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 There's no better way to prepare for Christmas than a good market, and Germany has an abundance on offer. From the traditional to the whacky, here are ten of the best from around the country. https://www.thelocal.de/20171214/ten-fantastic-christmas-markets-not-to-miss-2016-germany Thu, 14 Dec 2017 10:40:16 +0100 ten-fantastic-christmas-markets-not-to-miss-2016-germany Winter is finally upon us, and Germany has kindly laid on a whole host of things to do to carry us through the final month of the year. https://www.thelocal.de/20161130/7-simply-unmissable-events-in-germany-this-december Wed, 30 Nov 2016 13:37:13 +0100 7-simply-unmissable-events-in-germany-this-december The festive season is here at last. Since Thursday Glühwein has been warming the hands of chilly Germans in two of the country's mayor cities. https://www.thelocal.de/20161118/rejoice-christmas-markets-start-opening-across-germany Fri, 18 Nov 2016 18:04:02 +0100 rejoice-christmas-markets-start-opening-across-germany Germany's most important stock market index continued to suffer the effects of plunging confidence in Asia on Monday, losing around four percent of its value after a sharp fall in early-morning trading. https://www.thelocal.de/20150824/dax-index-suffers-plunge-over-asia-fears Mon, 24 Aug 2015 11:29:48 +0200 dax-index-suffers-plunge-over-asia-fears A blaze at one of Berlin's biggest Christmas markets has caused locals to wonder if the place is cursed. https://www.thelocal.de/20141223/cursed-christmas-market-catches-fire-berlin-germany-alexanderplatz Tue, 23 Dec 2014 13:27:00 +0100 cursed-christmas-market-catches-fire-berlin-germany-alexanderplatz Economists at Germany’s second largest bank, Commerzbank, said on Monday the country would experience the worst recession in modern memory this year, as the economy contracts up to 7 percent. https://www.thelocal.de/20090323/18189 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 13:01:00 +0100 18189 German re-insurance giant Munich Re warned Friday that its 2008 net profit would miss previous forecasts although it would be "still well above €2 billion" ($3.14 billion). https://www.thelocal.de/20080725/13289 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:52:00 +0200 13289