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 France and Germany have agreed on the broad outlines of a proposed eurozone budget which they will present to EU finance ministers in Brussels on Monday, a French finance ministry source said. https://www.thelocal.de/20181117/paris-berlin-agree-on-future-eurozone-budget-french-ministry-source Sat, 17 Nov 2018 11:03:31 +0100 paris-berlin-agree-on-future-eurozone-budget-french-ministry-source Berlin has been one of the main lenders to Greece during its debt crisis. While conservative parties warned that supporting Greece would come at the cost of the German taxpayer, new figures show Germany has made money on the crisis. https://www.thelocal.de/20180621/germany-made-billions-on-greeces-debt-crisis-berlin-confirms Thu, 21 Jun 2018 12:35:56 +0200 germany-made-billions-on-greeces-debt-crisis-berlin-confirms Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative allies on Wednesday took aim at her backing for a new eurozone budget, German media reported, opening up another front in their attack against her. https://www.thelocal.de/20180620/bavarian-csu-launch-new-attack-on-merkel-over-eurozone-budget Wed, 20 Jun 2018 12:25:54 +0200 bavarian-csu-launch-new-attack-on-merkel-over-eurozone-budget France's President Emmanuel Macron and Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday announced common plans on a plethora of EU reforms ahead of a crunch end-June summit that could determine the future of the bloc. https://www.thelocal.de/20180620/germany-france-eurozone-reform-ideas Wed, 20 Jun 2018 11:01:15 +0200 germany-france-eurozone-reform-ideas France and Germany are "determined" to reach a compromise on President Emmanuel Macron's proposals for a shake-up of the eurozone, a French government source told AFP on Sunday after marathon talks between the two countries. https://www.thelocal.de/20180610/france-and-germany-push-for-compromise-on-eurozone-reform Sun, 10 Jun 2018 17:21:19 +0200 france-and-germany-push-for-compromise-on-eurozone-reform The German economy grew slower than analysts had forecast in the first three months of 2018, federal statistics authority Destatis said Tuesday, in a result likely to stoke fears of a eurozone slowdown. https://www.thelocal.de/20180515/german-gdp-growth-disappoints-in-first-quarter Tue, 15 May 2018 10:42:09 +0200 german-gdp-growth-disappoints-in-first-quarter Germany and France on Saturday pledged to deliver a joint proposal to reform the eurozone in time for a leaders summit in June, despite their big differences on the future of the bloc. https://www.thelocal.de/20180428/france-and-germany-pledge-eurozone-reform-plan-by-june Sat, 28 Apr 2018 17:44:34 +0200 france-and-germany-pledge-eurozone-reform-plan-by-june Wages in Germany have grown much faster than in other eurozone countries in recent years, a Bundesbank (central bank) study published Monday found, reversing conditions seen before the financial crisis that stoked intra-European resentment. https://www.thelocal.de/20180423/german-wage-growth-outpacing-rest-of-eurozone-study Mon, 23 Apr 2018 16:23:32 +0200 german-wage-growth-outpacing-rest-of-eurozone-study French President Emmanuel Macron heads to Berlin Thursday for talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel, hoping to breathe fresh life into his grand vision for EU reforms in the face of growing German resistance. https://www.thelocal.de/20180419/macron-visits-merkel-in-bid-to-salvage-eu-reform-plans Thu, 19 Apr 2018 10:49:07 +0200 macron-visits-merkel-in-bid-to-salvage-eu-reform-plans French President Emmanuel Macron's vision for a stronger European Union may be in tatters as a growing rift emerges with Germany on everything from defence to his plans for deeper eurozone integration. https://www.thelocal.de/20180418/germany-hits-brakes-on-macrons-european-dreams Wed, 18 Apr 2018 10:50:05 +0200 germany-hits-brakes-on-macrons-european-dreams French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday they would come up with a roadmap for a major shake-up of the European Union by June, despite resistance to Macron's ambitious reform agenda from smaller members of the bloc. https://www.thelocal.de/20180317/macron-merkel-promise-eu-reform-roadmap-by-june Sat, 17 Mar 2018 02:28:01 +0100 macron-merkel-promise-eu-reform-roadmap-by-june Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Friday cautioned Berlin and Paris not to try to push through their ambitious EU reform plans against the will of other member states. https://www.thelocal.de/20180317/dutch-pm-warns-macron-merkel-against-dictating-eu-reforms Sat, 17 Mar 2018 02:18:29 +0100 dutch-pm-warns-macron-merkel-against-dictating-eu-reforms Germany and France will offer their joint vision for reforming the eurozone by March, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday, in an effort to bridge divisions over the future of the single currency. https://www.thelocal.de/20171215/france-and-germany-to-unveil-eurozone-reforms-in-march Fri, 15 Dec 2017 16:34:33 +0100 france-and-germany-to-unveil-eurozone-reforms-in-march French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday pleaded his case for ambitious European reforms, appealing to German Chancellor Angela Merkel to join forces with him and enter the debate. https://www.thelocal.de/20171010/macron-urges-merkel-to-fight-for-eu-reforms Tue, 10 Oct 2017 19:06:09 +0200 macron-urges-merkel-to-fight-for-eu-reforms Eurozone finance ministers deluged German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble with farewell gifts on Monday as the man who inspired Europe's austerity answer to the debt crisis attended his last meeting with them. https://www.thelocal.de/20171010/personalized-banknotes-for-german-finance-ministers-farewell-party Tue, 10 Oct 2017 11:09:21 +0200 personalized-banknotes-for-german-finance-ministers-farewell-party German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble, the warhorse of the debt crisis, attends his final meeting of Eurozone ministers on Monday as variously the most loathed or loved figures in EU politics. https://www.thelocal.de/20171008/bad-cop-schuble-takes-eurozone-farewell-bow Sun, 08 Oct 2017 12:04:30 +0200 bad-cop-schuble-takes-eurozone-farewell-bow German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday she was prepared to "consider" new French President Emmanuel Macron's proposals for a shake-up of the eurozone. https://www.thelocal.de/20170620/merkel-ready-to-consider-macron-eurozone-reform-ideas Tue, 20 Jun 2017 13:35:24 +0200 merkel-ready-to-consider-macron-eurozone-reform-ideas Chancellor Angela Merkel lost a key ally on Sunday night as Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi resigned after losing a referendum on constitutional reform. But anti-immigrant populists in Germany welcomed the result. https://www.thelocal.de/20161205/why-germany-is-worried-by-italys-referendum-result Mon, 05 Dec 2016 12:17:36 +0100 why-germany-is-worried-by-italys-referendum-result Eurozone finance ministers agreed late on Tuesday night to pay out €10.3 billion to Greece so that it can make debt repayments due in the coming months. https://www.thelocal.de/20160525/germany-gets-its-way-over-fresh-aid-for-greece Wed, 25 May 2016 10:40:39 +0200 germany-gets-its-way-over-fresh-aid-for-greece