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 Voters in the German state of Hesse went to the polls on Sunday in regional elections. Preliminary results show gains for Merz's conservatives, a surge in support for the far-right and losses for the Greens. https://www.thelocal.de/20260316/cdu-leads-greens-slip-and-afd-advances-in-regional-elections-in-hesse Mon, 16 Mar 2026 10:31:30 +0100 cdu-leads-greens-slip-and-afd-advances-in-regional-elections-in-hesse With state elections fast approaching in the central German state and a skills shortage a key issue, we looked at the policies of all the different parties to see what they could mean for international residents. https://www.thelocal.de/20230927/what-could-the-hesse-elections-mean-for-international-residents Wed, 27 Sep 2023 11:38:51 +0200 what-could-the-hesse-elections-mean-for-international-residents Prosecutors said Monday they arrested a former police officer and his wife who they suspect of having sent threatening emails to politicians and other public figures across Germany, signing them off with a neo-Nazi reference. https://www.thelocal.de/20200727/ex-police-wife-arrested-over-far-right-letters-german-prosecutors Mon, 27 Jul 2020 18:32:56 +0200 ex-police-wife-arrested-over-far-right-letters-german-prosecutors A wave of threatening messages sent to politicians and other public figures in Germany is larger than previously thought, it emerged Tuesday, deepening a row over possible far-right links in a regional police force. https://www.thelocal.de/20200721/german-public-figures-receive-wave-of-far-right-threats Tue, 21 Jul 2020 19:47:09 +0200 german-public-figures-receive-wave-of-far-right-threats German police are facing growing accusations of links with the far-right scene after a police computer was used to search for details of a left-wing MP who received death threats. https://www.thelocal.de/20200710/german-police-face-claims-of-links-with-far-right-scene Fri, 10 Jul 2020 11:07:49 +0200 german-police-face-claims-of-links-with-far-right-scene Hesse is the home of Germany's financial centre as well as some of the country's most beautiful green spaces. These maps help you understand the state. https://www.thelocal.de/20191126/seven-maps-that-explain-hesse Tue, 26 Nov 2019 17:45:37 +0100 seven-maps-that-explain-hesse Several people were injured Monday when a car drove into a carnival procession in the central German town of Volkmarsen, police said. https://www.thelocal.de/20200224/several-injured-as-car-rams-carnival-procession-in-central-germany Mon, 24 Feb 2020 18:30:32 +0100 several-injured-as-car-rams-carnival-procession-in-central-germany Commuters, school pupils and other passengers were hit with cancellations and delays on Wednesday as bus drivers went on strike for the second day in a row. https://www.thelocal.de/20191120/passengers-face-disruption-as-bus-driver-strike-continues-in-german-state-of-hesse Wed, 20 Nov 2019 13:28:59 +0100 passengers-face-disruption-as-bus-driver-strike-continues-in-german-state-of-hesse The German state of Hesse has banned Microsoft's Office 365 software, in an example of how overly restrictive privacy laws can end up hurting students more than helping them. https://www.thelocal.de/20190731/opinion-hesse-privacy-ban-on-school-software-hurts-students Thu, 01 Aug 2019 01:31:12 +0200 opinion-hesse-privacy-ban-on-school-software-hurts-students German police have made two more arrests related to the killing of a pro-migrant politician federal prosecutors said Thursday. A far-right sympathizer has reportedly confessed to the crime. https://www.thelocal.de/20190627/two-more-arrests-made-over-german-pro-migrant-officers-homicide Thu, 27 Jun 2019 12:14:35 +0200 two-more-arrests-made-over-german-pro-migrant-officers-homicide German federal prosecutors said Monday they had taken over the murder case of a pro-migrant local city official, suggesting they suspect a far-right political motive. https://www.thelocal.de/20190617/far-right-motive-suspected-in-german-pro-migrant-politicians-murder Mon, 17 Jun 2019 17:32:54 +0200 far-right-motive-suspected-in-german-pro-migrant-politicians-murder German federal prosecutors said Monday they had taken over the murder case of a pro-migrant local city official, suggesting they suspect a political motive. https://www.thelocal.de/20190617/man-arrested-over-german-politician-murder-reportedly-from-far-right-scene Mon, 17 Jun 2019 10:22:31 +0200 man-arrested-over-german-politician-murder-reportedly-from-far-right-scene Hundreds of people, including Hesse’s state premier Volker Bouffier, gathered on Thursday to pay their respects to politician Walter Lübcke who was shot dead at his home. https://www.thelocal.de/20190614/mourners-gather-in-hesse-for-funeral-of-murdered-cdu-politician Fri, 14 Jun 2019 11:47:26 +0200 mourners-gather-in-hesse-for-funeral-of-murdered-cdu-politician The German government on Friday slammed online hate commentaries cheering the unsolved murder of a Hesse politician, who was vocally pro-migrant. https://www.thelocal.de/20190607/germany-slams-online-hate-posts-about-murdered-pro-migrant-politician Fri, 07 Jun 2019 15:38:44 +0200 germany-slams-online-hate-posts-about-murdered-pro-migrant-politician Drinks coasters with questions about Islam have been handed out in Maintal, near Frankfurt, in a bid to promote integration. But is it culturally insensitive given that many Muslims do not drink alcohol? https://www.thelocal.de/20190517/row-breaks-out-in-city-near-frankfurt-over-islam-beer-mats Fri, 17 May 2019 11:49:52 +0200 row-breaks-out-in-city-near-frankfurt-over-islam-beer-mats A woman has died after being shot in Offenbach, east of Frankfurt, in the state of Hesse. https://www.thelocal.de/20190510/gunman-on-the-loose-after-woman-shot-dead-in-offenbach Fri, 10 May 2019 11:11:53 +0200 gunman-on-the-loose-after-woman-shot-dead-in-offenbach A plane crashed in Germany on Sunday killing three people, police said. One of Russia's richest women was identified by the company she co-owns as among the victims. https://www.thelocal.de/20190401/double-tragedy-after-deadly-plane-and-car-crash-south-of-frankfurt Mon, 01 Apr 2019 10:06:12 +0200 double-tragedy-after-deadly-plane-and-car-crash-south-of-frankfurt A police officer in the state of Hesse received a fine and will face further disciplinary proceedings after being found to have passed confidential police information to a friend with links to right-wing extremists. https://www.thelocal.de/20190322/policeman-fined-after-revealing-confidential-information-on-right-wing-extremists Fri, 22 Mar 2019 14:13:44 +0100 policeman-fined-after-revealing-confidential-information-on-right-wing-extremists It’s an unexpected political partnership due to the two parties’ differing views. But the centre-right Christian Democrats (CDU) and the centre-left Greens are back together in the German state of Hesse. https://www.thelocal.de/20181220/how-the-unlikely-political-team-of-cdu-and-greens-have-reunited-in-hesse Thu, 20 Dec 2018 12:02:53 +0100 how-the-unlikely-political-team-of-cdu-and-greens-have-reunited-in-hesse The King is back. He's helping pedestrians cross the road in Friedberg, north of Frankfurt, with his trademark swinging hips. https://www.thelocal.de/20181206/elvis-presley Thu, 06 Dec 2018 10:29:41 +0100 elvis-presley