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 Germany has launched a campaign in Afghanistan to tell its nationals to think carefully before embarking on the tough journey to seek asylum in Europe, the foreign ministry said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20151116/germany-to-afghans-think-twice-before-coming Mon, 16 Nov 2015 16:03:19 +0100 germany-to-afghans-think-twice-before-coming The German population rose by almost half a million in 2014, the biggest increase in almost a quarter century, the Federal Office of Statistics (destatis) reported on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150924/migrants-spur-german-population-surge Thu, 24 Sep 2015 13:38:20 +0200 migrants-spur-german-population-surge The car of a left-wing politician was blown up early on Monday morning in an east German town that has been the scene of fierce anti-refugee protests, with the politician claiming he is "top of the hit list" for the far-right. https://www.thelocal.de/20150727/attacks-on-refugees-continue-over-weekend Mon, 27 Jul 2015 10:36:43 +0200 attacks-on-refugees-continue-over-weekend Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania may not be the ideal destination for refugees threatened with extinction in their own land. But one distinctive feathered flock has found a home in the north-eastern state despite the disgruntled locals. https://www.thelocal.de/20150407/unusual-refugees-flee-to-east-germany Tue, 07 Apr 2015 14:07:57 +0200 unusual-refugees-flee-to-east-germany Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives are trumpeting an electoral pledge to bump up child benefits but admit that the power of their family policy to boost the low birthrate that could take the shine off the German economy is limited. https://www.thelocal.de/20130623/50461 Sun, 23 Jun 2013 11:32:00 +0200 50461 Eastern European immigrants who arrive under relaxed EU labour rules after Sunday should be mindful they integrate with Germany society, the government's integration commissioner Maria Böhmer warned Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20110429/34709 Fri, 29 Apr 2011 17:34:00 +0200 34709 Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday she would visit Cyprus in January to offer Germany's help in resolving an impasse holding up security cooperation and Turkey joining the European Union. https://www.thelocal.de/20101009/30385 Sat, 09 Oct 2010 17:30:00 +0200 30385 Inflammatory comments on Muslims and race by Bundesbank board member Thilo Sarrazin have caused widespread outrage in Germany. Newspapers in The Local’s media roundup on Tuesday explore the repercussions. https://www.thelocal.de/20100831/29507 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:17:00 +0200 29507 The Federal Statistic's Office on Wednesday forecast Germany's rapidly ageing population was likely to decline by 20 percent to around 65 million by 2060. https://www.thelocal.de/20091118/23365 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:24:00 +0100 23365 A new programme is helping 17 Turkish imams learn German in a bid for improved integration, a North Rhine-Westphalian cultural organisation said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20091112/23231 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:08:00 +0100 23231