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 Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul criticised French defence spending on Monday, calling for Paris to do more to turn calls for European security sovereignty into concrete capabilities. https://www.thelocal.de/20260216/german-foreign-minister-attacks-france-over-defence-spending Mon, 16 Feb 2026 15:46:11 +0100 german-foreign-minister-attacks-france-over-defence-spending Germany's Friedrich Merz on Sunday reiterated that he was open to France extending its nuclear deterrent in Europe, as the continent seeks to respond to US President Donald Trump's upending of the transatlantic alliance. https://www.thelocal.de/20250309/germanys-merz-open-to-france-extending-nuclear-deterrent Sun, 09 Mar 2025 18:45:41 +0100 germanys-merz-open-to-france-extending-nuclear-deterrent German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will meet French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris next Wednesday, two days after the inauguration of Donald Trump as US president, Berlin said. https://www.thelocal.de/20250117/germanys-scholz-to-meet-macron-in-paris-next-week Fri, 17 Jan 2025 16:47:31 +0100 germanys-scholz-to-meet-macron-in-paris-next-week Emmanuel Macron will make a state visit to Germany in May, the German presidency said Thursday, the first trip of its kind by a French president in 24 years. https://www.thelocal.de/20240502/germany-to-host-french-president-macron-for-state-visit-in-may Thu, 02 May 2024 18:59:32 +0200 germany-to-host-french-president-macron-for-state-visit-in-may France and Germany on Friday firmed up plans to jointly develop a next-generation battle tank equipped with artificial intelligence and laser technology, billed as a game changer in modern warfare. https://www.thelocal.de/20240427/france-and-germany-sign-deal-on-tank-of-the-future Sat, 27 Apr 2024 11:21:34 +0200 france-and-germany-sign-deal-on-tank-of-the-future German Chancellor Olaf Scholz was set to receive French President Emmanuel Macron in Berlin on Friday after tensions between the leaders blew out into the open over differences on how to support Ukraine. https://www.thelocal.de/20240315/scholz-and-macron-meet-in-berlin-to-mend-ukraine-rift Fri, 15 Mar 2024 10:08:57 +0100 scholz-and-macron-meet-in-berlin-to-mend-ukraine-rift Tensions between France and Germany driven by differences over nuclear energy and combustion engines cast a shadow over a meeting of the 27 European Union leaders Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20230323/france-germany-tensions-loom-over-eu-leaders-summit Thu, 23 Mar 2023 10:47:34 +0100 france-germany-tensions-loom-over-eu-leaders-summit The German government said Friday that a joint parliamentary meeting planned next week with France has been cancelled, days after both sides scrapped their cabinet talks over disagreements on various issues. https://www.thelocal.de/20221021/germany-and-france-scrap-parliamentary-talks-amid-friction Fri, 21 Oct 2022 16:16:08 +0200 germany-and-france-scrap-parliamentary-talks-amid-friction Germany and France postponed a meeting set for next week between their governments until January as Berlin said that "more time" was necessary to find common ground on a slew of issues. https://www.thelocal.de/20221019/german-government-delays-talks-with-france-as-discord-builds Wed, 19 Oct 2022 17:46:02 +0200 german-government-delays-talks-with-france-as-discord-builds