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 With growing fears about global warming, deadly floods linked to climate change and a new political landscape as Angela Merkel leaves the stage, it should have been the German Greens' year. https://www.thelocal.de/20210926/analysis-greens-face-dashed-hopes-and-new-leverage-in-german-vote-aftermath Sun, 26 Sep 2021 22:47:12 +0200 analysis-greens-face-dashed-hopes-and-new-leverage-in-german-vote-aftermath Rattled by a shaky start to their campaign, Germany's Greens are trying to regroup ahead of next month's general election with a renewed focus on climate protection as floods and fires ravage Europe. https://www.thelocal.de/20210810/election-2021-germanys-greens-holding-onto-hope-for-change-after-merkel Tue, 10 Aug 2021 16:32:32 +0200 election-2021-germanys-greens-holding-onto-hope-for-change-after-merkel Germany's Green party said Tuesday that it would seek to introduce a new climate protection ministry with the power to veto government policies if it becomes part of the next coalition following September's general elections. https://www.thelocal.de/20210803/germanys-greens-propose-new-climate-protection-ministry-with-veto-power Tue, 03 Aug 2021 19:29:12 +0200 germanys-greens-propose-new-climate-protection-ministry-with-veto-power Germany's Green Party kicked off its campaign for the upcoming General Election yesterday, with a focus on wage inequality, railways and energy grants - but commentators are questioning why their candidate for chancellor is practically absent from their campaign materials. https://www.thelocal.de/20210713/more-trains-and-energy-grants-what-a-green-election-win-could-mean-for-germany Tue, 13 Jul 2021 18:33:21 +0200 more-trains-and-energy-grants-what-a-green-election-win-could-mean-for-germany Germany's Green party sought to shore up its gaffe-marred bid to succeed Angela Merkel with a focus on policies over personalities as it launched its campaign for September elections on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20210712/german-greens-try-to-claw-back-support-after-falling-behind-in-polls Mon, 12 Jul 2021 12:40:29 +0200 german-greens-try-to-claw-back-support-after-falling-behind-in-polls Members of the German Greens party on Saturday officially nominated Annalena Baerbock as their candidate to replace Chancellor Angela Merkel, despite recent setbacks and slip-ups that Baerbock herself acknowledged. https://www.thelocal.de/20210613/german-greens-back-weakened-leader-baerbock-after-polls-slump Sun, 13 Jun 2021 13:28:05 +0200 german-greens-back-weakened-leader-baerbock-after-polls-slump Long popular in western cities, Germany's Greens are bumping up against a wall with voters in the ex-communist east that could cost them the chance to snatch Chancellor Angela Merkel's crown when she retires this year. https://www.thelocal.de/20210609/can-germanys-greens-win-over-voters-in-eastern-states-ahead-of-election Wed, 09 Jun 2021 11:01:02 +0200 can-germanys-greens-win-over-voters-in-eastern-states-ahead-of-election Germany's resurgent Green party, its sights set on the chancellery in September's election, has stumbled on the campaign trail over undeclared bonus payments and controversial comments about arming Ukraine. https://www.thelocal.de/20210528/will-germanys-greens-face-tougher-election-race-after-series-of-gaffes Fri, 28 May 2021 14:44:54 +0200 will-germanys-greens-face-tougher-election-race-after-series-of-gaffes The Greens candidate seeking German Chancellor Angela Merkel's job has come under pressure after admitting she failed to declare some supplementary income, with new polls published Friday showing her popularity slipping. https://www.thelocal.de/20210521/stupid-oversight-german-green-chancellor-candidate-stumbles-after-failing-to-declare-bonus Fri, 21 May 2021 17:19:00 +0200 stupid-oversight-german-green-chancellor-candidate-stumbles-after-failing-to-declare-bonus With Germany's Green party leading the polls ahead of September's general elections, the ecologists' would-be successor to Angela Merkel has become increasingly targeted by internet trolls and fake news in recent weeks. https://www.thelocal.de/20210429/german-greens-chancellor-candidate-baerbock-targeted-by-fake-news Thu, 29 Apr 2021 11:13:51 +0200 german-greens-chancellor-candidate-baerbock-targeted-by-fake-news Having just announced their first ever chancellor candidate, Germany's Green Party is now leading in the polls ahead of September’s elections. How did what started as a grassroots movement gain a stronghold in German politics? https://www.thelocal.de/20210426/from-trailblazing-radicals-to-germanys-most-popular-party-who-are-the-greens Mon, 26 Apr 2021 18:10:02 +0200 from-trailblazing-radicals-to-germanys-most-popular-party-who-are-the-greens Germany's Greens are continuing their upward trajectory, with the ecologist party overtaking Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives in a new opinion poll just five months before a general election. https://www.thelocal.de/20210426/germans-are-in-the-mood-for-change-greens-take-lead-in-new-polls Mon, 26 Apr 2021 11:28:13 +0200 germans-are-in-the-mood-for-change-greens-take-lead-in-new-polls Germany's Green party on Monday named its co-chair Annalena Baerbock as their candidate to succeed Angela Merkel, throwing down the gauntlet to the chancellor's conservatives who were locked in increasingly vicious infighting for her crown. https://www.thelocal.de/20210419/greens-name-co-leader-annalena-baerbock-as-candidate-to-succeed-merkel Mon, 19 Apr 2021 13:20:45 +0200 greens-name-co-leader-annalena-baerbock-as-candidate-to-succeed-merkel As a former medal-winning trampolinist, Annalena Baerbock is used to aiming high. But the 40-year-old's next move may be her boldest yet, as she sets her sights on becoming Germany's first Green chancellor. https://www.thelocal.de/20210419/annalena-baerbock-the-green-ex-trampolinist-aiming-high-in-german-politics Mon, 19 Apr 2021 15:55:22 +0200 annalena-baerbock-the-green-ex-trampolinist-aiming-high-in-german-politics The Green party are about to do something they’ve never done before. On April 19th, they are going to announce their first ever candidate for Chancellor of Germany. Who are the candidates and what are their strengths and weaknesses? https://www.thelocal.de/20210413/germany-after-merkel-this-is-the-duo-vying-for-a-spot-as-the-first-ever-green-candidate-for-chancellor Tue, 13 Apr 2021 14:23:03 +0200 germany-after-merkel-this-is-the-duo-vying-for-a-spot-as-the-first-ever-green-candidate-for-chancellor Germany's opposition Greens party, currently surging in the polls, said Wednesday it would name its first chancellor candidate this month ahead of September's general election to replace Angela Merkel. https://www.thelocal.de/20210407/germanys-greens-set-to-put-forward-first-chancellor-candidate Wed, 07 Apr 2021 13:37:37 +0200 germanys-greens-set-to-put-forward-first-chancellor-candidate Baden-Württemberg, one of Germany's prosperous car regions, will go to the polls on Sunday - and the result is set to give a flavour of what might come in the country's national elections. https://www.thelocal.de/20210311/how-elections-in-one-german-state-could-reveal-whats-to-come-in-post-merkel-germany Thu, 11 Mar 2021 10:34:30 +0100 how-elections-in-one-german-state-could-reveal-whats-to-come-in-post-merkel-germany The Green party want to enforce a general speed limit on Germany's renowned Autobahn if they get into government after the planned 2021 elections. https://www.thelocal.de/20200714/germanys-greens-propose-speed-limit-on-autobahn-if-elected Tue, 14 Jul 2020 11:01:23 +0200 germanys-greens-propose-speed-limit-on-autobahn-if-elected Voters in German city-state Hamburg punished Chancellor Angela Merkel's crisis-racked conservatives and ejected the far right from parliament in a regional election Sunday, according to an exit poll. https://www.thelocal.de/20200223/green-party-winners-in-hamburg-elections Sun, 23 Feb 2020 19:53:09 +0100 green-party-winners-in-hamburg-elections Headed by a new leftist leadership duo, Germany's struggling Social Democrats are gearing up for a crunch congress from Friday that could decide the future of Chancellor Angela Merkel's fragile coalition government. https://www.thelocal.de/20191205/stay-or-go-four-scenarios-as-merkel-partners-debate-future Thu, 05 Dec 2019 10:05:25 +0100 stay-or-go-four-scenarios-as-merkel-partners-debate-future