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 Germany is expecting to be the target of Russian disinformation in the run-up to elections this year, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said Friday, calling such practices "completely unacceptable". https://www.thelocal.de/20210319/germany-warns-russia-it-will-defend-itself-against-targeted-disinformation-in-election-year Fri, 19 Mar 2021 15:22:54 +0100 germany-warns-russia-it-will-defend-itself-against-targeted-disinformation-in-election-year German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed her shock on Thursday over the storming of the US Capitol by supporters of Donald Trump and said the president shared blame for the unrest. https://www.thelocal.de/20210107/merkel-joins-german-politicians-in-calling-out Thu, 07 Jan 2021 11:49:31 +0100 merkel-joins-german-politicians-in-calling-out German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas quarantined himself on Wednesday after one of his security staff tested positive for coronavirus, a ministry spokeswoman said. https://www.thelocal.de/20200923/german-foreign-minister-quarantines-over-coronavirus-exposure-fear Wed, 23 Sep 2020 17:24:34 +0200 german-foreign-minister-quarantines-over-coronavirus-exposure-fear Germany plans to lift its blanket travel warning for European nations from June 15th, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said Wednesday, as the continent looks to further ease restrictions imposed to contain the coronavirus. https://www.thelocal.de/20200603/germany-to-lift-travel-warning-for-eu-countries-from-mid-june Wed, 03 Jun 2020 13:17:35 +0200 germany-to-lift-travel-warning-for-eu-countries-from-mid-june Germany’s Foreign Minister Heiko Maas hopes Germany's worldwide warning against travel can be scrapped after June 14th – and turned into travel advice to allow people to make their own decisions. https://www.thelocal.de/20200518/germany-aims-to-lift-warning-against-worldwide-travel-from-mid-june Mon, 18 May 2020 13:09:34 +0200 germany-aims-to-lift-warning-against-worldwide-travel-from-mid-june Germany slammed Wednesday the US decision to suspend payments to the World Health Organization (WHO), as Foreign Minister Heiko Maas warned against "blaming others" for the coronavirus crisis. https://www.thelocal.de/20200415/germany-slams-trumps-who-payment-freeze Wed, 15 Apr 2020 13:43:17 +0200 germany-slams-trumps-who-payment-freeze US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday laid flowers at a kebab shop and a synagogue in Germany targeted in last month's fatal shooting by a far-right gunman. https://www.thelocal.de/20191108/pompeo-lays-flowers-at-halle-synagogue-after-far-right-shooting Fri, 08 Nov 2019 10:25:05 +0100 pompeo-lays-flowers-at-halle-synagogue-after-far-right-shooting Germany's Foreign Minister on Monday called for European unity 30 years after thousands of East Germans escaped communism via the West German embassy in Prague. https://www.thelocal.de/20191001/germany-urges-european-unity-30-years-after-prague-exodus Tue, 01 Oct 2019 10:57:52 +0200 germany-urges-european-unity-30-years-after-prague-exodus German Foreign Minister, Heiko Maas, is visiting Tehran to try and convince his Iranian counterpart and career diplomat Javad Zarif to stay in 2015 nuclear deal after discoveries of increasing tensions within the country by the UN atomic watchdog. https://www.thelocal.de/20190610/german-foreign-minister-negotiates-nuclear-deal-with-irans Mon, 10 Jun 2019 17:54:27 +0200 german-foreign-minister-negotiates-nuclear-deal-with-irans US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo abruptly cancelled a visit to Germany on Tuesday hours before he was due to arrive in Berlin, with his spokeswoman citing "pressing issues". https://www.thelocal.de/20190507/us-secretary-of-state-pompeo-cancels-germany-visit-due-to-pressing-issues Tue, 07 May 2019 14:04:59 +0200 us-secretary-of-state-pompeo-cancels-germany-visit-due-to-pressing-issues Germany Foreign Minister Heiko Maas warned on Friday that time was running out to prevent a no-deal Brexit, but added that the European Union was well prepared to cope with such an outcome. https://www.thelocal.de/20190330/time-running-out-to-prevent-no-deal-brexit-german-fm Sat, 30 Mar 2019 11:26:35 +0100 time-running-out-to-prevent-no-deal-brexit-german-fm German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas was stranded in Mali on Friday due to technical problems with his plane, the latest in a series of incidents that have struck the government's fleet. https://www.thelocal.de/20190301/foreign-minister-maas-latest-german-politician-plagued-by-plane-problems Fri, 01 Mar 2019 15:24:21 +0100 foreign-minister-maas-latest-german-politician-plagued-by-plane-problems Germany said Wednesday that it was up to Russia to salvage a key Cold War arms treaty with days to go before the United States plans to start pulling out. https://www.thelocal.de/20190124/foreign-minister-says-up-to-russia-to-save-missile-treaty Thu, 24 Jan 2019 10:00:27 +0100 foreign-minister-says-up-to-russia-to-save-missile-treaty Germany's Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said Tuesday that talks on Brexit will continue if British Prime Minister Theresa May's divorce deal is rejected by parliament. https://www.thelocal.de/20190115/heiko-maas-brexit-talks-could-go-on-if-may-loses-vote Tue, 15 Jan 2019 14:11:53 +0100 heiko-maas-brexit-talks-could-go-on-if-may-loses-vote Germany will bar 18 Saudis from entering its territory and Europe's Schengen passport-free zone over their alleged links to the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20181119/germany-says-will-bar-18-saudis-over-khashoggi-murder Mon, 19 Nov 2018 13:15:40 +0100 germany-says-will-bar-18-saudis-over-khashoggi-murder Brexit is dominating the news in Europe, including in Germany. Here's the reaction to the latest developments. https://www.thelocal.de/20181115/brexit-reaction-from-germany Thu, 15 Nov 2018 10:25:29 +0100 brexit-reaction-from-germany Germany on Thursday won the race to host the 2024 European Championship as UEFA backed a bid seen as safer than the rival Turkish proposal. https://www.thelocal.de/20180927/germany-beats-turkey-for-right-to-host-euro-2024 Thu, 27 Sep 2018 17:59:47 +0200 germany-beats-turkey-for-right-to-host-euro-2024 Germany wants a stronger EU border agency to handle migration to Europe, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said Thursday while judging "unsatisfactory" the squalid living conditions for thousands of migrants in Greece. https://www.thelocal.de/20180920/heiko-maas-says-germany-wants-stronger-eu-border-agency-on-migration Thu, 20 Sep 2018 19:22:15 +0200 heiko-maas-says-germany-wants-stronger-eu-border-agency-on-migration Foreign Minister Heiko Maas will campaign for the release of seven Germans imprisoned in Turkey during his inaugural visit to the country. https://www.thelocal.de/20180905/heiko-maas-aims-to-thaw-political-tensions-between-turkey-and-germany-with-ankara-visit Wed, 05 Sep 2018 12:21:15 +0200 heiko-maas-aims-to-thaw-political-tensions-between-turkey-and-germany-with-ankara-visit Heiko Maas (SPD) became the first German Foreign Minister in 26 years to visit the former Nazi concentration camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau on Monday ahead of a meeting with his Polish counterpart. https://www.thelocal.de/20180820/hell-on-earth-was-a-german-creation-says-foreign-minister-on-visit-to-auschwitz Mon, 20 Aug 2018 19:27:08 +0200 hell-on-earth-was-a-german-creation-says-foreign-minister-on-visit-to-auschwitz