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 Mainstream parties have ruled out working with the far-right AfD. But now CDU officials in Thuringia say talks with the anti-immigration party shouldn't be ruled out. Is the tide turning? https://www.thelocal.de/20191105/could-merkels-christian-democrats-really-work-with-the-far-right-afd Tue, 05 Nov 2019 10:59:30 +0100 could-merkels-christian-democrats-really-work-with-the-far-right-afd Leftist politicians on Tuesday pledged to address the concerns of poor people in Germany and win back working-class voters who have drifted to the xenophobic far-right. https://www.thelocal.de/20180904/german-left-wing-stand-up-movement-vows-to-win-back-far-right-voters Tue, 04 Sep 2018 18:57:22 +0200 german-left-wing-stand-up-movement-vows-to-win-back-far-right-voters Politicians from Die Linke (the Left Party) and the Alternative for Germany (AfD) are struggling to find homes and office space in the febrile political atmosphere of eastern Germany, according to the Süddeutsche Zeitung. https://www.thelocal.de/20170106/east-german-landlords-stop-renting-to-politicians-fearing-attacks Fri, 06 Jan 2017 16:55:21 +0100 east-german-landlords-stop-renting-to-politicians-fearing-attacks The attacks carried out by refugees in Germany over the past week show that Merkel's welcoming policy towards refugees was "reckless", the Left Party's (Die Linke) co-leader said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160725/merkels-refugee-policy-was-reckless-die-linke Mon, 25 Jul 2016 19:30:17 +0200 merkels-refugee-policy-was-reckless-die-linke One-third of unemployed people in Germany are unable to afford a square meal at least once every two days, figures from the Federal Office of Statistics showed on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20151123/1-in-3-jobseekers-cant-afford-enough-food Mon, 23 Nov 2015 13:42:30 +0100 1-in-3-jobseekers-cant-afford-enough-food Residents of the town of Regensburg in central Bavaria have found a rather clever way of blocking demonstrations by the far-right Pegida movement – by block-booking all the town's squares for their own rallies. https://www.thelocal.de/20151106/german-town-ingeniously-blocks-pegida-demo Fri, 06 Nov 2015 13:09:50 +0100 german-town-ingeniously-blocks-pegida-demo Prosecutors in Thuringia are investigating the state's section of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) after accusations they tried to bribe fellow politicians for their votes in the election for state president. https://www.thelocal.de/20150109/cdu-accused-of-bribery-to-block-linke Fri, 09 Jan 2015 15:21:00 +0100 cdu-accused-of-bribery-to-block-linke Controversial new Thuringia minister-president Bodo Ramelow of the Left (Linke) party missed his first session of Germany's second house of parliament, the Bundesrat, to go on holiday with his family. https://www.thelocal.de/20141219/ramelow-bunks-off-first-parliament-sitting-linke-thuringia-venice-holiday Fri, 19 Dec 2014 09:00:00 +0100 ramelow-bunks-off-first-parliament-sitting-linke-thuringia-venice-holiday The city of Hamburg agreed to give a woman who refused to sanction long-term unemployed people while working at a Jobcenter a new post. https://www.thelocal.de/20141215/benefits-rebel-makes-deal-with-city-of-hamburg-linke-hannemann-unemployment-jobcenter Mon, 15 Dec 2014 16:49:00 +0100 benefits-rebel-makes-deal-with-city-of-hamburg-linke-hannemann-unemployment-jobcenter Thuringia officially has a Linke (The Left) politician as minister-president after Bodo Ramelow was sworn in on Friday to lead the red-red-green coalition. https://www.thelocal.de/20141205/linke-politician-takes-power-in-thuringia Fri, 05 Dec 2014 12:59:00 +0100 linke-politician-takes-power-in-thuringia A new law proposed by Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière aims to clear up grey areas in German immigration and asylum rules. https://www.thelocal.de/20141204/carrot-and-stick-law-toughens-asylum-rules Thu, 04 Dec 2014 09:00:00 +0100 carrot-and-stick-law-toughens-asylum-rules Chancellor Angela Merkel was unflinching in her criticisms of President Vladimir Putin of Russia in a Bundestag speech seen as confirming a turning point in German foreign policy on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20141127/world-welcomes-merkels-face-off-with-putin Thu, 27 Nov 2014 12:48:00 +0100 world-welcomes-merkels-face-off-with-putin Left-wing politicians in Thuringia have tried to placate centrist voters in their programme for the first state government led by the Linke (Left) party, the former East German Communist Party. https://www.thelocal.de/20141120/linke-led-government-shows-friendly-face Thu, 20 Nov 2014 16:14:00 +0100 linke-led-government-shows-friendly-face He's known for his eloquence and rhetoric, although this week he was just a guy being chased into a bathroom. We're naming Die Linke (Left) party leader Gregor Gysi our German of the Week. https://www.thelocal.de/20141114/gysi-continuing-the-family-business-east-germany-sed-linke Fri, 14 Nov 2014 12:00:00 +0100 gysi-continuing-the-family-business-east-germany-sed-linke The Left (Die Linke) party chief Gregor Gysi took refuge in a toilet after two activist journalists chased him down alleging that he called them anti-Semitic. https://www.thelocal.de/20141112/israel-critics-chase-gysi-into-bathroom-stall Wed, 12 Nov 2014 12:49:00 +0100 israel-critics-chase-gysi-into-bathroom-stall With roots going back to the Socialist Unity Party (SED) that ruled East Germany, can the Linke (Left) ever distance itself from the GDR regime's crimes? https://www.thelocal.de/20141111/can-sorry-ever-be-enough-for-the-linke Tue, 11 Nov 2014 18:43:00 +0100 can-sorry-ever-be-enough-for-the-linke Around 4,000 people demonstrated in Erfurt on Sunday against politicians' plans for a state government led by the Linke (Left) party. https://www.thelocal.de/20141110/thousands-march-against-left-state-government Mon, 10 Nov 2014 13:33:00 +0100 thousands-march-against-left-state-government The normally staid proceedings of Germany's Parliament (the Bundestag) were shaken on Friday morning, when a service marking 25 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall reopened old wounds. https://www.thelocal.de/20141107/parliaments-wall-debate-opens-old-wounds-wolf-biermann Fri, 07 Nov 2014 13:11:00 +0100 parliaments-wall-debate-opens-old-wounds-wolf-biermann The path is clear for the far-left party, Die Linke, to lead a German state for the first time, after its future coalition partners voted in favour of forming a government in the eastern state of Thuringia. https://www.thelocal.de/20141105/way-clear-for-first-far-left-german-state-leader-since-1990 Wed, 05 Nov 2014 09:00:00 +0100 way-clear-for-first-far-left-german-state-leader-since-1990 Germany's president sparked a heated debate on Monday after questioning whether the country's far-left party, Die Linke, is fit to lead its first state government since the Berlin Wall fell 25 years ago. https://www.thelocal.de/20141103/gauck-questions-left-party-linke-suitable-to-lead Mon, 03 Nov 2014 14:49:00 +0100 gauck-questions-left-party-linke-suitable-to-lead