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 Financially independent, smart women trump beauty when German men look for partners, a study released on Wednesday suggested. This has meant the country's young adults delay starting a family – and not always out of choice. https://www.thelocal.de/20130911/51865 Wed, 11 Sep 2013 12:53:00 +0200 51865 Ten years after Germany relaxed its laws on Saturday opening hours, supermarkets in the cities have cashed in on staying open longer, while in rural areas few remain open past 6.30 pm. Trade unions say workers are under too much pressure. https://www.thelocal.de/20130531/50025 Fri, 31 May 2013 12:00:00 +0200 50025 The epic court case between Deutsche Bank and Kirch Media was interrupted on Monday after the bank claimed the judge was biased – after the offices of Deutsche’s top executives were raided by prosecutors. https://www.thelocal.de/20111114/38863 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:28:00 +0100 38863 Steelworkers in northwestern Germany went on strike Thursday in an attempt to increase pressure on employers to provide raises and equal pay across the industry. https://www.thelocal.de/20100923/30021 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 10:39:00 +0200 30021 Hundreds of thousands of people who care for the sick and elderly will soon be paid a minimum wage of at least €7.50 per hour, under a deal announced Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20100325/26129 Thu, 25 Mar 2010 14:56:00 +0100 26129 Nearly 100,000 Volkswagen employees in Germany have had their jobs guaranteed until the end of 2014 under a deal struck between the carmaker and union officials on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20100216/25295 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:36:00 +0100 25295 Senior government figures spoke out against a spike in the contribution German workers pay towards unemployment insurance on Wednesday, as a whirlwind of debate raged over how to get the nation’s finances back under control. https://www.thelocal.de/20091223/24127 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 09:58:00 +0100 24127 Germany's representative in the European Commission launched a sharp attack on his own country's banks on Monday, saying they had been "world champions" in investing in risky financial products. https://www.thelocal.de/20090518/19357 Mon, 18 May 2009 18:51:00 +0200 19357 Germany has struck a broad agreement on a plan to clean up toxic assets from banks' balance sheets, Finance Minister Peer Steinbrück said Tuesday after a crunch meeting with key government leaders. https://www.thelocal.de/20090421/18771 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 19:58:00 +0200 18771