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 Joschka Fischer, former German vice-chancellor and foreign minister between 1998 and 2005, unleashed an uncompromising attack on Chancellor Angela Merkel over her Greek policy in an article published by newpspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150727/ex-foreign-minister-blasts-merkels-fatal-greece-policy Mon, 27 Jul 2015 19:01:24 +0200 ex-foreign-minister-blasts-merkels-fatal-greece-policy The 94-year-old Artur Fischer, a lifelong inventor and creator of the plastic wall screw plug, was given the European Inventor Award on Tuesday. The prolific innovator with more than 1,100 patents to his name is our German of the Week. https://www.thelocal.de/20140619/german-inventor-wins-european-prize-at-94 Thu, 19 Jun 2014 17:30:00 +0200 german-inventor-wins-european-prize-at-94 In the latest twist of Joschka Fischer’s colourful career, the sneaker-wearing former radical and foreign minister has signed on to consult luxury car maker BMW. https://www.thelocal.de/20090920/22035 Sun, 20 Sep 2009 12:20:00 +0200 22035 Amid efforts to broker a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, former German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer has reportedly called EU diplomatic work in the Middle East "chaotic" and a "flea circus." https://www.thelocal.de/20090107/16599 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:37:00 +0100 16599