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 Art Cologne, the largest art fair in Germany and the oldest fair of its kind worldwide, might soon have competition on its hands with the launch of another art fair in the Rhineland region. https://www.thelocal.de/20171108/will-new-fair-art-dsseldorf-compete-with-largest-german-art-fair-in-cologne Wed, 08 Nov 2017 13:29:26 +0100 will-new-fair-art-dsseldorf-compete-with-largest-german-art-fair-in-cologne Medical tourism has grown into a healthy travel sector as people shop beyond their borders for everything from dental work to plastic surgery, say experts at Berlin's ITB travel fair. https://www.thelocal.de/20170311/patients-take-flight-as-medical-tourism-booms Sat, 11 Mar 2017 10:16:03 +0100 patients-take-flight-as-medical-tourism-booms Konrad Adenauer and Charles de Gaulle signed a reconciliation pact between France and Germany in 1963. Berlin's first French-German Festival happened the same year - and yet Felix Reimer isn't sure this sugary Volksfest was quite what the two statesmen had in mind. https://www.thelocal.de/20140704/football-germany-france-festival-volksfest Fri, 04 Jul 2014 09:50:00 +0200 football-germany-france-festival-volksfest Hundreds of toy-makers from around the world are showcasing their new games in the hope of making it onto children's Christmas wish-lists at the world’s biggest toy fair in Essen. https://www.thelocal.de/20131024/52545 Thu, 24 Oct 2013 10:30:00 +0200 52545