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 Thinking of a move to a German-speaking Europe but aren't sure about Germany or Austria? Here’s what you need to know. https://www.thelocal.de/20220420/austria-vs-germany-which-country-is-better-to-move-to Wed, 20 Apr 2022 14:06:30 +0200 austria-vs-germany-which-country-is-better-to-move-to Transport authorities in Austria and Germany have said they are phasing out the term ‘Schwarzfahren’ - which literally translates to ‘riding black’ - to describe fare dodging, over racism concerns. https://www.thelocal.de/20210709/no-more-schwarzfahren-austrian-and-german-cities-to-phase-out-term-due-to-racism-concerns Fri, 09 Jul 2021 19:07:27 +0200 no-more-schwarzfahren-austrian-and-german-cities-to-phase-out-term-due-to-racism-concerns It's not just foreigners who have had to add to their lexicon as the pandemic spread across Germany over past 12 months. Locals and internationals alike have also had to internalise a new vocabulary, as the pandemic has up-ended their so many aspects of their lives. https://www.thelocal.de/20210316/the-14-words-that-even-germans-had-to-learn-during-the-pandemic Tue, 16 Mar 2021 11:37:05 +0100 the-14-words-that-even-germans-had-to-learn-during-the-pandemic The premier of Bavaria on Tuesday said he planned to keep the Alpine slopes of his German state shut over the Christmas holidays to combat Covid-19 and urged European nations to follow suit. https://www.thelocal.de/20201124/avoid-a-second-ischgl-bavaria-urges-ski-slopes-to-close-across-europe-over-winter-break Tue, 24 Nov 2020 16:14:52 +0100 avoid-a-second-ischgl-bavaria-urges-ski-slopes-to-close-across-europe-over-winter-break