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 Since Tuesday, Europe's monetary authorities have been printing the two banknotes with new security features. https://www.thelocal.de/20190528/germany-issue-new-100-and-200-euro-notes Tue, 28 May 2019 12:49:47 +0200 germany-issue-new-100-and-200-euro-notes Fourteen years after the introduction of the Euro in cash, Germans are still holding onto their Deutschmarks (DM), mainly for the sentimental value attached to them. https://www.thelocal.de/20160718/nostalgic-germans-still-hoarding-deutschmarks Mon, 18 Jul 2016 18:07:03 +0200 nostalgic-germans-still-hoarding-deutschmarks Among the crowds thronging the Euro 2016 fanzone at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate are new faces cheering in beginners' German -- refugees who have discovered their hosts' unbounded passion for the beautiful game. https://www.thelocal.de/20160708/germans-football-passion-delights-refugees-euro-2016 Fri, 08 Jul 2016 17:09:56 +0200 germans-football-passion-delights-refugees-euro-2016 Germany coach Joachim Löw refused to commit himself to stay beyond the next World Cup campaign as he picked through the wreckage of the country's Euro 2016 exit. https://www.thelocal.de/20160708/disappointed-loew-future-as-germany-manager-euro-2016 Fri, 08 Jul 2016 10:35:37 +0200 disappointed-loew-future-as-germany-manager-euro-2016 The European Central Bank (ECB) unveiled a new "state-of-the-art" €50 bill on Tuesday. A German police union said criminals would find a way to forge it. https://www.thelocal.de/20160706/new-50-note-is-forgeable-says-german-police-union Wed, 06 Jul 2016 18:32:51 +0200 new-50-note-is-forgeable-says-german-police-union Despite a mounting injury list, Germany coach Joachim Löw is relishing facing the Euro 2016 hosts in Thursday's semi-final under the motto - 'Bring on France'. https://www.thelocal.de/20160704/football-euro-2016-soccer-loew-germany-mueller-france Mon, 04 Jul 2016 17:21:03 +0200 football-euro-2016-soccer-loew-germany-mueller-france Italy vs Germany is not only one of the greatest rivalries in international football – it's also a titanic clash of culture and cuisine. There can only be one winner, but who? https://www.thelocal.de/20160701/germany-vs-italy-euro-2016-football-quarter-final Fri, 01 Jul 2016 19:49:43 +0200 germany-vs-italy-euro-2016-football-quarter-final Germany coach Joachim Löw appears to have found the right formula to get his attack firing at Euro 2016 after Julian Draxler's outstanding contribution in Sunday's 3-0 win over Slovakia. https://www.thelocal.de/20160627/germany-find-winning-formula-to-blast-away-slovakia Mon, 27 Jun 2016 10:15:05 +0200 germany-find-winning-formula-to-blast-away-slovakia German President Joachim Gauck on Friday expressed his concerns over security at Euro 2016, saying despite the massive security measures in place "there are people who want to hurt others". https://www.thelocal.de/20160610/german-president-expresses-euros-security-fears Fri, 10 Jun 2016 20:00:41 +0200 german-president-expresses-euros-security-fears Don't know your Hummels from your Höwedes? Normally think its all a load of Ballacks? We give you the low-down on Germany's football team, so you don't sound like you've got keine Ahnung watching Euro 2016 with your mates. https://www.thelocal.de/20160609/euro-2016-france-germany-mannschaft-national-team-list Thu, 09 Jun 2016 13:29:31 +0200 euro-2016-france-germany-mannschaft-national-team-list National team defender Jerome Boateng said his wife and five-year-old twins will not go to France to watch him play in the European Championship finals because of terror fears. https://www.thelocal.de/20160608/boateng-wont-take-family-to-euros-isis-terrorism-fears Wed, 08 Jun 2016 13:36:07 +0200 boateng-wont-take-family-to-euros-isis-terrorism-fears When national football star Mesut Özil posted a picture of himself in Mecca on Facebook it received 21,000 ‘likes’. But Germany’s far right party see it is an act of provocation. https://www.thelocal.de/20160531/footballer-zils-mecca-pilgrimage-was-unpatriotic-say-afd Tue, 31 May 2016 16:41:56 +0200 footballer-zils-mecca-pilgrimage-was-unpatriotic-say-afd Marco Reus endured more injury heartache with Germany on Tuesday - his 27th birthday - as he was cut from their final Euro 2016 squad, two years after missing the World Cup. https://www.thelocal.de/20160531/star-wingher Tue, 31 May 2016 15:53:25 +0200 star-wingher 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 Police in Darmstadt have confirmed that shredded euro notes worth thousands, which have been found in various spots across the city, are real. https://www.thelocal.de/20150922/20000-of-shredded-euros-found-on-street Tue, 22 Sep 2015 18:27:26 +0200 20000-of-shredded-euros-found-on-street Germany's coach Joachim Löw insists the world champions will still qualify for Euro 2016 despite their shock defeat to Poland as they struggle to adapt after lifting the World Cup. https://www.thelocal.de/20141013/germanys-loew-euro-qualification-will-not-be-a-problem Mon, 13 Oct 2014 10:45:00 +0200 germanys-loew-euro-qualification-will-not-be-a-problem Germany is facing fresh disciplinary proceedings after fans set off and threw fireworks during the country's 2-1 Euro 2012 win over the Netherlands, UEFA said on Thursday, after fining the country for previous incidents. https://www.thelocal.de/20120615/43163 Fri, 15 Jun 2012 09:15:00 +0200 43163 Germany's media on Sunday celebrated the team's 1-0 victory over Portugal, hailing goal-scorer Mario Gomez for getting the team off to winning ways, but coach Joachim Löw is still pushing for a stronger performance. https://www.thelocal.de/20120610/43067 Sun, 10 Jun 2012 16:16:00 +0200 43067 Germany coach Joachim Löw admitted his team have much to improve after they laboured to a 2-0 friendly win over minnows Israel on Thursday in their final warm-up game before Euro 2012. https://www.thelocal.de/20120601/42887 Fri, 01 Jun 2012 09:47:00 +0200 42887 13.31 billion Deutsche Marks in cash remain unaccounted for on the tenth anniversary of the introduction of the euro, according to a newspaper report. https://www.thelocal.de/20120101/39851 Sun, 01 Jan 2012 15:05:00 +0100 39851