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 Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday took note of the decision by British Prime Minister Theresa May to resign "with respect", saying that they shared a "good and trusting" working relationship. https://www.thelocal.de/20190524/merkel-respects-mays-decision-to-resign-spokeswoman Fri, 24 May 2019 14:05:35 +0200 merkel-respects-mays-decision-to-resign-spokeswoman German Chancellor Angela Merkel views an extension of a Brexit deadline for "several months to early 2020 as possible," a source from her party quoted her as telling lawmakers on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20190409/merkel-sees-brexit-extension-to-early-2020-as-possibility-party-source Tue, 09 Apr 2019 19:39:55 +0200 merkel-sees-brexit-extension-to-early-2020-as-possibility-party-source President Donald Trump is once again tearing up the diplomatic norm of treading lightly in allies' domestic politics, with his team attacking Britain's beleaguered leader over Brexit and irritating Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20190321/focus-trump-tearing-up-diplomatic-rules-by-attacking-the-uk-and-germany Thu, 21 Mar 2019 09:20:59 +0100 focus-trump-tearing-up-diplomatic-rules-by-attacking-the-uk-and-germany German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged British MPs to reject Wednesday a potentially chaotic no-deal exit from the EU, saying that an "orderly" Brexit was in both sides' interest. https://www.thelocal.de/20190313/merkel-expresses-regret-over-brexit-deal-defeat-amid-fears-over-no-deal Wed, 13 Mar 2019 15:27:27 +0100 merkel-expresses-regret-over-brexit-deal-defeat-amid-fears-over-no-deal Britain crashing out of the EU with no deal in place is becoming an increasingly likely scenario, Germany's Foreign Minister said Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20190313/no-deal-increasingly-likely-heiko-maas-on-latest-brexit-defeat Wed, 13 Mar 2019 09:30:20 +0100 no-deal-increasingly-likely-heiko-maas-on-latest-brexit-defeat German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday that the latest EU offer on Brexit was "clear and far-reaching", hours before the British parliament was set to vote on it. https://www.thelocal.de/20190312/lets-wait-and-see-merkel-to-watch-uk-closely-after-latest-brexit-offer Tue, 12 Mar 2019 15:11:50 +0100 lets-wait-and-see-merkel-to-watch-uk-closely-after-latest-brexit-offer The German government is rejecting a British report that Chancellor Angela Merkel offered additional assurances over Brexit during a Sunday phone call with British Prime Minister Theresa May, according to several German media outlets. https://www.thelocal.de/20190115/reports-german-government-denies-merkel-offered-additional-assurances Tue, 15 Jan 2019 13:25:42 +0100 reports-german-government-denies-merkel-offered-additional-assurances From slurping down sauce the colour green to grappling with the impacts of digitalization in a park, the month of May is sure to keep you entertained (and well-fed). https://www.thelocal.de/20180501/events-germany-may-2018 Tue, 01 May 2018 12:00:51 +0200 events-germany-may-2018 German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday that the EU's future took priority over Brexit talks, in a rebuke to British Prime Minister Theresa May's plans to bring the negotiations up at a Brussels summit. https://www.thelocal.de/20170622/merkel-brexit-uk-saying-eu-future-more-important-than-talks Thu, 22 Jun 2017 18:04:35 +0200 merkel-brexit-uk-saying-eu-future-more-important-than-talks May is going to bring you jazz, a city beach, and lots of green sauce. https://www.thelocal.de/20170505/7-events-not-to-be-missed-in-germany-this-may-to-do-travel Fri, 05 May 2017 18:29:58 +0200 7-events-not-to-be-missed-in-germany-this-may-to-do-travel Theresa May's appointment of Boris Johnson as the UK's top diplomat has not been well received by the German establishment. https://www.thelocal.de/20160714/germany-bemused-at-reckless-con-artist-boris-johnson-appointment Thu, 14 Jul 2016 14:14:35 +0200 germany-bemused-at-reckless-con-artist-boris-johnson-appointment British Prime Minister Theresa May was in the job for a matter of hours before speaking to Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday. The two reaffirmed friendly ties despite looming Brexit talks. https://www.thelocal.de/20160714/merkel-may-affirm-friendly-ties-in-brexit-eu Thu, 14 Jul 2016 11:02:57 +0200 merkel-may-affirm-friendly-ties-in-brexit-eu A leading expert on the EU tells The Local why Germany will be on the UK's side in Brexit negotiations, and how Angela Merkel and Theresa May could be a good fit. https://www.thelocal.de/20160713/why-merkel-and-may-could-make-ideal-brexit-partners Wed, 13 Jul 2016 11:54:50 +0200 why-merkel-and-may-could-make-ideal-brexit-partners A cool and wet weekend is forecast for much of the country, offering farmers much-needed respite after weeks of near-drought conditions, the German Weather Service (DWD) said Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20110513/35007 Fri, 13 May 2011 17:06:00 +0200 35007