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 Kerry lauds Merkel's 'courage' on refugees US Secretary of State John Kerry on Saturday praised Chancellor Angela Merkel's "great courage" during Europe's refugee crisis, while warning that the influx posed a "near existential threat" to the continent. https://www.thelocal.de/20160213/refugees-pose-existential-threat-to-europe Sat, 13 Feb 2016 14:46:56 +0100 refugees-pose-existential-threat-to-europe Merkel wants Assad at table for Syria talks German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday that President Bashar al-Assad should be involved in any Syrian peace talks, amid mounting pressure to end the four-year conflict. https://www.thelocal.de/20150924/merkel-wants-assad-at-table-for-syria-talks Thu, 24 Sep 2015 11:05:35 +0200 merkel-wants-assad-at-table-for-syria-talks G7 throws weight behind German diplomacy Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven on Wednesday threw their "full support" behind Germany's mediation efforts between Russia and Ukraine. https://www.thelocal.de/20150416/g7-throws-weight-behind-german-diplomacy Thu, 16 Apr 2015 10:29:23 +0200 g7-throws-weight-behind-german-diplomacy 'Grave concern' about Ukraine in Berlin talks The French, German, Russian and Ukranian foreign ministers expressed "grave concern" Tuesday at a meeting in Berlin about violations of a shaky ceasefire in separatist-held east Ukraine. https://www.thelocal.de/20150414/grave-concern-about-ukraine-in-berlin Tue, 14 Apr 2015 10:23:01 +0200 grave-concern-about-ukraine-in-berlin Germany and USA keep up Ukraine pressure On a trip to Washington to meet his American counterpart John Kerry, Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier warned that the West remained determined to bring about peace in Ukraine. https://www.thelocal.de/20150312/germany-and-usa-insist-on-ukraine-terms Thu, 12 Mar 2015 09:36:46 +0100 germany-and-usa-insist-on-ukraine-terms Germany spied on John Kerry: report German intelligence listened in on at least one telephone conversation of US Secretary of State John Kerry and has spied on NATO ally Turkey for years, Der Spiegel will report on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.de/20140817/germany-spied-on-john-kerry-turkey-report Sun, 17 Aug 2014 11:26:00 +0200 germany-spied-on-john-kerry-turkey-report Kerry in Berlin: 'US is committed to privacy' US Secretary of State John Kerry acknowledged on Friday that relations with Germany had gone through a "rough period" of late over NSA snooping but he said the US was "committed to privacy". https://www.thelocal.de/20140131/kerry-heads-to-berlin-for-merkel-meet Fri, 31 Jan 2014 13:19:00 +0100 kerry-heads-to-berlin-for-merkel-meet