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 Government knew of threat to Ukraine flights Berlin knew the risks of flying over war-torn east Ukraine before Flight MH17 was shot out of the sky last year but did not inform German airlines, media reported on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150427/mh17-ukraine-russia-government-knew-of-threat-to-ukraine-flights Mon, 27 Apr 2015 10:23:07 +0200 mh17-ukraine-russia-government-knew-of-threat-to-ukraine-flights German mum suing Ukraine over MH17 crash The mother of a victim of downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 has begun legal proceedings against Ukraine at the European Court of Human Rights, accusing Kiev of failing to close the country's airspace. https://www.thelocal.de/20141130/german-mum-suing-ukraine-over-mh17-disaster Sun, 30 Nov 2014 10:35:00 +0100 german-mum-suing-ukraine-over-mh17-disaster Families of German MH17 victims to sue Relatives of German victims of downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 plan to sue Ukraine and its president for criminal negligence for not closing the country's airspace, a lawyer said Sunday. https://www.thelocal.de/20140921/families-of-german-mh17-victims-to-sue-ukraine Sun, 21 Sep 2014 15:18:00 +0200 families-of-german-mh17-victims-to-sue-ukraine Investigators offer $30m reward for MH17 clues Anonymous backers have armed a German private detective with a $30-million war chest to find out who shot down Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine. https://www.thelocal.de/20140917/german-investigator Wed, 17 Sep 2014 14:19:00 +0200 german-investigator German MH17 victim among 21 identified A German victim of MH17 plane crash was among a further 21 bodies identified by forensics experts, the Dutch government said on Friday. Meanwhile, heavy fighting in Ukraine has put a stop to the international investigation of the crash site. https://www.thelocal.de/20140808/german-mh17-victim-among-21-identified Fri, 08 Aug 2014 19:25:00 +0200 german-mh17-victim-among-21-identified Steinmeier: We'll raise pressure on Russia Germany's foreign minister said Monday the EU will "raise the pressure" on Russia over the Ukraine crisis following the downing of Malaysian flight MH17 with a suspected missile. https://www.thelocal.de/20140722/steinmeier-germany-we-will-raise-pressure-on-russia Tue, 22 Jul 2014 10:31:00 +0200 steinmeier-germany-we-will-raise-pressure-on-russia Tributes paid to German victims of MH17 Four German citizens were among the 298 who died when Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crashed in eastern Ukraine on Thursday. The women had all moved to different parts of the world to pursue their dreams. https://www.thelocal.de/20140721/tributes-paid-to-german-victims-of-mh17-malaysia-airlines Mon, 21 Jul 2014 15:12:00 +0200 tributes-paid-to-german-victims-of-mh17-malaysia-airlines Europe threatens Russia with sanctions over MH17 The leaders of Britain, Germany and France threatened on Sunday to increase sanctions against Russia in the wake of the Malaysia Airlines tragedy, amid reports pro-Russia separatists have hindered investigators at the crash site of flight MH17, London said. https://www.thelocal.de/20140720/europe-threatens-russia-with-sanctions-over-mh17-crash Sun, 20 Jul 2014 21:51:00 +0200 europe-threatens-russia-with-sanctions-over-mh17-crash