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 Thousands of demonstrators marched throughout Germany in the first series of climate protests since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Here are some highlights from Friday https://www.thelocal.de/20200925/in-photos-fridays-for-future-returns-around-germany Fri, 25 Sep 2020 17:37:02 +0200 in-photos-fridays-for-future-returns-around-germany Chancellor Angela Merkel's government reached a deal Friday on a broad climate plan for Germany, a coalition source told AFP, after marathon overnight talks stretching more than 18 hours. https://www.thelocal.de/20190920/german-government-struggles-to-reach-climate-deal-after-marathon-talks Fri, 20 Sep 2019 10:55:39 +0200 german-government-struggles-to-reach-climate-deal-after-marathon-talks More than 500 climate change demonstrations were taking place across Germany on Friday as part of the global climate strike. https://www.thelocal.de/20190920/in-pictures-germany-takes-to-the-streets-in-the-global-climate-strike Fri, 20 Sep 2019 12:57:07 +0200 in-pictures-germany-takes-to-the-streets-in-the-global-climate-strike Germany was an early pioneer in renewable energy and has massively boosted wind and solar power, so why is it bound to miss its self-imposed climate goals for next year? https://www.thelocal.de/20190919/can-germany-overcome-speed-bumps-on-road-to-fight-climate-change Thu, 19 Sep 2019 17:22:58 +0200 can-germany-overcome-speed-bumps-on-road-to-fight-climate-change German Chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition government plans to commit at least €100 billion on climate protection by 2030, according to a draft policy paper being discussed on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20190919/germany-pledges-100-billion-in-the-fight-against-climate-change Thu, 19 Sep 2019 16:25:59 +0200 germany-pledges-100-billion-in-the-fight-against-climate-change Four Mannheim families have been fined because their children skipped school to take part in a demonstration of the climate protection movement "Fridays for Future". https://www.thelocal.de/20190718/first-german-students-fined-for-skipping-class-for-fridays-for-future-demo Thu, 18 Jul 2019 15:31:04 +0200 first-german-students-fined-for-skipping-class-for-fridays-for-future-demo Young people taking part in Fridays for Future anti-climate change protests in North Rhine-Westphalia could be hit with fines for skipping classes, local media reported Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20190709/fridays-for-future-student-protesters-face-fines-in-western-germany-for-skipping-school Tue, 09 Jul 2019 11:13:33 +0200 fridays-for-future-student-protesters-face-fines-in-western-germany-for-skipping-school Demonstrators formed a human chain to symbolically lock politicians in the German parliament building in Berlin Friday, as calls by schoolchildren for climate action continued into the capital's summer holiday. https://www.thelocal.de/20190628/climate-activists-form-human-chain-around-german-parliament Fri, 28 Jun 2019 19:31:16 +0200 climate-activists-form-human-chain-around-german-parliament Thousands of school pupils demonstrated against climate change in western Germany Friday, as thousands of activists marched towards a nearby coal mine. https://www.thelocal.de/20190621/we-are-unstoppable-climate-activists-and-pupils-protest-against-german-coal-mine Fri, 21 Jun 2019 10:36:30 +0200 we-are-unstoppable-climate-activists-and-pupils-protest-against-german-coal-mine Thousands of environmental activists – including school pupils – are readying to blockade a huge open-pit coal mine in Germany, backed for the first time by the student climate movement launched by Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg. https://www.thelocal.de/20190619/generation-climate-to-occupy-huge-german-coal-mine Wed, 19 Jun 2019 10:29:19 +0200 generation-climate-to-occupy-huge-german-coal-mine A European election drubbing has served as a harsh wake-up call for Germany's leaders that young voters fear climate change and are furious about the government's glacial response to it. https://www.thelocal.de/20190527/the-perfect-storm-germany-feels-heat-of-climate-vote Mon, 27 May 2019 18:09:01 +0200 the-perfect-storm-germany-feels-heat-of-climate-vote Hundreds of thousands of young climate activists rallied across Europe Friday ahead of EU Parliament elections as part of protests worldwide demanding action against global warming. https://www.thelocal.de/20190525/youths-rally-across-europe-in-pre-vote-climate-protest Sat, 25 May 2019 12:32:20 +0200 youths-rally-across-europe-in-pre-vote-climate-protest At least 5,000 students boycotted classes and demonstrated at Berlin's iconic Brandenburg Gate in what was expected to be one of the largest of protests planned in more than 120 countries. https://www.thelocal.de/20190524/berlin-youths-rally-in-climate-protest-before-eu-vote Fri, 24 May 2019 16:33:26 +0200 berlin-youths-rally-in-climate-protest-before-eu-vote Shareholders in German car behemoth Volkswagen were barraged with criticism by teen environmental activists at the group's annual general meeting in Berlin, becoming the latest industrial giant targeted in a widening battle between generations. https://www.thelocal.de/20190515/they-are-accountable-teens-take-climate-fight-to-german-car-giant-vw Wed, 15 May 2019 10:10:18 +0200 they-are-accountable-teens-take-climate-fight-to-german-car-giant-vw More than 20,000 people, many of them students skipping school, joined Swedish teen activist Greta Thunberg to protest against climate change in the German capital. Here's what they had to say. https://www.thelocal.de/20190329/grandma-whats-a-polar-bear-students-speak-out-at-climate-demo Fri, 29 Mar 2019 17:38:04 +0100 grandma-whats-a-polar-bear-students-speak-out-at-climate-demo Young Germans are making themselves heard with demonstrations over climate change on Friday, marking a passionate engagement with politics not seen since reunification in the fast-ageing nation. https://www.thelocal.de/20190329/teen-activists-politics Fri, 29 Mar 2019 10:05:07 +0100 teen-activists-politics Across Germany, many students are skipping class Friday to protest for the climate, sparking a huge nationwide debate. https://www.thelocal.de/20190315/200-fridays-for-future Fri, 15 Mar 2019 12:17:04 +0100 200-fridays-for-future