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 German woman has been arrested in Russia, allegedly for plotting a 'terrorist attack' on behalf of Ukraine. https://www.thelocal.de/20260420/russia-arrests-german-woman-in-alleged-bomb-plot Mon, 20 Apr 2026 14:07:23 +0200 russia-arrests-german-woman-in-alleged-bomb-plot Transport ticket machines around Berlin have stopped accepting cash payments due to a 'technical malfunction', but city officials suggest it's time to retire the machines altogether. https://www.thelocal.de/20260420/will-berlin-get-rid-of-its-public-transport-ticket-machines Mon, 20 Apr 2026 11:43:17 +0200 will-berlin-get-rid-of-its-public-transport-ticket-machines Veteran endurance driver Juha Miettinen was killed in a seven-car pile-up during a race at Germany's Nuerburgring on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.de/20260419/driver-killed-in-seven-car-crash-at-germanys-nuerburgring Sun, 19 Apr 2026 11:46:20 +0200 driver-killed-in-seven-car-crash-at-germanys-nuerburgring Syrian-born Yasin Alhamdo has lived in Germany since he was nine. In March, just weeks before he was due to sit his final exams to qualify as an industrial clerk, he was told he had 30 days to leave the country. https://www.thelocal.de/20260416/i-did-everything-right-syrian-student-fights-deportation-from-germany Thu, 16 Apr 2026 11:43:24 +0200 i-did-everything-right-syrian-student-fights-deportation-from-germany Thousands of people demonstrated across Germany on Saturday, calling for a faster shift towards renewable energy and accusing conservative Chancellor Friedrich Merz's coalition of putting the brakes on the transition. https://www.thelocal.de/20260419/thousands-rally-across-germany-to-call-for-faster-green-shift Sun, 19 Apr 2026 09:11:17 +0200 thousands-rally-across-germany-to-call-for-faster-green-shift UEFA on Friday opened disciplinary proceedings after several photographers were injured when fans stormed over barriers at the end of Wednesday's quarter-final between Bayern Munich and Real Madrid in Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20260418/uefa-probe-after-photographers-injured-at-bayern-real-game Sat, 18 Apr 2026 15:54:49 +0200 uefa-probe-after-photographers-injured-at-bayern-real-game A bitter conflict pitting Lufthansa management against much of the German airline's workforce has been left "more entrenched than ever" after a week of industrial unrest, one of the unions involved said Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20260418/lufthansa-labour-conflict-more-entrenched-than-ever-unions-say Sat, 18 Apr 2026 09:54:18 +0200 lufthansa-labour-conflict-more-entrenched-than-ever-unions-say The head of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) on Friday called on authorities to put "well-coordinated plans in place" in the event of jet-fuel rationing due to the Middle East war. https://www.thelocal.de/20260418/airlines-fear-jet-fuel-rationing-due-to-mideast-war Sat, 18 Apr 2026 09:14:22 +0200 airlines-fear-jet-fuel-rationing-due-to-mideast-war Friedrich Merz, who was an extremely vocal critic of Germany's previous chancellor Olaf Scholz, has become the world's most unpopular democratic leader, according to a recent survey. https://www.thelocal.de/20260416/germanys-chancellor-merz-takes-title-of-worlds-most-unpopular-leader Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:44:38 +0200 germanys-chancellor-merz-takes-title-of-worlds-most-unpopular-leader A train driver in Germany found a parcel left in the passenger area of a train that contained 20 live tarantulas. The large, hairy spiders did not disrupt rail traffic, police said. https://www.thelocal.de/20260417/german-train-driver-finds-20-tarantulas-left-aboard Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:09:38 +0200 german-train-driver-finds-20-tarantulas-left-aboard Germany's biggest airline has been hit by back to back to back workers' strikes this week, in addition to facing a looming jet fuel shortage. Now its announced the closure of its regionally-focused subsidiary. https://www.thelocal.de/20260416/germanys-lufthansa-to-close-cityline-unit-over-strike-jet-fuel-prices Thu, 16 Apr 2026 14:43:59 +0200 germanys-lufthansa-to-close-cityline-unit-over-strike-jet-fuel-prices Since the outbreak of war in the Middle East fuel costs have soared with the price of just about everything else expected to follow. Here are the articles to read to understand which costs are rising in Germany, how to save and what's being done. https://www.thelocal.de/20260416/essential-articles-to-understand-how-the-fuel-crisis-is-affecting-germany Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:41:31 +0200 essential-articles-to-understand-how-the-fuel-crisis-is-affecting-germany The UK and European Union said they have signed the legal texts allowing Britain to rejoin the bloc's Erasmus student exchange scheme, five years after Brexit forced its departure. https://www.thelocal.de/20260416/uk-signs-deal-to-rejoin-eus-erasmus-student-exchange-scheme Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:52:47 +0200 uk-signs-deal-to-rejoin-eus-erasmus-student-exchange-scheme To help clean up Berlin's waterways, the city has taken a tip from Copenhagen and plans to reward visitors for collecting litter. Here's what residents and visitors should know about 'BerlinPay'. https://www.thelocal.de/20260415/berlinpay-how-a-new-tourism-initiative-aims-to-clean-up-germanys-capital-city Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:08:40 +0200 berlinpay-how-a-new-tourism-initiative-aims-to-clean-up-germanys-capital-city Germany unveiled a swanky new centre in Berlin on Tuesday with a host of amenities for Ukrainian refugees, while encouraging young men to return home and defend their country. https://www.thelocal.de/20260414/new-berlin-centre-aims-to-help-ukraine-refugees-and-encourage-returns Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:44:34 +0200 new-berlin-centre-aims-to-help-ukraine-refugees-and-encourage-returns The leaders of Ukraine and Germany on Tuesday announced a strategic partnership centred on defence as Europe seeks to learn from Ukrainian battlefield expertise, especially in drone warfare. https://www.thelocal.de/20260414/ukraines-zelensky-to-meet-german-chancellor-merz-in-berlin Tue, 14 Apr 2026 11:04:23 +0200 ukraines-zelensky-to-meet-german-chancellor-merz-in-berlin The European Commission said on Tuesday it fears Europe could face jet fuel supply issues "in the near future" with no end in sight to the Iran war that's hit global energy markets. https://www.thelocal.de/20260414/europe-could-face-jet-fuel-supply-issues-in-near-future Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:57:47 +0200 europe-could-face-jet-fuel-supply-issues-in-near-future Perhaps your flight got cancelled or you got caught out by border checks. Or maybe you had to find another way to get to work due to bus strikes. We want to hear your stories of travel disruption when travelling to, from or within Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20260414/tell-us-have-you-faced-travel-disruption-in-germany Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:45:22 +0200 tell-us-have-you-faced-travel-disruption-in-germany Almost 22 million people in Germany have an immigration background. Here's what else new figures tell us about Germany's immigrant population. https://www.thelocal.de/20260414/more-than-a-quarter-of-people-in-germany-have-an-immigration-background-2 Tue, 14 Apr 2026 11:15:44 +0200 more-than-a-quarter-of-people-in-germany-have-an-immigration-background-2 A new EU directive on pay transparency, which aims to ensure equality between men and women doing the same job, could transform the European job market by guaranteeing more rights to workers. https://www.thelocal.de/20260414/how-the-european-job-market-will-change-with-new-pay-transparency-rules Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:37:53 +0200 how-the-european-job-market-will-change-with-new-pay-transparency-rules