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 Merkel 'set to push for lockdown light across Germany' With Chancellor Angela Merkel to meet with state leaders this week to discuss how to control the coronavirus resurgence, German media sites are reporting that a nationwide "lockdown light" is on the horizon. https://www.thelocal.de/20201027/merkel-reportedly-set-to-push-for-lockdown-light-across-germany Tue, 27 Oct 2020 10:27:24 +0100 merkel-reportedly-set-to-push-for-lockdown-light-across-germany Revealed: These are Germany's 47 coronavirus risk zones The number of new Covid-19 infections are increasing in Germany. Here's where the worst affected places are. https://www.thelocal.de/20201014/revealed-these-are-germanys-coronavirus-risk-zones-october-2020-14 Wed, 14 Oct 2020 18:05:07 +0200 revealed-these-are-germanys-coronavirus-risk-zones-october-2020-14 Eight eating habits that show you're becoming German Are you becoming a German? Check the list of eight German food habits to see where you stand. https://www.thelocal.de/20191114/if-youve-adopted-these-eight-food-habits-youve-definitely-become-a-german Thu, 14 Nov 2019 14:07:29 +0100 if-youve-adopted-these-eight-food-habits-youve-definitely-become-a-german 7 things you need to get right if you’re travelling to Germany from a risk area With the second wave of coronavirus infections now in full swing, even people travelling back from European countries now need to be prepared for testing and quarantine. Here’s a step-by-step guide to what you need to get right. https://www.thelocal.de/20201005/7-things-to-get-right-if-youre-travelling-to-germany-from-a-risk-area Mon, 05 Oct 2020 17:23:14 +0200 7-things-to-get-right-if-youre-travelling-to-germany-from-a-risk-area Nine German words that perfectly sum up being in your 30s Whether you're "settled down" or still figuring out what you want to do with your life, these distinctly German words shed some light on life in your 30s. https://www.thelocal.de/20190918/9-words-that-perfectly-sum-up-being-in-your-30s Wed, 18 Sep 2019 15:33:27 +0200 9-words-that-perfectly-sum-up-being-in-your-30s Where Germans are living the good life… and where things aren’t so rosy This study highlights just how stark the inequalities are across Germany's regions. https://www.thelocal.de/20191225/where-germans-are-living-the-good-life-and-where-things-arent-so-rosey Wed, 25 Dec 2019 12:00:00 +0100 where-germans-are-living-the-good-life-and-where-things-arent-so-rosey Bumps ahead for Merkel after ally loses shock vote Angela Merkel faces a rocky political road ahead as she battles to hang on until 2021 as German chancellor, after her junior coalition partner SPD elected a left-leaning leadership duo. https://www.thelocal.de/20191201/blow-to-merkel-coalition-as-ally-loses-spd-leadership-race Sun, 01 Dec 2019 11:04:24 +0100 blow-to-merkel-coalition-as-ally-loses-spd-leadership-race Booming and bursting: How is tourism impacting Germany's Baltic coast? From fish rolls and diving gondolas to hipster hostels and Romanticist harbour hotels, Germany's Baltic coast is a vibrant and changing tourism landscape. It is also just beginning to strain under its own success. https://www.thelocal.de/20180815/booming-and-bursting-germanys-baltic-coast Wed, 15 Aug 2018 19:44:21 +0200 booming-and-bursting-germanys-baltic-coast The trip back home that helped me put my Berlin woes into perspective Life moves on without you. This is not a pleasant thing to come to terms with when you move, let alone to another country. But it’s a fact for all of us who have left somewhere and returned to where we came from. https://www.thelocal.de/20180531/the-trip-back-home-that-helped-me-put-my-berlin-woes-into-perspective Thu, 31 May 2018 19:01:23 +0200 the-trip-back-home-that-helped-me-put-my-berlin-woes-into-perspective