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 Three days after the state elections in Bavaria, the CDU and Free Voters have begun talks to form a coalition. https://www.thelocal.de/20181017/csu-and-free-voters-begin-coalition-talks-in-bavaria Wed, 17 Oct 2018 12:19:17 +0200 csu-and-free-voters-begin-coalition-talks-in-bavaria The Oktoberfest concluded last weekend. The brilliant autumnal weather that usually accompanies it continues to bathe Bavaria in golden sunlight. But it’s not the persistent hangovers and lingering incidence of the notorious Wiesengrippe (Oktoberfest flu) that’s giving Munich the shakes. https://www.thelocal.de/20181012/bavaria-word-on-street Fri, 12 Oct 2018 19:43:18 +0200 bavaria-word-on-street As the state election campaign in Bavaria draws to a close, the embattled CSU and SPD are launching major rallies on Friday in a last desperate push to draw in voters. https://www.thelocal.de/20181012/with-heavy-losses-on-the-horizon-the-csu-and-spd-are-desperate-to-win-back-voters-in-bavaria Fri, 12 Oct 2018 11:18:52 +0200 with-heavy-losses-on-the-horizon-the-csu-and-spd-are-desperate-to-win-back-voters-in-bavaria A lawyer in Munich took a client to court on Tuesday after he refused to pay a bill of €25,000 for three hours of work. https://www.thelocal.de/20160427/munich-court-tells-lawyer-he-isnt-worth-8000-an-hour Wed, 27 Apr 2016 12:31:03 +0200 munich-court-tells-lawyer-he-isnt-worth-8000-an-hour After months of bickering among the coalition parties, the cabinet finally agreed to put a road toll for foreigners before parliament, but open questions about its financial viability and legality remain. https://www.thelocal.de/20141218/cabinet-agrees-road-toll-for-foreigners-from-2016 Thu, 18 Dec 2014 09:58:00 +0100 cabinet-agrees-road-toll-for-foreigners-from-2016 Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said on Friday his debt-wracked country was not asking for more cash, but needed more "breathing space" to carry out cuts and reforms. He had just met Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin. https://www.thelocal.de/20120824/44551 Fri, 24 Aug 2012 09:51:00 +0200 44551 The leaders of Germany and France put aside their differences on a controversial tax of financial market transactions and promised to speed up various measures to ease the eurozone crisis, as the euro flirted with new market lows Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20120109/40009 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:30:00 +0100 40009 Germany and France have warned Greece it will not get “one more cent” from the European Union or International Monetary Fund unless Athens abides by the terms of a rescue deal agreed upon last week. https://www.thelocal.de/20111103/38623 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 07:05:00 +0100 38623 Renate Künast is hoping to be elected the first Green mayor of Berlin on Sunday. The Local's friends at English-language magazine Exberliner spoke to her about her priorities for the German capital. https://www.thelocal.de/20110915/37607 Thu, 15 Sep 2011 14:34:00 +0200 37607