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 German charity-funded rescue ship to pull refugees from Med A privately-funded ship sets off to the Mediterranean sea from the German port of Bremerhaven on Thursday, hoping to save refugees from drowning as they make the dangerous crossing on unsafe boats. https://www.thelocal.de/20160204/german-volunteers-ship-out-for-med-refugee-aid-mission Thu, 04 Feb 2016 12:46:22 +0100 german-volunteers-ship-out-for-med-refugee-aid-mission German frigate helps save 2,220 refugees The German frigate 'Hesse' helped save 2,220 refugees off the coast of Libya on Thursday, in a mission carried out in cooperation with the Italian coast guard and navy. https://www.thelocal.de/20150515/german-frigate-helps-save-2220-refugees Fri, 15 May 2015 11:05:42 +0200 german-frigate-helps-save-2220-refugees German navy saves 400 Mediterranean refugees Two German navy ships on Friday rescued nearly 400 migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean to Europe, the defence ministry said, days after it joined a beefed-up EU mission. https://www.thelocal.de/20150508/germany-navy-saves-200-refugees Fri, 08 May 2015 16:50:25 +0200 germany-navy-saves-200-refugees Stop mass deaths in the Mediterranean After a boat with more than 900 people on board sank off the Libyan coast on Sunday, Amnesty International's General Secretary for Germany Selmin Çalışkan calls for change in Europe's Mediterranean policy. https://www.thelocal.de/20150421/stop-mass-deaths-in-the-mediterranean Tue, 21 Apr 2015 16:59:03 +0200 stop-mass-deaths-in-the-mediterranean Euro parliament leader warns of new shipwrecks “If we don't act now, we'll experience more tragedies” like the one that killed 950 people off the Libyan coast last weekend, European Parliament president Martin Schulz warned on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150421/mediterranean-refugees-euro-parliament-leader-warns-of-new-shipwrecks Tue, 21 Apr 2015 10:49:11 +0200 mediterranean-refugees-euro-parliament-leader-warns-of-new-shipwrecks Merkel: We must stop migrant traffickers Chancellor Angela Merkel said Monday that "everything" would be done to prevent more migrants dying in the Mediterranean in their quest for a better life in Europe. https://www.thelocal.de/20150420/germany-joins-calls-for-new-refugee-mission Mon, 20 Apr 2015 10:38:36 +0200 germany-joins-calls-for-new-refugee-mission