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 Germans this year reported being happier with their lives than they've been in years, but some places are certainly more cheery than others. https://www.thelocal.de/20161018/heres-where-germanys-happiest-people-live Tue, 18 Oct 2016 19:13:22 +0200 heres-where-germanys-happiest-people-live Germany leaped and bounded up the scale of happiness, surpassing the comparatively gloomy Brits for the first time in the UN report on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160316/germans-jump-up-the-scale-in-world-happiness-rating Wed, 16 Mar 2016 17:29:13 +0100 germans-jump-up-the-scale-in-world-happiness-rating The economic and political powerhouse of Europe ranked 14th place worldwide for overall social progress in ratings released on Thursday, but lagged behind other European leaders in areas like religious tolerance and violence towards minorities. https://www.thelocal.de/20150410/germany-still-has-room-to-improve-on-tolerance-inclusion Fri, 10 Apr 2015 18:35:39 +0200 germany-still-has-room-to-improve-on-tolerance-inclusion In time for the International Day of Happiness on Friday, Eurostat released a report showing that younger Germans are on average more satisfied with their lives than older Germans. https://www.thelocal.de/20150320/younger-germans-happier-than-older-germans Fri, 20 Mar 2015 09:19:40 +0100 younger-germans-happier-than-older-germans