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 Work looks set to resume on the controversial NordStream 2 pipeline that will bring Russian gas to Germany despite a fresh protest from the United States on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.de/20201206/work-set-to-resume-on-nordstream-2-pipeline-despite-us-protest Sun, 06 Dec 2020 10:44:29 +0100 work-set-to-resume-on-nordstream-2-pipeline-despite-us-protest US President Donald Trump may loathe it, but the Russia-Germany gas pipeline Nord Stream 2 that runs under the Baltic Sea is set to be completed by the end of the year, its operators predict. https://www.thelocal.de/20190328/germany-pipeline Thu, 28 Mar 2019 10:44:16 +0100 germany-pipeline France and Germany have struck a compromise allowing Berlin to remain the lead negotiator with Russia on the Nord Stream II gas pipeline to Europe, a proposed deal showed on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20190209/germany-reaches-compromise-deal-over-nord-stream Sat, 09 Feb 2019 09:04:44 +0100 germany-reaches-compromise-deal-over-nord-stream Germany's government said Wednesday it was looking at backing a liquefied natural gas terminal, the statement coming as President Donald Trump pushes Berlin to buy American instead of Russian gas. https://www.thelocal.de/20181025/after-us-pressure-berlin-mulls-natural-gas-project Thu, 25 Oct 2018 11:47:47 +0200 after-us-pressure-berlin-mulls-natural-gas-project Preparatory work for the construction of a controversial Russian gas pipeline began off the German coast on Tuesday, just days ahead of a visit to Moscow by German chancellor Angela Merkel. https://www.thelocal.de/20180515/construction-begins-on-nord-stream-2 Tue, 15 May 2018 19:05:01 +0200 construction-begins-on-nord-stream-2 When Vladimir Putin was sworn in for his fourth term as Russian President on Monday, two Germans took pride of place at the ceremony. Their link to Russian mineral wealth reveals where Putin sees his priorities for relations with Berlin. https://www.thelocal.de/20180507/why-putins-swearing-in-ceremony-showed-germanys-key-role-in-russia-relations Mon, 07 May 2018 18:54:52 +0200 why-putins-swearing-in-ceremony-showed-germanys-key-role-in-russia-relations German authorities on Tuesday issued a final approval for a new gas pipeline from Russia, risking higher tensions with eastern neighbours fearful of European energy dependence on Moscow. https://www.thelocal.de/20180328/german-authorities-approve-gas-pipeline-from-russia Wed, 28 Mar 2018 10:46:10 +0200 german-authorities-approve-gas-pipeline-from-russia Germany aims to reduce its green house gas emissions by 40 percent by 2020. But, according to a new paper by the Federal Environment Ministry (UBA), this likely will not be achieved. https://www.thelocal.de/20171011/germany-at-huge-risk-of-missing-2020-climate-targets-government-figures-show Wed, 11 Oct 2017 17:32:53 +0200 germany-at-huge-risk-of-missing-2020-climate-targets-government-figures-show Two dockworkers were killed on Thursday morning when part of a ship exploded in the port of Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia. https://www.thelocal.de/20160331/two-killed-as-ship-explodes-in-western-germany Thu, 31 Mar 2016 12:43:46 +0200 two-killed-as-ship-explodes-in-western-germany German vice chancellor Sigmar Gabriel on Friday sought to allay Poland's concerns over plans to build a second pipeline to pump Russian gas to Germany under the Baltic Sea. https://www.thelocal.de/20160130/germany-soothes-polish-gas-pipeline-fears Sat, 30 Jan 2016 14:56:48 +0100 germany-soothes-polish-gas-pipeline-fears A huge amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) leaked from a transport truck in central Mainz on Tuesday, immobilizing traffic around the centre of the city and forcing the closure of the Christmas market. https://www.thelocal.de/20151223/huge-cloud-of-co2-floods-central-mainz Wed, 23 Dec 2015 09:21:58 +0100 huge-cloud-of-co2-floods-central-mainz Russian gas giant Gazprom on Thursday agreed to a plan with Shell, E.ON and OMV aimed at building a new gas pipeline to Germany, the companies said in a statement. https://www.thelocal.de/20150618/gazprom-russia-inks-plan-for-new-gas-pipeline-to-germany Thu, 18 Jun 2015 19:05:27 +0200 gazprom-russia-inks-plan-for-new-gas-pipeline-to-germany The cabinet agreed upon a draft law on “fracking” on Wednesday which will allow testing under stringent rules. But it is unclear whether the law will pass through the Bundestag (German parliament). https://www.thelocal.de/20150401/cabinet-proposes-fracking-against-strong-opposition Wed, 01 Apr 2015 13:37:56 +0200 cabinet-proposes-fracking-against-strong-opposition Germany's two largest energy generators, E.ON and RWE, are battling to stay in the black as the Energiewende (transition to green energy) has left them out in the cold. https://www.thelocal.de/20150311/energy-giants-feeling-pain-of-turn-to-renewable-energy Wed, 11 Mar 2015 17:22:15 +0100 energy-giants-feeling-pain-of-turn-to-renewable-energy European Commission plans to create a single market in energy, partly to reduce dependence on Russian gas, are sure to raise hackles in Berlin. https://www.thelocal.de/20150224/russia-ukraine-germany-resists-plan-for-eu-energy-union Tue, 24 Feb 2015 09:26:25 +0100 russia-ukraine-germany-resists-plan-for-eu-energy-union Motorists in parts of Germany were treated to a rare sight this week as filling station signs showed the price of diesel slipping below €1. https://www.thelocal.de/20150115/diesel-drops-below-1-in-parts-of-germany Thu, 15 Jan 2015 12:13:34 +0100 diesel-drops-below-1-in-parts-of-germany A school in Leverkusen was evacuated when a man threatened to blow up a neighbouring building after a domestic dispute triggered an hours-long standoff on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20141114/man-arrested-for-explosion-threats Fri, 14 Nov 2014 16:37:00 +0100 man-arrested-for-explosion-threats The European Union will "fully play its role" to implement the gas deal signed by Ukraine and Russia on Thursday, Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Francois Hollande said in a joint statement. https://www.thelocal.de/20141031/eu-promises-support-for-ukraine-gas-deal Fri, 31 Oct 2014 09:22:00 +0100 eu-promises-support-for-ukraine-gas-deal Police are investigating reports that workers were smoking at a building site where a gas pipe exploded in Ludwigshafen on Thursday, killing one person and destroying part of the town. https://www.thelocal.de/20141027/police-investigate-smoking-at-ludwigshagen-gas-blast Mon, 27 Oct 2014 11:36:00 +0100 police-investigate-smoking-at-ludwigshagen-gas-blast It will take several days to find out what caused a massive explosion on Thursday which rocked a town on the Rhine, killing a builder and injuring 26 others. https://www.thelocal.de/20141024/stay-inside-ludwigshafen-told-gas-blast Fri, 24 Oct 2014 10:53:00 +0200 stay-inside-ludwigshafen-told-gas-blast