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's government said Wednesday it was looking at backing a liquefied natural gas terminal, the statement coming as President Donald Trump pushes Berlin to buy American instead of Russian gas. https://www.thelocal.de/20181025/after-us-pressure-berlin-mulls-natural-gas-project Thu, 25 Oct 2018 11:47:47 +0200 after-us-pressure-berlin-mulls-natural-gas-project Germany could take the United States to court if Washington goes ahead with plans to tax imports, Economy Minister Brigitte Zypries said Friday, hours before Chancellor Angela Merkel's first meeting with Donald Trump. https://www.thelocal.de/20170317/germany-vows-legal-action-if-trump-taxes-imports Fri, 17 Mar 2017 11:22:23 +0100 germany-vows-legal-action-if-trump-taxes-imports Germany's exports and imports rose to new monthly records in July, official data showed on Tuesday, underlining the robustness of Europe's top economy in the current stormy global economic seas. https://www.thelocal.de/20150908/german-trade-booming-as-surplus-record-is-smashed Tue, 08 Sep 2015 10:43:07 +0200 german-trade-booming-as-surplus-record-is-smashed Destatis on Thursday blamed the timing of the school holidays for the sharpest drop in exports in more than five years. The news has dampened forecasts for Europe's biggest economies. https://www.thelocal.de/20141009/german-exports-drop-5-billion-in-august-trade-economy Thu, 09 Oct 2014 10:35:00 +0200 german-exports-drop-5-billion-in-august-trade-economy UPDATE: Germany's trade surplus grew strongly in July on the back of booming exports. The country exported a record amount of goods. https://www.thelocal.de/20140908/germany-breaks-export-record-100-billion-euros Mon, 08 Sep 2014 11:41:00 +0200 germany-breaks-export-record-100-billion-euros German exports fell by 1.1 percent in May, but the country's trade surplus widened as imports fell even faster, official data showed on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20140708/german-exports-fall-11-percent Tue, 08 Jul 2014 10:55:00 +0200 german-exports-fall-11-percent Germany’s business leaders launched an attack against the economic policies of the coalition government on Friday, ahead of talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel. https://www.thelocal.de/20140314/economic-chiefs-attack-german-coalition-government-pension-and-wage-reforms Fri, 14 Mar 2014 10:26:00 +0100 economic-chiefs-attack-german-coalition-government-pension-and-wage-reforms UPDATE: The EU Commission said on Wednesday that Germany's huge current account surplus is a source of economic imbalance in Europe as Berlin appeared to be admit for the first time that there was a problem. https://www.thelocal.de/20140305/germany-recognizes-trade-surplus-can-be-a-problem Wed, 05 Mar 2014 12:52:00 +0100 germany-recognizes-trade-surplus-can-be-a-problem Germany's trade surplus soared to a new record high in 2013, although export momentum tailed off at the end of the year, official data showed on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20140207/german-exports-set-new-record Fri, 07 Feb 2014 11:17:00 +0100 german-exports-set-new-record Germany exported more than €99 billion worth of goods in October, a record high - but its trade surplus shrank as imports rose faster than exports. https://www.thelocal.de/20131209/german-exports-reach-record-high Mon, 09 Dec 2013 12:13:00 +0100 german-exports-reach-record-high German factory orders jumped in February, driven by buoyant domestic and export demand, suggesting that rising confidence in Europe's biggest economy may finally be reaching the real economy, analysts said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20130405/48957 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 16:27:00 +0200 48957 Germany's trading activity got off to a strong start this year with exports and imports rising in January, official data showed on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20130311/48459 Mon, 11 Mar 2013 12:10:00 +0100 48459 German exports and imports fell sharply in April as Europe's biggest economy begins to feel the effects of the long-running eurozone debt crisis, data showed on Friday. Analysts said the monthly data were worse than expected. https://www.thelocal.de/20120608/43031 Fri, 08 Jun 2012 12:21:00 +0200 43031 South Korea's Samsung LED said on Sunday it had asked the US International Trade Commission to ban US imports of goods made by Osram due to a patent row with the German lighting firm. https://www.thelocal.de/20110717/36343 Sun, 17 Jul 2011 12:07:00 +0200 36343 German retailers are reporting the first shortfalls in imports of electronic goods from Japan, two months after a devastating earthquake crippled factories there. https://www.thelocal.de/20110521/35161 Sat, 21 May 2011 13:19:00 +0200 35161 Contrary to previous reports that Germany needs electricity from abroad after suspending operations at eight ageing nuclear reactors, the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) said Wednesday that the country can power itself. https://www.thelocal.de/20110406/34215 Wed, 06 Apr 2011 11:05:00 +0200 34215 German imports hit a record high level in November, slashing the national trade surplus as a global recovery drove up prices for oil and other commodities, official data showed on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20110107/32275 Fri, 07 Jan 2011 11:58:00 +0100 32275 The German Customs Investigation Bureau (ZKA) has Pelikan, a writing utensil maker, in its sights for using protected rainforest wood Ramin for paint brush handles, broadcaster ARD reported on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20090608/19789 Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:15:00 +0200 19789 German import prices climbed higher in April, gaining 0.9 percent from the previous month, figures released Wednesday by the national statistics office showed. https://www.thelocal.de/20080528/12135 Wed, 28 May 2008 10:47:00 +0200 12135