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 A record number of long-term unemployed people were slapped with penalties for breaches such as failing to turn up to job agency appointments, media reported Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20110419/34479 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 10:28:00 +0200 34479 The number of unemployed people in Germany fell twice as fast as expected in September and is now poised to drop below the psychological barrier of 3 million, official data showed on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20100930/30185 Thu, 30 Sep 2010 13:42:00 +0200 30185