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 chemicals firm Bayer said on Monday it would not introduce genetically modified crops in Europe after its gigantic takeover of US seed and pesticide producer Monsanto. https://www.thelocal.de/20161010/bayer-chief-promises-no-monsanto-gm-crops-in-europe Mon, 10 Oct 2016 13:07:33 +0200 bayer-chief-promises-no-monsanto-gm-crops-in-europe German chemicals giant Bayer said on Wednesday it had signed a $66 billion (€58.8 billion) takeover deal with US seeds and pesticides firm Monsanto. https://www.thelocal.de/20160914/bayer-agrees-deal-to-take-over-monsanto Wed, 14 Sep 2016 16:52:44 +0200 bayer-agrees-deal-to-take-over-monsanto Lidl is the first German supermarket chain to get the official 'GM-free' certification on its own-brand milk. https://www.thelocal.de/20160711/lidls-cows-are-going-on-a-gm-free-diet Mon, 11 Jul 2016 13:12:44 +0200 lidls-cows-are-going-on-a-gm-free-diet Monsanto said on Wednesday it was still open to a potential merger with Bayer, or to another big deal, as it reported lower earnings due to a tough agricultural market. https://www.thelocal.de/20160630/monsanto-still-open-to-deal-with-german-chemical-giant Thu, 30 Jun 2016 10:58:36 +0200 monsanto-still-open-to-deal-with-german-chemical-giant US auto giant General Motors has decided to stop auto manufacturing at its Opel plant in Bochum, western Germany, after 2016, the head of the works committee said on Friday, a move that could mean the plant will close. https://www.thelocal.de/20121208/46643 Sat, 08 Dec 2012 12:09:00 +0100 46643 A former restructuring expert has taken the wheel at Opel to lead the ailing auto maker – as it released dismaying figures which showed a significant drop in turnover this year. https://www.thelocal.de/20120717/43809 Tue, 17 Jul 2012 18:52:00 +0200 43809 The head of General Motors in Europe, Karl-Friedrich Stracke, has resigned from this job as well as his role as head of Opel/Vauxhall, the firm said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20120712/43723 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 18:28:00 +0200 43723 Germany’s consumer minister has vowed to fight European moves to relax its current zero-tolerance stance towards genetically modified food. https://www.thelocal.de/20120611/43091 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 18:57:00 +0200 43091 Some 800,000 metalworkers in the south-western German state of Baden-Württemberg won a 4.3 percent pay rise after marathon negotiations, their union IG Metall said on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.de/20120519/42631 Sat, 19 May 2012 12:33:00 +0200 42631 Production of Opel's key Astra model is to cease at the struggling German carmaker's Rüsselsheim plant, a newspaper reported on Sunday - in favour of cheaper labour in Poland and the UK. https://www.thelocal.de/20120507/42393 Mon, 07 May 2012 14:28:00 +0200 42393 Opel, the European unit of US auto group General Motors, expects to report a loss of €1.4 billion this year, Opel head Nick Reilly said in a magazine interview in Frankfurt on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20101122/31341 Mon, 22 Nov 2010 17:43:00 +0100 31341 German automaker Opel, a unit of US car giant General Motors, said Monday it would shut down a plant in Antwerp, Belgium by the end of the year because no suitable buyer had been found. https://www.thelocal.de/20101004/30261 Mon, 04 Oct 2010 17:20:00 +0200 30261 Opel has reportedly enlisted the help of Germany’s sparkling 2010 Eurovision Song Contest winner Lena Meyer-Landrut for a new advertising campaign meant to burnish the ailing carmaker's frumpy image. https://www.thelocal.de/20100901/29551 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:21:00 +0200 29551 Germany’s advertising watchdog on Tuesday threatened to sue carmaker Opel for misleading customers with a widely advertised promise of a “lifetime guarantee” on all new cars. https://www.thelocal.de/20100817/29217 Tue, 17 Aug 2010 19:00:00 +0200 29217 Beleaguered German automaker Opel announced on Thursday it would offer a ‘lifetime guarantee’ on its cars in an attempt to attract new customers and boost its flagging market share. https://www.thelocal.de/20100805/28979 Thu, 05 Aug 2010 19:33:00 +0200 28979 General Motors ended its quest for state aid from EU government for its troubled German unit Opel on Wednesday, saying it now had the financial firepower to finance a restructuring itself. https://www.thelocal.de/20100616/27901 Wed, 16 Jun 2010 16:39:00 +0200 27901 Four German states with Opel factories are ready to provide financial assistance to US auto giant General Motors, Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday after meeting regional officials. https://www.thelocal.de/20100610/27777 Fri, 11 Jun 2010 00:41:00 +0200 27777 The German government has turned down a request from General Motors for €1.1 billion ($1.3 billion) in state loan guarantees for its Opel unit, Economy Minister Rainer Brüderle said Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20100609/27749 Wed, 09 Jun 2010 19:51:00 +0200 27749 Genetically modified corn has been grown in seven German states in breach of a national ban after contaminated seeds were sold to farmers, the environmental group Greenpeace revealed Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20100607/27691 Mon, 07 Jun 2010 14:29:00 +0200 27691 The prospect of state aid for car maker Opel dimmed on Monday with a large number of government MPs reportedly against giving government help to the firm. https://www.thelocal.de/20100607/27683 Mon, 07 Jun 2010 10:39:00 +0200 27683