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 A hotly-contested planned German road toll that targets foreigners is in violation of EU law, the bloc's highest court ruled on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20190618/eu-court-rules-german-autobahn-toll-on-foreign-drivers-illegal Tue, 18 Jun 2019 13:42:20 +0200 eu-court-rules-german-autobahn-toll-on-foreign-drivers-illegal The Netherlands said Wednesday it will join Austria in dragging Germany before Europe's top court in an increasingly bitter battle over Berlin's controversial plan to impose tolls on its motorways. https://www.thelocal.de/20171213/dutsch-to-join-austria-in-legal-battle-against-germanys-foreigner-road-toll Wed, 13 Dec 2017 13:46:22 +0100 dutsch-to-join-austria-in-legal-battle-against-germanys-foreigner-road-toll Germany has finally come to an agreement with the European Commission on its new road toll, but neighbouring states who most often use its motorways are not pleased. https://www.thelocal.de/20161202/angry-neighbours-to-sue-germany-over-foreigner-autobahn-toll Fri, 02 Dec 2016 11:30:48 +0100 angry-neighbours-to-sue-germany-over-foreigner-autobahn-toll A proposed road toll that the European Commission had long called "discriminatory" is moving forward after Brussels and Berlin said they have come closer to an agreement. https://www.thelocal.de/20161104/germany-moves-close-to-controversial-foreigner-autobahn-toll Fri, 04 Nov 2016 11:30:34 +0100 germany-moves-close-to-controversial-foreigner-autobahn-toll The European Commission on Thursday said it is taking Germany to the EU Court of Justice because of the country's plan to impose a road toll that would mainly charge foreign drivers. https://www.thelocal.de/20160929/eu-takes-germany-to-court-over-discriminatory-foreigner-toll-autobahn Thu, 29 Sep 2016 17:46:39 +0200 eu-takes-germany-to-court-over-discriminatory-foreigner-toll-autobahn The European Commission demanded Germany make changes to its plan for an Autobahn toll on foreign drivers - or else face a challenge before the Court of Justice. https://www.thelocal.de/20160428/eu-demands-change-to-autobahn-toll-on-foreign-drivers Thu, 28 Apr 2016 16:34:33 +0200 eu-demands-change-to-autobahn-toll-on-foreign-drivers The European Commission launched legal action against Germany on Tuesday, accusing the government of illegally applying the national minimum wage to a number of trucking and haulage companies from Austria, Poland and Hungary. https://www.thelocal.de/20150520/eu-fights-germany-over-minimum-wage-for-truckers Wed, 20 May 2015 10:19:34 +0200 eu-fights-germany-over-minimum-wage-for-truckers After months of bickering among the coalition parties, the cabinet finally agreed to put a road toll for foreigners before parliament, but open questions about its financial viability and legality remain. https://www.thelocal.de/20141218/cabinet-agrees-road-toll-for-foreigners-from-2016 Thu, 18 Dec 2014 09:58:00 +0100 cabinet-agrees-road-toll-for-foreigners-from-2016 The EU has declared the German governement's plans to introduce a road toll targeted at foreigners in violation of EU law, it was reported on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20141215/eu-says-proposed-toll-laws-against-the-rules-maut-foreigners-autobahn Mon, 15 Dec 2014 10:09:00 +0100 eu-says-proposed-toll-laws-against-the-rules-maut-foreigners-autobahn Plans to charge users of German motorways have taken their own toll on the politicians who are pushing it through, but they refuse to back down. https://www.thelocal.de/20140904/tolls-are-definitely-coming-say-party-leaders Thu, 04 Sep 2014 11:17:00 +0200 tolls-are-definitely-coming-say-party-leaders Drivers who rarely use Germany’s motorways will be able to pay a reduced rate under plans being drawn up by the transport ministry to charge motorists. https://www.thelocal.de/20140106/german-motorway-foreigner-road-charge-could-be-reduced Mon, 06 Jan 2014 10:30:00 +0100 german-motorway-foreigner-road-charge-could-be-reduced Germany needs to institute a time- and location-dependent toll system on all streets to help cut the costs of too much traffic, said Hans-Werner Sinn, head of the influential Ifo economics institute, in an article published on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.de/20100828/29457 Sat, 28 Aug 2010 13:11:00 +0200 29457 Transportation Minister Peter Ramsauer sparked a row over the introduction of road tolls in Germany on Thursday, flagging higher charges for car drivers then quickly backing off as the debate heated up. https://www.thelocal.de/20091105/23049 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:40:00 +0100 23049