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 Bremen's MPs want new seats. Not the kind secured by elections, but ergonomic, colour-coordinated models costing some €1,900 each. That price tag doesn't sit well with voters in the financially struggling state. https://www.thelocal.de/20150225/bremen-mps-seek-1900-chairs-for-backaches Wed, 25 Feb 2015 11:00:52 +0100 bremen-mps-seek-1900-chairs-for-backaches German MPs will give themselves a pay rise of €830 per month, it was decided in parliament on Friday morning in a package of measures aimed at tackling corruption among politicians. https://www.thelocal.de/20140221/mps-get-800-per-month-pay-rise Fri, 21 Feb 2014 15:30:00 +0100 mps-get-800-per-month-pay-rise Moonlighting members of the German parliament are earning thousands of euros from outside jobs, with MPs from the ruling centre-right coalition far outstripping those in the opposition parties, a report released late Monday revealed. https://www.thelocal.de/20100302/25595 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:29:00 +0100 25595