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 is the second top destination for migrants behind the United States, UN figures show. We break down which states and cities internationals are drawn to. https://www.thelocal.de/20200219/where-do-expats-live-in-germany Wed, 19 Feb 2020 08:20:47 +0100 where-do-expats-live-in-germany Many of our readers will be only too familiar with the struggles of learning German. A new study has shown that these difficulties are by no means limited to tourists and expats. https://www.thelocal.de/20190507/62-million-germans-cannot-read-or-write-german-properly Tue, 07 May 2019 13:19:34 +0200 62-million-germans-cannot-read-or-write-german-properly Chris Pyak sparked a national debate on immigration this week when he quit the Free Democrats over the party’s hardening stance on immigration. He argues in The Local that the time has come for internationals in Germany to stand up for their rights. https://www.thelocal.de/20180516/germanys-foreign-population-needs-to-stand-up-for-itself-against-populist-politicians Wed, 16 May 2018 16:26:32 +0200 germanys-foreign-population-needs-to-stand-up-for-itself-against-populist-politicians Last year the growth in Germany's foreign population was partly due to a significant increase in immigration from EU countries, particularly eastern European states, according to the Federal Statistics Office (Destatis). https://www.thelocal.de/20180412/growth-in-germanys-foreign-population-driven-by-immigration-from-eastern-europe Thu, 12 Apr 2018 13:09:16 +0200 growth-in-germanys-foreign-population-driven-by-immigration-from-eastern-europe In 2017 the number of people in Germany who aren't German citizens reached a record high. But in which cities and states do they live exactly, and what are the largest foreign communities? https://www.thelocal.de/20180306/where-do-foreigners-live-in-germany Tue, 06 Mar 2018 15:08:07 +0100 where-do-foreigners-live-in-germany Despite a death rate higher than its birth rate, Germany managed to grow by two million people in two years due to high levels of immigration, statistics released on Tuesday showed. https://www.thelocal.de/20180313/german-population-has-grown-by-two-million-since-2015-due-to-immigration Tue, 13 Mar 2018 17:50:33 +0100 german-population-has-grown-by-two-million-since-2015-due-to-immigration A charitable food bank in the western town of Essen announced on Sunday that it will once again accept non-German clients after it restricted its services to foreigners in January. https://www.thelocal.de/20180312/food-charity-in-essen-reverses-decision-to-ban-new-migrant-clients Mon, 12 Mar 2018 11:53:55 +0100 food-charity-in-essen-reverses-decision-to-ban-new-migrant-clients The police said on Monday they were searching for vandals who sprayed the word "Nazis" on the building and vans of a charitable food bank that has stopped accepting new migrant clients. https://www.thelocal.de/20180226/nazi-sprayed-on-food-charity-in-essen-after-migrant-halt Mon, 26 Feb 2018 15:33:14 +0100 nazi-sprayed-on-food-charity-in-essen-after-migrant-halt A food bank in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia has temporarily stopped accepting non-German new registrants. https://www.thelocal.de/20180222/food-bank-in-essen-only-accepting-germans-over-reasonable-integration Thu, 22 Feb 2018 12:03:26 +0100 food-bank-in-essen-only-accepting-germans-over-reasonable-integration The government in Vienna is now taking legal action before the European Court of Justice against a car toll in Germany planned for 2019. https://www.thelocal.de/20171012/austria-files-lawsuit-against-germany-over-autobahn-foreigner-tolls Thu, 12 Oct 2017 13:50:08 +0200 austria-files-lawsuit-against-germany-over-autobahn-foreigner-tolls Over the past week, 20 polling stations set up in central Berlin invited non-German citizens to cast a symbolic general election vote. Why is the right to vote important for these residents? The Local found out. https://www.thelocal.de/20170918/foreigners-in-berlin-cast-symbolic-federal-election-vote-in-new-initiative Mon, 18 Sep 2017 18:47:05 +0200 foreigners-in-berlin-cast-symbolic-federal-election-vote-in-new-initiative When dealing with inquiries, employees at job centres in Germany tend to discriminate against people with names that sound foreign, according to a report released on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20170908/german-job-centres-discriminate-against-people-with-foreign-sounding-names-report Fri, 08 Sep 2017 19:00:34 +0200 german-job-centres-discriminate-against-people-with-foreign-sounding-names-report A new study has revealed that Berlin and Brandenburg’s education systems lag behind those of other German states. https://www.thelocal.de/20160819/berlin-has-worst-education-system-of-all-the-german-states-study Fri, 19 Aug 2016 12:39:23 +0200 berlin-has-worst-education-system-of-all-the-german-states-study German politicians and media have called for stricter laws against radical Islamist propaganda after a group of ultra-conservative Salafists took to the streets calling itself the "Shariah Police". https://www.thelocal.de/20140909/germanys-sharia-police-testing-rule-of-law Tue, 09 Sep 2014 10:25:00 +0200 germanys-sharia-police-testing-rule-of-law A Muslim shooting champion who was set to be stripped of his title in western Germany for not being Christian can keep his crown, a conservative shooting federation said on Wednesday. But he can't take part in the next stage of the competition. https://www.thelocal.de/20140807/muslim-german-shooting-king-can-keep-title Thu, 07 Aug 2014 10:56:00 +0200 muslim-german-shooting-king-can-keep-title More than 100,000 foreigners gained German citizenship last year, with a large jump in the number of people from Italy and Ukraine becoming naturalized. There has also been a leap in the number of Brits and Americans getting German citizenship. https://www.thelocal.de/20140806/100000-foreigners-get-german-citizenship Wed, 06 Aug 2014 10:28:00 +0200 100000-foreigners-get-german-citizenship A Muslim father could be stripped of his title as shooting champion for a town in western Germany because he is not Christian. https://www.thelocal.de/20140804/muslim-shooting-champion-germany-told-to-lose-title Mon, 04 Aug 2014 13:27:00 +0200 muslim-shooting-champion-germany-told-to-lose-title Foreigners from outside the EU suffer from a much lower employment rate in Germany than native citizens and EU immigrants, a study confirmed on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20140731/study-foreigners-less-likely-to-be-employed-than-germans-jobs Thu, 31 Jul 2014 10:18:00 +0200 study-foreigners-less-likely-to-be-employed-than-germans-jobs Germany's biggest newspaper, Bild, was forced to climb down over the weekend after a highly critical and controversial comment piece which attacked Islam as a barrier to integration appeared in its Sunday sister paper. https://www.thelocal.de/20140728/germany-tabloid-bild-attacks-islam Mon, 28 Jul 2014 12:29:00 +0200 germany-tabloid-bild-attacks-islam Germany is the most attractive place for investors in Europe, the results of a global survey revealed on Tuesday. Business leaders praised the nation's openness, stability and transparency. https://www.thelocal.de/20140528/study-germany-best-place-to-invest-in-europe Wed, 28 May 2014 10:15:00 +0200 study-germany-best-place-to-invest-in-europe