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 Working parents often face difficulties in finding childcare for school-age children that lasts all day. But the German government has taken a huge step forward to tackle this. https://www.thelocal.de/20191113/how-germany-plans-to-help-working-parents-with-guaranteed-all-day-care-for-children Wed, 13 Nov 2019 13:36:58 +0100 how-germany-plans-to-help-working-parents-with-guaranteed-all-day-care-for-children After a blast of warm weather, spring weather has taken a turn for the worst in recent days. But there’s good news as we move into Easter week. https://www.thelocal.de/20190412/easter-holiday-weather-what-can-germany-expect Fri, 12 Apr 2019 18:27:24 +0200 easter-holiday-weather-what-can-germany-expect From higher taxes to healthier products, we look at what changes when January becomes February on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20190131/everything-that-changes-in-february Thu, 31 Jan 2019 16:31:58 +0100 everything-that-changes-in-february American burger giant Five Guys attracted visitors from across the country when it opened its first German joint in Frankfurt last year. But The Local's Jörg Luyken noticed one gaping hole on its menu. https://www.thelocal.de/20180426/frankfurts-new-five-guys-may-pull-in-the-crowds-but-it-doesnt-do-green-sauce Thu, 26 Apr 2018 14:38:07 +0200 frankfurts-new-five-guys-may-pull-in-the-crowds-but-it-doesnt-do-green-sauce When it comes down to it, German and British food really aren't that different. But there's nothing like a bit of friendly competition. So here is a comparison between 13 similar but oh-so-different pairs of dishes, to decide once and for all which cuisine is superior. https://www.thelocal.de/20170926/german-vs-british-food-which-is-best Tue, 26 Sep 2017 17:07:45 +0200 german-vs-british-food-which-is-best While southern Germany is all about idyllic lakes, the north means white sands stretching as far as the eye can see. These ten beaches are perfect summer getaways. https://www.thelocal.de/20170602/germany-best-beaches-holiday-swimming-summer-sand-to-do Fri, 02 Jun 2017 18:27:50 +0200 germany-best-beaches-holiday-swimming-summer-sand-to-do A 23-year-old woman is to face trial in Bavaria on Tuesday on suspicion of having left her live newborn baby in a toilet at Munich airport. https://www.thelocal.de/20160503/trial-begins-of-woman-who-left-newborn-in-airport-toilet Tue, 03 May 2016 12:55:06 +0200 trial-begins-of-woman-who-left-newborn-in-airport-toilet Germany has long lagged behind other advanced nations when it comes to laws on rape. As parliament discusses a new law, women are using increased public attention to the problem to demand real change. https://www.thelocal.de/20160429/german-women-battle-for-no-means-no-in-rape-law Fri, 29 Apr 2016 19:04:58 +0200 german-women-battle-for-no-means-no-in-rape-law Families of the victims of last year's Germanwings crash deliberately caused by a suicidal co-pilot expressed outrage on Monday after his parents placed a heartfelt newspaper announcement in his memory. https://www.thelocal.de/20160404/families-outraged-at-tribute-to-suicidal-germanwings-copilot Mon, 04 Apr 2016 16:34:03 +0200 families-outraged-at-tribute-to-suicidal-germanwings-copilot Non-native speakers and Germans alike are well aware of just how impenetrable the Saxon dialect can be. But it turned into the clue that unlocked a case for some quick-thinking Munich police officers this weekend. https://www.thelocal.de/20160104/saxon-accent-gives-away-munich-bomb-hoaxer Mon, 04 Jan 2016 16:05:29 +0100 saxon-accent-gives-away-munich-bomb-hoaxer Deutsche Bank, Germany's biggest lender, said on Thursday it would cut 15,000 jobs and 200 German branches in the wake of the company's biggest-ever quarterly loss. https://www.thelocal.de/20151029/deutsche-bank-suffers-record-loss-in-third-quarter Thu, 29 Oct 2015 09:41:46 +0100 deutsche-bank-suffers-record-loss-in-third-quarter Plaintiffs in the trial of 'bookkeeper of Auschwitz' Oskar Gröning have criticized state prosecutors after they asked the court to sentence him to three and a half years in jail, saying that the punishment would be too lenient. https://www.thelocal.de/20150709/auschwitz-bookkeeper-plaintiffs-want-harsher-sentence Thu, 09 Jul 2015 13:55:27 +0200 auschwitz-bookkeeper-plaintiffs-want-harsher-sentence A court in Munich has decided that a landlord acted within the law when he threw out his tenants over a barrage of insults. https://www.thelocal.de/20150511/landlord-right-to-expel-tenant-over-insults Mon, 11 May 2015 12:42:33 +0200 landlord-right-to-expel-tenant-over-insults FC Bayern Munich found out they had won the Bundesliga title with four games to spare when their only rivals Vfl Wolfsburg lost 1-0 to Borussia Mönchengladbach on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150427/bayern-are-champions-without-lifting-a-finger Mon, 27 Apr 2015 11:07:33 +0200 bayern-are-champions-without-lifting-a-finger Social Democratic Party (SPD) leader Sigmar Gabriel turned Angela Merkel's criticisms in her party conference speech back on her in media interviews on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20141210/spd-leaders-hit-back-at-merkels-record Wed, 10 Dec 2014 09:45:19 +0100 spd-leaders-hit-back-at-merkels-record In this week's Expat Dispatches, Tessa Sinclair Scott examines her Francophile grandmother's disappointment that she was moving to Germany. Did she choose the wrong language? https://www.thelocal.de/20140912/expat-dispatches-the-local-germany-the-wrong-language Fri, 12 Sep 2014 14:07:00 +0200 expat-dispatches-the-local-germany-the-wrong-language Former Polish President Lech Walesa has caused a stir by calling on his country to unite with Germany to form one European nation, saying borders were no longer relevant. https://www.thelocal.de/20130925/52085 Wed, 25 Sep 2013 11:20:00 +0200 52085 A US Department of State report has recommended closing the American consulate in Leipzig and reducing staff at other missions in Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20111220/39623 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 12:25:00 +0100 39623 Though a new survey of perceptions of corruption in countries around the world rates Germany rather well – 14th out of 183 countries – anti-graft group Transparency International says country still has much work to do. https://www.thelocal.de/20111202/39263 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 12:06:00 +0100 39263 Germany coach Joachim Löw said Sunday he will experiment with his first-choice team to build on his side's World Cup performance as the Germans look to win the European crown for the fourth time. https://www.thelocal.de/20110612/35619 Sun, 12 Jun 2011 16:30:00 +0200 35619