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 It was no presidential weather in Berlin, but grey and wet. However the old and new Heads of State were in good spirits as the German Presidency was officially handed over on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.de/20170320/steinmeier-takes-over-from-gauck-as-germanys-president Mon, 20 Mar 2017 15:45:51 +0100 steinmeier-takes-over-from-gauck-as-germanys-president German President Joachim Gauck said he was worried about the prospect of Donald Trump winning the race for the White House, citing the US Republican hopeful's "unpredictability" as a cause for concern, according to a magazine interview published on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.de/20161106/german-president-worried-about-trump-win Sun, 06 Nov 2016 14:38:21 +0100 german-president-worried-about-trump-win On Thursday, German president Joachim Gauck spoke in Kiev 75 years after the Nazis slaughtered 33,771 Jews during one of the worst single massacres of the Holocaust. https://www.thelocal.de/20160930/gauck-commemorates-historic-nazi-massacre-of-34000-jews Fri, 30 Sep 2016 17:56:10 +0200 gauck-commemorates-historic-nazi-massacre-of-34000-jews German President Joachim Gauck on Friday expressed his concerns over security at Euro 2016, saying despite the massive security measures in place "there are people who want to hurt others". https://www.thelocal.de/20160610/german-president-expresses-euros-security-fears Fri, 10 Jun 2016 20:00:41 +0200 german-president-expresses-euros-security-fears Germany’s well-loved President, Joachim Gauck, announced on Monday he will not stand for renomination in 2017. Some of the most famous names in German politics are being discussed as potential successors. https://www.thelocal.de/20160607/who-will-be-germanys-next-president Tue, 07 Jun 2016 19:16:08 +0200 who-will-be-germanys-next-president The highest elected official in the land, President Joachim Gauck, said on Monday he will not run for a second term due to the encroaching weathers of time. https://www.thelocal.de/20160606/german-president-calls-time-on-tenure Mon, 06 Jun 2016 14:24:54 +0200 german-president-calls-time-on-tenure Germany's 76-year-old president Joachim Gauck will not run for a second term next year because of health concerns and his age, the Bild newspaper said on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160604/german-presidents-partner-has-banned-him-from-second-term-bild Sat, 04 Jun 2016 14:26:03 +0200 german-presidents-partner-has-banned-him-from-second-term-bild Germany's president on Wednesday condemned the illegitimacy of Communist rule in East Germany and lauded the benefits of human rights in a provocative speech to Shanghai university students. https://www.thelocal.de/20160323/german-president-condemns-communism-on-china-visit Wed, 23 Mar 2016 10:45:59 +0100 german-president-condemns-communism-on-china-visit Germany's president said Wednesday it is "morally and politically necessary" to limit Europe's refugee influx, warning that failing to do so meant ceding ground to populists and extremists. https://www.thelocal.de/20160120/call-to-limit-refugee-numbers-to-keep-public-support Wed, 20 Jan 2016 16:03:36 +0100 call-to-limit-refugee-numbers-to-keep-public-support German President Joachim Gauck warned on Sunday that Germany is approaching the limits of its capacity to take in refugees, saying that keeping society stable was an important part of being able to help those fleeing war when they arrived. https://www.thelocal.de/20150928/there-are-limits-to-germanys-capacity-for-refugees Mon, 28 Sep 2015 10:31:54 +0200 there-are-limits-to-germanys-capacity-for-refugees Israel's defence ministry said on Monday that it had a signed a contract worth €430 million to buy four German corvettes. https://www.thelocal.de/20150511/israel-to-buy-four-german-warships Mon, 11 May 2015 14:13:17 +0200 israel-to-buy-four-german-warships President Joachim Gauck on Tuesday warned Germans against drawing a line under the Holocaust as the Bundestag (parliament) opened a day of commemorations on the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. https://www.thelocal.de/20150127/no-german-identity-without-auschwitz-gauck Tue, 27 Jan 2015 11:26:00 +0100 no-german-identity-without-auschwitz-gauck German President Joachim Gauck told the country's Muslim community Tuesday that "we are all Germany" at a rally to condemn the Paris jihadist attacks and take a stand against rising Islamophobia. https://www.thelocal.de/20150114/gauck-tells-muslims-we-are-all-germany Wed, 14 Jan 2015 09:29:00 +0100 gauck-tells-muslims-we-are-all-germany The parents of good samaritan Tugce Albayrak are to found an institute name after their daughter, who died after intervening to stop a fight in a McDonald's restaurant. https://www.thelocal.de/20141230/tugces-parents-to-found-institute-in-her-name Tue, 30 Dec 2014 10:22:00 +0100 tugces-parents-to-found-institute-in-her-name Business leaders, the political class and average Germans are pushing back against a growing anti-immigrant movement, saying it threatens the values and image the country fought hard to establish since the war. https://www.thelocal.de/20141225/german-society-hits-backs-at-anti-immigrant Thu, 25 Dec 2014 08:54:00 +0100 german-society-hits-backs-at-anti-immigrant Germany's president appealed in a Christmas message for compassion and openness towards refugees coming to the country, which is grappling with a growing anti-Islam movement. https://www.thelocal.de/20141224/german-president-urges-compassion-help-for-refugees Wed, 24 Dec 2014 11:04:00 +0100 german-president-urges-compassion-help-for-refugees Germany's president sparked a heated debate on Monday after questioning whether the country's far-left party, Die Linke, is fit to lead its first state government since the Berlin Wall fell 25 years ago. https://www.thelocal.de/20141103/gauck-questions-left-party-linke-suitable-to-lead Mon, 03 Nov 2014 14:49:00 +0100 gauck-questions-left-party-linke-suitable-to-lead Russia has "effectively severed its partnership" with Europe and wants to establish a new order, German President Joachim Gauck said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20140902/russia-severed-from-europe-says-gauck Tue, 02 Sep 2014 10:17:00 +0200 russia-severed-from-europe-says-gauck A quarter of all politicians in the German Parliament are making additional income on top of their parliamentary salary, a transparency group said on Saturday. Thirteen lawmakers have made more than €100,000 in the last few months. https://www.thelocal.de/20140728/lawmakers-make-millions-from-anonymous-sources Mon, 28 Jul 2014 14:50:00 +0200 lawmakers-make-millions-from-anonymous-sources President Joachim Gauck has halted a pay rise for Germany’s politicians which was meant to come in on July 1st. Are German MPs paid too much and how do they compare with the rest of Europe? https://www.thelocal.de/20140701/are-germanys-politicians-paid-too-much-gauck Tue, 01 Jul 2014 16:05:00 +0200 are-germanys-politicians-paid-too-much-gauck