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 German parliament on Thursday made the burning of foreign flags a criminal offence, with a possible jail term of up to three years. https://www.thelocal.de/20200515/germany-criminalises-the-burning-of-foreign-flags Fri, 15 May 2020 16:32:50 +0200 germany-criminalises-the-burning-of-foreign-flags Many German fans were left stunned after the national team's first World Cup game against Mexico last Sunday ended in a 0-1 defeat. Some experts say die Mannschaft’s performance has to do with politics. https://www.thelocal.de/20180622/germany-isnt-exactly-in-an-optimistic-mood-world-cup-and-die-mannschaft Fri, 22 Jun 2018 19:31:11 +0200 germany-isnt-exactly-in-an-optimistic-mood-world-cup-and-die-mannschaft A football-mad farmer in Bangladesh has unfurled a homemade German flag stretching 5.5 kilometres in a bizarre act of devotion to his favourite team ahead of the World Cup. https://www.thelocal.de/20180606/bangladeshi-world-cup-megafan-unfurls-kilometres-long-german-flag Wed, 06 Jun 2018 16:17:20 +0200 bangladeshi-world-cup-megafan-unfurls-kilometres-long-german-flag Chancellor Angela Merkel's party on Thursday placed the German flag front and centre in its campaign advertising for September elections, in a bid to snatch back a claim on patriotism from anti-immigration populists. https://www.thelocal.de/20170623/merkel-campaigns-with-german-flag-to-steal-a-march-on-nationslists Fri, 23 Jun 2017 11:50:09 +0200 merkel-campaigns-with-german-flag-to-steal-a-march-on-nationslists On March 9th 1848, the Federal Convention in Frankfurt made black, red and gold the German national colours. Like their French predecessors of 1789, the Germans now had a tricolour to symbolise nation and revolution. https://www.thelocal.de/20150312/schwarz-rot-gold-a-nations-history-in-colour Thu, 12 Mar 2015 13:03:43 +0100 schwarz-rot-gold-a-nations-history-in-colour Images of the German flag have gone viral in China following a government clampdown on the sex trade. The flag has become both a pro-government and anti-government symbol. https://www.thelocal.de/20140214/german-flag-goes-viral-in-china-as-symbol-of-prostitution Fri, 14 Feb 2014 16:45:00 +0100 german-flag-goes-viral-in-china-as-symbol-of-prostitution