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 Interior ministers from Germany's federal states said Thursday they plan to ease deportation rules to allow Syrians convicted of serious crimes to be returned to the war-torn country. https://www.thelocal.de/20191205/germany-plans-to-deport-dangerous-syrian-criminals Thu, 05 Dec 2019 14:52:33 +0100 germany-plans-to-deport-dangerous-syrian-criminals Next year marks 30 years since East and West Germany came together. But the Interior Ministry appeared to overlook the special anniversary – and was forced to ask for €61 million to pay for reunification celebrations. https://www.thelocal.de/20190430/interior-ministry-forgets-30-years-of-german-reunification-asks-for-60million Tue, 30 Apr 2019 11:35:16 +0200 interior-ministry-forgets-30-years-of-german-reunification-asks-for-60million Horst Seehofer has announced he will step down as leader of the Bavarian Christian Socialists (CSU), the sister party of Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats (CDU). It's the latest shake-up in the changing landscape of German politics. https://www.thelocal.de/20181112/another-shake-up-for-german-politics-as-csus-horst-seehofer-set-to-quit Mon, 12 Nov 2018 13:10:08 +0100 another-shake-up-for-german-politics-as-csus-horst-seehofer-set-to-quit A poll published on Friday says Alternative for Germany (AfD) would take 18 per cent of the vote if there were Bundestag elections on Sunday, making them the the second-strongest party in the country after the Union. https://www.thelocal.de/20180921/far-right-afd-second-most-popular-party-in-germany-poll-finds Fri, 21 Sep 2018 11:38:32 +0200 far-right-afd-second-most-popular-party-in-germany-poll-finds If Germany Interior Minister Horst Seehofer had been in Chemnitz during mass protests last week, “I also would have been going onto the streets," he said in a Thursday interview. https://www.thelocal.de/20180906/interior-minister-seehofer Thu, 06 Sep 2018 12:43:18 +0200 interior-minister-seehofer Green Party co-chairman Robert Habeck has weighed in on the debate surrounding Mesut Özil's retirement from the German national football team, saying that interior minister Horst Seehofer (CSU) must shoulder some of the blame. https://www.thelocal.de/20180725/seehofer-at-fault-in-ozil-affair-says-green-party-leader Wed, 25 Jul 2018 17:17:30 +0200 seehofer-at-fault-in-ozil-affair-says-green-party-leader Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government moved to distance itself from a letter written by Interior Minister Horst Seehofer calling for the EU to retain close security ties with Britain after it leaves the bloc next March. https://www.thelocal.de/20180709/horst-seehofer-acted-without-government-approval Mon, 09 Jul 2018 11:02:35 +0200 horst-seehofer-acted-without-government-approval Syrians with a German residence permit are increasingly traveling to Turkey, often with the help of smugglers, an investigative report from German broadcaster NDR reveals. https://www.thelocal.de/20180412/report-increasing-numbers-of-syrian-refugees-in-germany-returning-to-turkey Thu, 12 Apr 2018 17:54:20 +0200 report-increasing-numbers-of-syrian-refugees-in-germany-returning-to-turkey Germany's new interior minister Horst Seehofer has outraged critics by appointing an all-male team to lead his ministry. The Twitterverse was quick to mock a photo of a row of old white men in suits. https://www.thelocal.de/20180329/middle-aged-men-in-suits-interior-ministry-photo-sparks-outrage Thu, 29 Mar 2018 14:47:54 +0200 middle-aged-men-in-suits-interior-ministry-photo-sparks-outrage Chancellor Angela Merkel’s approval rating jumped 9 percentage points in a new poll, after she fell to a five-year low last month. https://www.thelocal.de/20161007/merkels-approval-sees-resurgence-after-hitting-5-year-low Fri, 07 Oct 2016 13:41:20 +0200 merkels-approval-sees-resurgence-after-hitting-5-year-low She's already held the Chancellery for over a decade, but infighting with political allies as well as a rocky response to her refugee policies may put a damper on Angela Merkel's staying power. https://www.thelocal.de/20160830/what-are-merkels-chances-for-remaining-chancellor-angela-merkel Tue, 30 Aug 2016 15:01:59 +0200 what-are-merkels-chances-for-remaining-chancellor-angela-merkel Europe’s traffic chief has said plans to charge foreigners to use German motorways would be in line with EU law, contradicting opponents of the charge who claim it is illegal. https://www.thelocal.de/20131031/foreigner-motorway-fee-fine-under-eu-law Thu, 31 Oct 2013 09:50:00 +0100 foreigner-motorway-fee-fine-under-eu-law Bavaria's state premier says he wants to charge non-Germans to use autobahns. Although he insists he is serious and will challenge European laws to implement the idea, others say it is just electioneering. https://www.thelocal.de/20130812/51353 Mon, 12 Aug 2013 14:13:00 +0200 51353 The battle over childcare subsidies is taking its toll on the conservative party pushing for the controversial plan. https://www.thelocal.de/20120602/42911 Sat, 02 Jun 2012 16:06:00 +0200 42911 Bavaria’s state premier was spared an enormous bar bill at his Facebook party in a swanky Munich nightclub on Tuesday night – because only a fraction of the guests he invited showed up. https://www.thelocal.de/20120509/42445 Wed, 09 May 2012 17:01:00 +0200 42445 Bavaria’s state premier could face a huge bar bill if everyone he invited to a party via Facebook shows up – the politician offered entry to a famous Munich nightclub and a free drink to everyone on his social network page. https://www.thelocal.de/20120425/42155 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:18:00 +0200 42155 A Canadian agency that facilitates affairs is causing a stir in Germany by using pictures of famous adulterers former Californian Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, former US President Bill Clinton and Bavarian premier Horst Seehofer for an advertising campaign. https://www.thelocal.de/20110908/37461 Thu, 08 Sep 2011 12:34:00 +0200 37461 The Christian Social Union (CSU) showed unanimous support for leader Horst Seehofer at its party conference in Munich this weekend, despite the rising popularity of Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg. https://www.thelocal.de/20101031/30873 Sun, 31 Oct 2010 15:37:00 +0100 30873 The state of Bavaria is holding a referendum on Sunday to decide whether to impose a complete ban on smoking in all restaurants and bars. It would be the strictest ban in Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20100704/28287 Sun, 04 Jul 2010 15:56:00 +0200 28287