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 Germany's far-right party AfD has been fined more than €400,000 for having received illegal campaign funding during regional elections, parliament's administrative body told AFP on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20190416/germanys-far-right-afd-handed-huge-fine-over-illegal-swiss-funding Tue, 16 Apr 2019 19:09:58 +0200 germanys-far-right-afd-handed-huge-fine-over-illegal-swiss-funding Auto giant Volkswagen said on Wednesday it would pay a €1 billion fine imposed by German prosecutors for diesel emissions cheating. https://www.thelocal.de/20180614/vw-says-will-pay-1-bn-euro-fine-over-emissions-cheating Thu, 14 Jun 2018 11:04:21 +0200 vw-says-will-pay-1-bn-euro-fine-over-emissions-cheating Competition authorities pounded two German potato packing firms on Thursday with a massive fine for secretly agreeing prices for their sacks of spuds. https://www.thelocal.de/20180503/german-authorities-bonn-smash-potato-packers-cartel Thu, 03 May 2018 19:36:55 +0200 german-authorities-bonn-smash-potato-packers-cartel German prosecutors said on Tuesday they have asked judges to fine three scientists at the prestigious Max Planck Institutes for animal cruelty over experiments on monkeys' brains. https://www.thelocal.de/20180220/germany-seeks-to-fine-scientists-over-monkey-experiments Tue, 20 Feb 2018 13:10:50 +0100 germany-seeks-to-fine-scientists-over-monkey-experiments A 17-year-old in southwest Germany was slapped with a hefty fine after he was caught speeding on purpose dozens of times. https://www.thelocal.de/20171215/teen-motorcyclist-fined-7000-for-intentionally-speeding-32-times Fri, 15 Dec 2017 15:56:06 +0100 teen-motorcyclist-fined-7000-for-intentionally-speeding-32-times A doctor who published information for women about abortions on her website has been fined €6,000 for breaking German criminal law. https://www.thelocal.de/20171124/doctor-who-advertised-abortion-on-her-website-fined-6000 Fri, 24 Nov 2017 16:15:28 +0100 doctor-who-advertised-abortion-on-her-website-fined-6000 A German court on Monday fined three people for failing to help an old man lying unconscious on the floor of a bank, instead walking around and even stepping over him. https://www.thelocal.de/20170918/court-fines-three-thousands-for-ignoring-dying-pensioner-in-bank Mon, 18 Sep 2017 17:39:13 +0200 court-fines-three-thousands-for-ignoring-dying-pensioner-in-bank US authorities are targeting Deutsche Bank for a record $14-billion fine marked the latest blow to Germany's biggest lender, which since the 2008 financial crisis has run a gauntlet of setbacks. https://www.thelocal.de/20160917/us-doj-hits-deutsche-bank-with-record-14bn-fine Sat, 17 Sep 2016 10:55:01 +0200 us-doj-hits-deutsche-bank-with-record-14bn-fine Nationwide fines for people who ride public transit without a proper ticket will increase from €40 to €60 starting on Wednesday in some cities, the first time the penalty has been increased in 12 years. https://www.thelocal.de/20150630/fare-dodging-fine-increases-from-40-to-60 Tue, 30 Jun 2015 18:02:45 +0200 fare-dodging-fine-increases-from-40-to-60 Deutsche Bank co-CEO Jürgen Fitschen is one of five defendants in a trial starting Tuesday accused of giving false testimony in a long-running legal battle with the defunct Kirch media group. https://www.thelocal.de/20150428/deutsche-bank-co-ceo-in-dock-on-false-testimony-charges Tue, 28 Apr 2015 10:00:55 +0200 deutsche-bank-co-ceo-in-dock-on-false-testimony-charges German banking giant Deutsche Bank has been fined $2.51 billion over its role in a vast multi-year conspiracy to rig LIBOR interest rates, US and British authorities said Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150423/deutsche-bank-ordered-to-pay-25bn-fine Thu, 23 Apr 2015 17:26:08 +0200 deutsche-bank-ordered-to-pay-25bn-fine Cologne's state court ordered a 41-year-old football fan to pay a €30,000 fine on Wednesday after he threw a banger into another section of the stands, hurting seven people. https://www.thelocal.de/20150408/banger-throwing-fan-slammed-with-30000-fine Wed, 08 Apr 2015 13:59:24 +0200 banger-throwing-fan-slammed-with-30000-fine A fare dodger who was stopped by ticket inspectors on the Berlin U-Bahn on Thursday morning escaped by jumping onto the tracks and running down a tunnel, delaying all trains in the area. https://www.thelocal.de/20140206/berlin-man-flees-into-train-tunnel-to-escape-40-fine Thu, 06 Feb 2014 18:18:00 +0100 berlin-man-flees-into-train-tunnel-to-escape-40-fine A court in Cologne has ordered an unemployed fork lift operator to pay a €900 fine for insulting a police officer. The man was stopped for using a cellphone while riding a bike and let loose a stream of profanities at the officer. https://www.thelocal.de/20121004/45355 Thu, 04 Oct 2012 12:39:00 +0200 45355