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 Air strikes that cause collateral damage against civilians in Syria are a "no lesser crime" than the Paris attacks, a leader from Germany's far-left Die Linke (Left Party) said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20151228/syria-air-strikes-like-paris-attacks-far-left-mp-germany Mon, 28 Dec 2015 10:51:39 +0100 syria-air-strikes-like-paris-attacks-far-left-mp-germany Update: A Leading German MP confirmed that the country will offer military aid to France in the fight against Isis in Syria, following a promise by Chancellor Angela Merkel during a visit to Paris on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20151126/german-forces-will-back-france-in-syria-fight Thu, 26 Nov 2015 09:27:53 +0100 german-forces-will-back-france-in-syria-fight French President Francois Hollande called Thursday for Berlin to supply all the information it had after reports Germany's foreign intelligence service spied on Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, saying it was not the kind of behaviour he expected between friendly countries. https://www.thelocal.de/20151112/france-demands-answers-over-german-spying Thu, 12 Nov 2015 15:26:42 +0100 france-demands-answers-over-german-spying German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday that the European Union's asylum rules were "obsolete" as they put the burden on EU states where migrants first arrive to process claims for refugee status. https://www.thelocal.de/20151007/eu-refugee-rules-are-obsolete-merkel Wed, 07 Oct 2015 19:20:38 +0200 eu-refugee-rules-are-obsolete-merkel Germany and France have agreed that the European Union, facing a slew of migrant crises, should impose binding quotas on the numbers member states take in. https://www.thelocal.de/20150903/france-and-germany-agree-on-need-for-binding-migrant-quotas Thu, 03 Sep 2015 17:39:19 +0200 france-and-germany-agree-on-need-for-binding-migrant-quotas France has been intimidated by Germany into pursuing an economic policy that isn't working, Nobel prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz told AFP in an interview on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150901/germany-intimidates-france-us-economist Tue, 01 Sep 2015 10:44:35 +0200 germany-intimidates-france-us-economist A new wave of migrants began entering the European Union from Serbia on Monday as the leaders of France and Germany called for a unified response to the continent's biggest migrant crisis since the Second World War. https://www.thelocal.de/20150825/merkel-hollande-call-for-unified-refugee-response Tue, 25 Aug 2015 10:23:46 +0200 merkel-hollande-call-for-unified-refugee-response Germany said on Wednesday it could not rule out Russian President Vladimir Putin would take part in a future round of talks over conflict-torn eastern Ukraine after speculation that Western leaders were snubbing him. https://www.thelocal.de/20150819/putin-may-join-future-ukraine-talks-germany Wed, 19 Aug 2015 17:31:26 +0200 putin-may-join-future-ukraine-talks-germany UPDATE: Chancellor Angela Merkel offered no new insights into her thinking as she arrived in Brussels for a meeting of eurozone government heads on Tuesday, saying that it was up to Greece to make a move and show willing. https://www.thelocal.de/20150707/germany-france-call-for-greece-to-get-serious Tue, 07 Jul 2015 10:14:11 +0200 germany-france-call-for-greece-to-get-serious Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel lamented the "insufficient" progress in resolving the Ukraine crisis after a telephone conversation Monday with Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to a source close to the French president. https://www.thelocal.de/20150622/france-germany-merkel-hollande-ukraine-slow-progress Mon, 22 Jun 2015 18:30:51 +0200 france-germany-merkel-hollande-ukraine-slow-progress Chancellor Angela Merkel agreed to further steps in putting last month's Ukraine ceasefire accords into action on Monday evening in a phone conversation with French President Francois Hollande, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine's Petro Poroshenko. https://www.thelocal.de/20150303/merkel-holds-ukraine-talks-with-hollande-putin-poroshenko Tue, 03 Mar 2015 09:36:19 +0100 merkel-holds-ukraine-talks-with-hollande-putin-poroshenko French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel called for the "Minsk II" ceasefire deal in Ukraine to be "fully respected" after meeting in Paris on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150220/ukraine-crisis-merkel-and-hollande-cling-to-minsk-agreement Fri, 20 Feb 2015 16:24:26 +0100 ukraine-crisis-merkel-and-hollande-cling-to-minsk-agreement Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Francois Hollande of France meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Minsk on Wednesday to try and put an end to the Ukraine crisis. The Local looks at just what the stakes are at the negotiating table. https://www.thelocal.de/20150211/merkel-and-hollande-make-last-ditch-ceasefire-push Wed, 11 Feb 2015 11:39:01 +0100 merkel-and-hollande-make-last-ditch-ceasefire-push Chancellor Angela Merkel is set to meet with her French, Russian and Ukrainian counterparts on Wednesday in a frantic bid to halt escalating bloodshed in Eastern Ukraine. https://www.thelocal.de/20150209/emergency-peace-talks-ukraine-putin-merkel-hollande Mon, 09 Feb 2015 09:09:15 +0100 emergency-peace-talks-ukraine-putin-merkel-hollande German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday that she and French President Francois Hollande's initiative for conflict-wracked Ukraine was aimed at defending European peace". https://www.thelocal.de/20150206/merkel-and-hollande-go-to-moscow-to-defend-peace Fri, 06 Feb 2015 15:00:55 +0100 merkel-and-hollande-go-to-moscow-to-defend-peace Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said a new peace plan proposed by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French leader Francois Hollande, which will be presented to Moscow on Friday, has raised hopes for an end to the fighting with Kiev's pro-Russian rebels. https://www.thelocal.de/20150206/merkel-hollande-visit-gives-hope-for-peace-says-ukraine Fri, 06 Feb 2015 09:05:04 +0100 merkel-hollande-visit-gives-hope-for-peace-says-ukraine French President Francois Hollande said he and German Chancellor Angela Merkel would visit Kiev later Thursday, before heading to Moscow, in a fresh push to find a solution to the raging conflict in eastern Ukraine. https://www.thelocal.de/20150205/merkel-and-hollande-to-visit-kiev-and-moscow Thu, 05 Feb 2015 12:43:25 +0100 merkel-and-hollande-to-visit-kiev-and-moscow German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday that she would join French President Francois Hollande and other leaders at a Paris mass rally this weekend to show solidarity after the Charlie Hebdo attacks and subsequent bloodshed. https://www.thelocal.de/20150109/merkel-hollande-meeting-cancelled-after-paris-attack Fri, 09 Jan 2015 17:20:00 +0100 merkel-hollande-meeting-cancelled-after-paris-attack Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany agreed on new peace talks this week on Christmas Eve and Boxing Day, Ukrainian President Petro Poroschenko announced on Monday evening. https://www.thelocal.de/20141223/merkel-to-have-a-chilly-ukraine-christmas-putin-poroschenko-donbass-osce-negotiations-minsk Tue, 23 Dec 2014 09:57:00 +0100 merkel-to-have-a-chilly-ukraine-christmas-putin-poroschenko-donbass-osce-negotiations-minsk The leaders of France and Germany discussed a shaky ceasefire deal and economic reforms for Ukraine in a telephone call with President Petro Poroshenko on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.de/20141215/merkel-hollande-make-ceasefire-call Mon, 15 Dec 2014 09:32:00 +0100 merkel-hollande-make-ceasefire-call