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 EXPLAINED: What's at stake in the European parliamentary elections? The 2024 European elections take place around Europe from June 6th to June 9th but how do they work and what does the European parliament actually do and how does it work? https://www.thelocal.de/20240329/explained-whats-at-stake-in-the-european-parliamentary-elections Fri, 29 Mar 2024 17:35:09 +0100 explained-whats-at-stake-in-the-european-parliamentary-elections Macron wins Merkel backing for bid to shake up Europe France's new President Emmanuel Macron secured backing on Monday from key ally Chancellor Angela Merkel for his bid to shake up the EU, despite scepticism in Berlin over his proposed reforms. https://www.thelocal.de/20170516/macron-wins-merkel-backing-for-bid-to-shake-up-europe Tue, 16 May 2017 10:51:31 +0200 macron-wins-merkel-backing-for-bid-to-shake-up-europe German squad target for terrorists at Euro 2016: police Federal investigators have warned that the German national team could be the target of a terror attack at the European football championship this summer. https://www.thelocal.de/20160519/tops-cops-isis-isil-terror-attack-football-german-team-euros Thu, 19 May 2016 17:08:28 +0200 tops-cops-isis-isil-terror-attack-football-german-team-euros Four-fifths of Germans want Brits to stay in EU Germans were the most positive of five European countries surveyed about Britain staying in the EU, with almost four in five hoping Brexit will never happen, a survey showed on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160420/huge-majority-of-germans-want-brits-to-stay-in-eu Wed, 20 Apr 2016 12:29:01 +0200 huge-majority-of-germans-want-brits-to-stay-in-eu Europeans try their luck in Germany As the financial crisis in Europe continues to put pressure on job-seekers, thousands of Greeks, Spaniards and Portuguese are coming to Germany – to escape economic problems in their native countries. https://www.thelocal.de/20130402/48871 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 09:50:00 +0200 48871 Germany takes over EU anti-pirate mission Germany took control of the European Union's anti-pirate mission Operation Atalanta in a ceremony in Djibouti on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.de/20110813/36939 Sat, 13 Aug 2011 16:42:00 +0200 36939 Deutsche Bahn offices raided by European Commission The European Commission, which enforces competition regulations in Europe, on Thursday said it had raided the premises of German national rail company Deutsche Bahn in an anti-trust probe. https://www.thelocal.de/20110331/34105 Thu, 31 Mar 2011 16:54:00 +0200 34105 Merkel urges Germans to vote in EU poll Germans head to the polls on Sunday to elect representatives for a new European Parliament amid fears of a low voter turnout. https://www.thelocal.de/20090607/19761 Sun, 07 Jun 2009 11:35:00 +0200 19761