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 'We'll miss you': Merkel gets fond farewell in Rome German Chancellor Angela Merkel received a warm welcome during her visit to Italy on Thursday in one of her last foreign engagements before she steps down. https://www.thelocal.de/20211007/well-miss-you-merkel-gets-fond-farewell-in-rome Thu, 07 Oct 2021 18:48:05 +0200 well-miss-you-merkel-gets-fond-farewell-in-rome Draghi urges eurozone solidarity as Macron pushes reforms European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi on Friday urged politicians to sidestep confrontation and reach compromise on reforming the eurozone, after French ambitions have slammed repeatedly into German taboos. https://www.thelocal.de/20180512/draghi-urges-eurozone-solidarity-as-macron-pushes-reforms Sat, 12 May 2018 13:45:16 +0200 draghi-urges-eurozone-solidarity-as-macron-pushes-reforms ECB announces €1.1tn bond buying programme The European Central Bank (ECB) will buy €60 billion of European debt every month from March 2015 until September 2016, ECB president Mario Draghi announced on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150122/ecb-announces-18-month-bond-buying-programme Thu, 22 Jan 2015 16:10:13 +0100 ecb-announces-18-month-bond-buying-programme ECB: Crisis nations have lost their sovereignty The head of the European Central Bank (ECB) on Sunday threw his weight behind a German scheme to allow the EU to intervene in countries' budgets and propose changes before they are agreed in parliaments. https://www.thelocal.de/20121028/45823 Sun, 28 Oct 2012 22:14:00 +0100 45823 ECB cuts rates The European Central Bank on Thursday unexpectedly cut its benchmark interest rate by a quarter of a point to 1.25 percent, in an apparent attempt to bolster Europe’s economy amid the Greek debt crisis. https://www.thelocal.de/20111103/38643 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:56:00 +0100 38643