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 Politicians' travel costs leap by 41 percent German politicians have claimed almost €7 million in travel expenses from the taxpayer in the last two years - an increase of 41 percent. Destinations included Fiji, Tonga and Cuba. https://www.thelocal.de/20131029/politicians-travel-expenses-up-41-percent Tue, 29 Oct 2013 11:17:00 +0100 politicians-travel-expenses-up-41-percent