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 German public debt has dropped below €2 trillion for the first time in years thanks to robust economic growth. https://www.thelocal.de/20180802/good-news-germany-you-now-have-less-than-2000000000000-in-debt Fri, 03 Aug 2018 01:12:25 +0200 good-news-germany-you-now-have-less-than-2000000000000-in-debt According to a study by the EU, which has been published by the Funke Mediengruppe, Germany will have to increase its contribution to the EU budget by €3.8 billion annually after the UK leaves. https://www.thelocal.de/20171110/britains-exit-from-the-eu-will-cost-germany-a-lot-of-money-study Fri, 10 Nov 2017 11:16:40 +0100 britains-exit-from-the-eu-will-cost-germany-a-lot-of-money-study New government figures show that ever more German families are living in debt. https://www.thelocal.de/20160906/ever-more-german-households-burdened-with-debt Tue, 06 Sep 2016 19:07:45 +0200 ever-more-german-households-burdened-with-debt German leaders are facing the uncomfortable prospect of cutting budgets despite record tax takes because of the large numbers of refugees arriving in the country. https://www.thelocal.de/20160225/germany-could-take-36m-refugees-by-2020 Thu, 25 Feb 2016 09:20:14 +0100 germany-could-take-36m-refugees-by-2020 Germany ran up a record surplus in its public finances in 2015, with Europe's biggest economy showing "solid and consistent" growth last year, the federal statistics office said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160223/germany-records-highest-budget-surplus-since-reunification Tue, 23 Feb 2016 10:58:24 +0100 germany-records-highest-budget-surplus-since-reunification An internal government report seen by Die Welt am Sonntag predicts that Germany will have to take on uncontrollable debt if it doesn’t start making huge budget cuts now. https://www.thelocal.de/20160212/germany-must-act-now-to-prevent-debt-time-bomb Fri, 12 Feb 2016 16:36:27 +0100 germany-must-act-now-to-prevent-debt-time-bomb The government has announced plans to set a €5,000 limit on payments in cash - provoking a furious reaction from politicians, media and public alike. https://www.thelocal.de/20160212/planned-limit-on-cash-payments-step-towards-totalitarianism Fri, 12 Feb 2016 10:43:32 +0100 planned-limit-on-cash-payments-step-towards-totalitarianism The construction bill for a new Catholic Church service centre in Munich has reached €130 million, more than triple the original estimate when work began in 2011. https://www.thelocal.de/20131030/church-to-spend-130-million-on-munich-office Wed, 30 Oct 2013 13:28:00 +0100 church-to-spend-130-million-on-munich-office Germany's DZ Bank said on Monday that it would be stopping its business betting on commodity prices, one of the financial world's hotly contested activities, which has been blamed for pushing up staple food prices. https://www.thelocal.de/20130527/49949 Mon, 27 May 2013 18:17:00 +0200 49949 Young Germans are happy to save money for the future rather than spend it on frivolous pursuits in the here and now, as concerns about the country’s economy grow. https://www.thelocal.de/20121029/45843 Mon, 29 Oct 2012 15:15:00 +0100 45843 Germany’s top court on Tuesday dismissed claims by two German investors for damages for losses they made due to the bankrupt American investment firm Lehman Brothers. The verdict could set a precedent for other investors. https://www.thelocal.de/20110927/37857 Tue, 27 Sep 2011 18:18:00 +0200 37857 Germany's public debt amounts to €24,904 per citizen, the Federal Statistics Office in Wiesbaden reported on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20110927/37853 Tue, 27 Sep 2011 13:25:00 +0200 37853 The German wine industry seems immune from the global financial crisis, with sales at home as well as abroad unaffected by the crash. https://www.thelocal.de/20081018/14983 Sat, 18 Oct 2008 14:54:00 +0200 14983