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 He was supposed to be the future of the Angela Merkel’s CDU party. But 27-year-old MP Philipp Amthor’s career now hangs in the balance after he was caught lobbying for a US tech firm. https://www.thelocal.de/20200620/political-prodigys-career-hangs-in-balance-after-lobbying-scandal Sat, 20 Jun 2020 18:23:32 +0200 political-prodigys-career-hangs-in-balance-after-lobbying-scandal Germany was ranked the sixth worst for adequate lobbying regulations in a survey of European countries released by Transparency International on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150415/transparency-germany-very-poor-on-lobbying Wed, 15 Apr 2015 19:41:13 +0200 transparency-germany-very-poor-on-lobbying Germany should introduce a compulsory register of lobbyists and ban former government ministers from taking jobs in industry for three years after leaving office, Transparency International said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20141013/transparency-international-calls-for-german-lobby-register Mon, 13 Oct 2014 16:17:00 +0200 transparency-international-calls-for-german-lobby-register Germany companies are among the biggest spenders when it comes to EU lobbying to influence decision makers in Brussels. There are more German lobbying organizations registered than from any other country in Europe but Belgium. https://www.thelocal.de/20141001/german-firms-top-eu-lobby-list Wed, 01 Oct 2014 11:18:00 +0200 german-firms-top-eu-lobby-list Germany spends the second most amount of money on lobbying in Washington by foreign governments. Only the United Arab Emirates splashed out more in 2013, according to research by a US foundation. https://www.thelocal.de/20140516/germany-tops-us-lobbying-list Fri, 16 May 2014 12:45:00 +0200 germany-tops-us-lobbying-list German industry sharply reduced their large-scale donations to political parties last year, cutting their support by around a third, according to figures compiled by parliament. https://www.thelocal.de/20130102/47087 Wed, 02 Jan 2013 12:07:00 +0100 47087 As around 6,000 people protested around Germany against a shipment of nuclear waste due to go to the Gorleben storage site next month, a newspaper published a dossier documenting the nuclear industry’s lobbying work. https://www.thelocal.de/20111030/38535 Sun, 30 Oct 2011 12:19:00 +0100 38535 Air Berlin has been offering special perks to members of the German parliament, something which an anti-corruption group charges could cross the line into unethical lobbying. https://www.thelocal.de/20111011/38131 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 13:30:00 +0200 38131 Germans are increasingly worried that their political parties are susceptible to cronyism and lobbying, a survey by the anti-corruption group Transparency International revealed Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20101209/31717 Thu, 09 Dec 2010 19:20:00 +0100 31717