt-relief-for-greece It’s still a long way to go until the Euro 2016 championships, but Germany has already scored the first victory over rivals England. Rather than on the football field, however, they've taken their first shot on a TV screen - in the form of a commercial. https://www.thelocal.de/20160509/lufthansa-advert-mocks-brits-euro-2016-germany-england-football Mon, 09 May 2016 18:07:24 +0200 lufthansa-advert-mocks-brits-euro-2016-germany-england-football A brand-new five-Euro coin, which has a blue plastic ring in the middle, will make life harder for counterfeiters, the Bavarian finance ministry claims. https://www.thelocal.de/20160412/see-through-five-euro-coin-unveiled-in-munich Tue, 12 Apr 2016 16:40:37 +0200 see-through-five-euro-coin-unveiled-in-munich Retailers in the small town of Kleve on Germany's border with the Netherlands have banded together in a movement to end the use of one- and two-cent coins. https://www.thelocal.de/20160201/small-towns-big-plan-to-ditch-small-change Mon, 01 Feb 2016 15:09:43 +0100 small-towns-big-plan-to-ditch-small-change France has been intimidated by Germany into pursuing an economic policy that isn't working, Nobel prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz told AFP in an interview on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150901/germany-intimidates-france-us-economist Tue, 01 Sep 2015 10:44:35 +0200 germany-intimidates-france-us-economist A study released on Tuesday shows that Germany's firm stance on Greek reforms has split European public opinion. But of all the main parties to the negotiations Berlin still fared best in the polling. https://www.thelocal.de/20150804/german-handling-of-greece-crisis-splits-europe Tue, 04 Aug 2015 19:24:33 +0200 german-handling-of-greece-crisis-splits-europe French Finance Minister Michel Sapin said in an interview Sunday that his German counterpart Wolfgang Schäuble was "wrong" to propose a temporary withdrawal from the euro for debt-laden Greece, evoking "a clear disagreement". https://www.thelocal.de/20150803/france-schuble-was-wrong-on-grexit Mon, 03 Aug 2015 10:12:59 +0200 france-schuble-was-wrong-on-grexit Wolfgang Bosbach, one of the most senior figures in the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), has resigned from his position as chair of the home affairs select committee in protest against the policies of his government towards Greece. https://www.thelocal.de/20150724/top-csu-mp-resigns-over-greece Fri, 24 Jul 2015 10:42:26 +0200 top-csu-mp-resigns-over-greece Bernd Lucke, who had quit the anti-euro Alternative for Germany (AfD) he led over what he described as the group's increasingly xenophobic views, on Sunday founded a new eurosceptic party. https://www.thelocal.de/20150720/lucke-sets-up-new-eurosceptic-party Mon, 20 Jul 2015 10:28:49 +0200 lucke-sets-up-new-eurosceptic-party What do ordinary Germans think about who is to blame for the Greek crisis and what can be done to solve it? The Local hit the streets of Berlin to find out. https://www.thelocal.de/20150710/germany-has-shown-a-lot-of-patience Fri, 10 Jul 2015 16:51:13 +0200 germany-has-shown-a-lot-of-patience A top German economist has warned that if Greece leaves the euro single currency it will suffer a decade-long depression, urging European leaders to come to a compromise over a third financial aid programme. https://www.thelocal.de/20150709/economist-warns-grexit-is-not-the-answer Thu, 09 Jul 2015 10:57:05 +0200 economist-warns-grexit-is-not-the-answer Chancellor Angela Merkel's tough stance on Greece plays well with German voters but carries a huge risk, analysts warn - history would likely blame her for a catastrophic "Grexit". https://www.thelocal.de/20150708/grexit-threatens-to-smash-merkels-euro-legacy Wed, 08 Jul 2015 18:16:42 +0200 grexit-threatens-to-smash-merkels-euro-legacy