The Local Germany

Dutch queen’s ‘swastika’ coat raises eyebrows on state visit

Fri, 15 Apr 2016 17:33:32 +0200

A fashion faux-pas by Queen Máxima of the Netherlands on the second day of a royal visit to Germany led to consternation on social media on Thursday.

As it happened: Greece roadmap deal struck

Mon, 13 Jul 2015 10:26:49 +0200

UPDATE: Eurozone leaders have reached a deal in Brussels after an all-night negotiation to establish preconditions for a new financial aid programme for Greece.

Germany reach semis of beach volleyball worlds

Fri, 03 Jul 2015 14:30:37 +0200

Germany's top beach volleyball pair are storming the world championships in Holland and prepare to face Brazil in the semis on Friday.

Obama to rally Europe over Russia sanctions

Tue, 03 Mar 2015 16:52:18 +0100

President Barack Obama will hold a secure video conference with European leaders to discuss the crisis in Ukraine on Tuesday, as Russia faces possible further sanctions for its role in the conflict.

'Forest Boy' faces work after court fraud hearing

Thu, 26 Sep 2013 14:05:00 +0200

The young man who became world famous as the "Forest Boy" when he claimed he had lived feral in German woods for five years - agreed to carry out 150 hours of community service on Thursday after admitting making it all up.

Dutch invade German borderlands for beer

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 16:20:00 +0100

The flood of Germans coming back from Holland with secret stashes of cannabis has been replaced by Dutch people going in the other direction, their cars loaded with beer, the Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung reported.

Rhine river cruiser in quarantine as virus rages

Sat, 08 Dec 2012 11:01:00 +0100

A River Rhine cruise ship in Wiesbaden has been put under quarantine after at least 60 people on board became violently ill with a vomiting bug, thought to be a novovirus. No-one is allowed to leave while the bug rages through the ship.

Holland loom large as Germany shed stars

Mon, 12 Nov 2012 09:07:00 +0100

Germany take on neighbours Holland in an international friendly on Wednesday with head coach Joachim Löw facing an injury and sickness headache after losing six of his stars over the weekend.

Traffic police plan huge blitz for speeders

Tue, 23 Oct 2012 09:44:00 +0200

Drivers in north-western Germany should watch their speed on Wednesday, as two German states and the Netherlands will be launching a joint effort to crack down on speeders.

Germany defeat Dutch, head for Euro quarters

Thu, 14 Jun 2012 00:59:00 +0200

Germany are almost within reach of the Euro 2012 quarter-finals after dispatching the Netherlands 2-1 on Wednesday night. Mario Gomez scored twice as the disappointing Dutch edged closer to a first-round exit.

Nazi war criminal, 90, dies at large - in Bavaria

Sun, 27 May 2012 14:22:00 +0200

A Nazi war criminal who escaped from a Dutch jail after the war and evaded all attempts by the Netherlands to get him back has died at the age of 90 in Germany, it was confirmed on Sunday.

German house of horror: bodies dissolved in acid

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 18:38:00 +0100

A family of five used a house of horror in Germany to cut up the bodies of two men they had killed – one stabbed with an ice pick, the other shot to death - and dissolve them in acid, before flushing the remains away, a Dutch court heard.