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 Migrant arrivals in Germany decreased sharply in 2017 The number of new asylum seekers in Germany fell sharply last year to 186,000, the government said on Tuesday, easing pressure on Chancellor Angela Merkel as debate rages on whether to impose a cap on migration. https://www.thelocal.de/20180116/migrant-arrivals-in-germany-decreases-sharply-in-2017 Tue, 16 Jan 2018 13:41:57 +0100 migrant-arrivals-in-germany-decreases-sharply-in-2017 Immigration and integration Germany's 'biggest challenge' Eighty-three percent of Germans see immigration as Germany's "biggest challenge" - that's twice as many as a year ago, and more than in any of the other countries surveyed. https://www.thelocal.de/20160726/immigration-and-integration-is-germanys-biggest-challenge Tue, 26 Jul 2016 12:29:04 +0200 immigration-and-integration-is-germanys-biggest-challenge First Muslim woman elected speaker of state parliament A Muslim woman will sit in the speaker's chair at sessions of the Baden-Württemberg state parliament from now on – a first for any German state. https://www.thelocal.de/20160512/first-muslim-woman-elected-speaker-of-state-parliament Thu, 12 May 2016 10:21:59 +0200 first-muslim-woman-elected-speaker-of-state-parliament Suspect in Cologne sex assaults caught in Switzerland A key suspect in the New Year's Eve mass sexual assaults in Cologne was spotted shoplifting in southern Germany and arrested across the border in Switzerland, authorities said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160428/suspect-in-cologne-sex-assaults-caught-near-swiss-border Thu, 28 Apr 2016 17:20:52 +0200 suspect-in-cologne-sex-assaults-caught-near-swiss-border Can Merkel keep party behind her on refugees? Chancellor Angela Merkel will seek at a party congress on Monday to stamp out dissent in her conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) over a record refugee influx after months of corrosive infighting. https://www.thelocal.de/20151210/merkel-seeks-to-pacify-troops-at-party-congress Thu, 10 Dec 2015 09:26:55 +0100 merkel-seeks-to-pacify-troops-at-party-congress Uni raises tuition fees for non-EU foreigners A university in the eastern Germany state of Saxony has become the first to raise tuition fees drastically for non-EU foreign students. The fee hike from €220 to €3,600 each year could set a nationwide precedent. https://www.thelocal.de/20130412/49085 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 10:42:00 +0200 49085 Sarrazin steps down Bundesbank board member Thilo Sarrazin resigned late on Thursday after causing weeks of uproar with inflammatory comments on immigrants and Jews. https://www.thelocal.de/20100910/29727 Fri, 10 Sep 2010 10:13:00 +0200 29727 Severance pay for Sarrazin in question Embattled Bundesbank board member Thilo Sarrazin may not receive a severance package if he is removed from his post following incendiary claims about race and immigration, a media report said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20100909/29703 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:17:00 +0200 29703