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 Ilse Aigner, just named "Dinosaur of the Year" by a nature group, is our latest "German of the Week." The dirndl-wearing agriculture minister is thought to be planning a strategic retreat from Merkel's cabinet to mount a challenge for the Bavarian state premiership. https://www.thelocal.de/20121228/47023 Fri, 28 Dec 2012 15:48:00 +0100 47023 The number of overweight children in Germany has dropped slightly over the past four years, a new government report shows. But senior citizens are getting fatter. https://www.thelocal.de/20121214/46765 Fri, 14 Dec 2012 09:48:00 +0100 46765 Cardboard packaging - including holiday Advent calendars - often contain mineral oils which get into food, according to a report commissioned by the government, as it frames restrictions on how much contamination is acceptable. https://www.thelocal.de/20121205/46571 Wed, 05 Dec 2012 13:24:00 +0100 46571 Germany’s consumer minister has vowed to fight European moves to relax its current zero-tolerance stance towards genetically modified food. https://www.thelocal.de/20120611/43091 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 18:57:00 +0200 43091 Germany's consumer protection minister has warned her fellow cabinet members against using Facebook to promote their work citing data security concerns. https://www.thelocal.de/20110911/37519 Sun, 11 Sep 2011 15:36:00 +0200 37519 A German internet site promising to serve up dialogue with food producers about their products has crashed immediately after launching after attracting a hailstorm of criticism. https://www.thelocal.de/20110720/36403 Wed, 20 Jul 2011 10:55:00 +0200 36403 Spain threatened Wednesday to sue Hamburg for damages after health officials in the northern German city pointed to Spanish cucumbers as the source of a lethal E. coli outbreak. https://www.thelocal.de/20110601/35389 Wed, 01 Jun 2011 13:59:00 +0200 35389 German health authorities were forced to restart their search for the cause of a deadly E. coli outbreak, after researchers Tuesday declared Spanish cucumbers were not infected with the same lethal bacteria. https://www.thelocal.de/20110531/35359 Tue, 31 May 2011 11:08:00 +0200 35359 As Germany’s health and political leaders called a crisis meeting on Monday afternoon to discuss the ongoing E. coli outbreak, authorities confirmed a thirteenth person had been killed by the deadly bacteria. https://www.thelocal.de/20110530/35339 Mon, 30 May 2011 10:20:00 +0200 35339 Another woman died in Germany on Wednesday after being treated for infection with the virulent enterohaemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) bacteria on Wednesday, as government minister warned the situation remained "threatening." https://www.thelocal.de/20110525/35243 Wed, 25 May 2011 18:04:00 +0200 35243 Germany’s farmers have expressed outrage over Agriculture Minister Ilse Aigner’s planned animal protection legislation, saying her suggestions imply they don’t care about the issue. https://www.thelocal.de/20110210/33007 Thu, 10 Feb 2011 09:33:00 +0100 33007 German consumer protection minister Ilse Aigner says that internet giant Google could face "more than 50,000" lawsuits in Germany because of its controversial virtual photo service Street View. https://www.thelocal.de/20100530/27527 Sun, 30 May 2010 14:00:00 +0200 27527 Hamburg public prosecutor’s office opened an investigation into US internet giant Google on Wednesday following the company’s admission that it had mistakenly gathered personal data over unsecured systems with its Street View mapping service. https://www.thelocal.de/20100519/27293 Wed, 19 May 2010 17:41:00 +0200 27293 German Consumer Protection Minister Ilse Aigner said on Friday promised a solution to soaring cash machine withdrawal fees was on its way, as banks have signalled a willingness to agree to an upper limit. https://www.thelocal.de/20100326/26135 Fri, 26 Mar 2010 09:34:00 +0100 26135 German Consumer Minister Ilse Aigner on Monday warned of the growing power of internet companies like Google and Apple, as CeBit, the world’s biggest high-tech trade fair, prepared to kick off in Hannover. https://www.thelocal.de/20100301/25579 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:18:00 +0100 25579 Despite criticism from farmers who say they are barely scraping by, German discount grocery chains Aldi and Penny Markt on Thursday announced further markdowns in an ongoing price war. https://www.thelocal.de/20100114/24571 Thu, 14 Jan 2010 12:29:00 +0100 24571