The Local Germany 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 Two swanky new high rises to tower over east Berlin’s river bank The boom in luxury apartment blocks on the banks of the river Spree in east Berlin divide opinion. Now two new high rises and a hotel have been given the green light. https://www.thelocal.de/20170629/two-swanky-new-high-rises-to-tower-over-east-berlins-river-bank Thu, 29 Jun 2017 12:53:12 +0200 two-swanky-new-high-rises-to-tower-over-east-berlins-river-bank Pay pensioners to move out, says union head The parliamentary representative of trade union IG Bau hopes that a new strategy will make more room for families in German cities: Pay pensioners to downsize, he says. https://www.thelocal.de/20150205/pay-pensioners-to-move-germany-familes-homes Thu, 05 Feb 2015 11:19:11 +0100 pay-pensioners-to-move-germany-familes-homes Planning minister: Build 250,000 homes a year Planning Minister Barbara Hendricks on Thursday called for Germany to build 250,000 new homes a year to cope with housing shortages in its major cities. https://www.thelocal.de/20140711/germany-needs-250000-new-homes-a-year Fri, 11 Jul 2014 10:24:00 +0200 germany-needs-250000-new-homes-a-year Compensation for abused East German kids Thousands of survivors of abusive communist East German children's homes are to receive state compensation, after the Interior and Family Ministries announced a new €40 million fund on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20120327/41577 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 10:00:00 +0200 41577