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 Chancellor Angela Merkel welcomed Barack Obama to Berlin on Friday during the former US President's tour of Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20190405/obama-meets-with-merkel-as-part-of-germany-tour Fri, 05 Apr 2019 16:43:28 +0200 obama-meets-with-merkel-as-part-of-germany-tour On his visit to Berlin on Thursday, outgoing US President Barack Obama expressed his gratitude towards Chancellor Angela Merkel and said he would vote for her, if he were German. https://www.thelocal.de/20161117/obama-german-people-should-appreciate-merkel Thu, 17 Nov 2016 18:50:23 +0100 obama-german-people-should-appreciate-merkel When Barack Obama first took up office, Chancellor Angela Merkel reportedly thought he was a big talker. Since then a beautiful relationship has developed. We read slightly too much into it. https://www.thelocal.de/20160426/obama-merkel-love-pictures-relationship-gallery Tue, 26 Apr 2016 18:33:17 +0200 obama-merkel-love-pictures-relationship-gallery US President Barack Obama pays a farewell visit Thursday to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, widely seen as the new standard bearer of liberal democracy since the election of Donald Trump. https://www.thelocal.de/20161117/obama-to-pass-torch-to-merkel-on-farewell-visit Thu, 17 Nov 2016 09:43:12 +0100 obama-to-pass-torch-to-merkel-on-farewell-visit Outgoing US President Barack Obama called Chancellor Angela Merkel his "closest partner" during a press conference ahead of his last trip abroad, which includes a two-day stop in Berlin. https://www.thelocal.de/20161115/obama-merkel-was-my-closest-ally Tue, 15 Nov 2016 11:18:08 +0100 obama-merkel-was-my-closest-ally Police started rolling out high security measures in central Berlin on Monday in anticipation of Barack Obama's final visit to Berlin as President of the USA. https://www.thelocal.de/20161114/berlin-police-enforce-tight-security-ahead-of-obama-visit Mon, 14 Nov 2016 12:03:18 +0100 berlin-police-enforce-tight-security-ahead-of-obama-visit The White House announced on Tuesday that US President Barack Obama will be paying one last unexpected visit to the German capital - his last before he leaves office. https://www.thelocal.de/20161025/obama-to-visit-berlin-once-again Tue, 25 Oct 2016 19:31:31 +0200 obama-to-visit-berlin-once-again US President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel condemned what they called "barbarous" Russian and Syrian regime airstrikes on Aleppo during a phone call Thursday, the White House said. https://www.thelocal.de/20160930/obama-merkel-condemn-barbarous-russian-syrian-strikes-on-aleppo Fri, 30 Sep 2016 11:10:37 +0200 obama-merkel-condemn-barbarous-russian-syrian-strikes-on-aleppo US President Barack Obama made a special thank you to Chancellor Angela Merkel and Germany on Tuesday at the United Nations, praising her for doing "the right thing". https://www.thelocal.de/20160921/obama-thanks-merkel-germany-for-open-refugee-policy Wed, 21 Sep 2016 11:32:12 +0200 obama-thanks-merkel-germany-for-open-refugee-policy Germany and its European allies must not give up on the values that have brought the continent unparalleled peace and prosperity, US President Barack Obama said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160425/germany-at-heart-of-united-europe-obama Mon, 25 Apr 2016 15:22:51 +0200 germany-at-heart-of-united-europe-obama US President Barack Obama arrived on a valedictory visit to Germany on Sunday to see his "friend" Chancellor Angela Merkel, but their show of unity looked unlikely to silence opposition to their push for a transatlantic trade pact. https://www.thelocal.de/20160424/obama-makes-farewell-visit-to-germany-on-free-trade-push Sun, 24 Apr 2016 19:40:35 +0200 obama-makes-farewell-visit-to-germany-on-free-trade-push Tens of thousands of opponents of a proposed transatlantic trade deal poured onto German streets Saturday on the eve of a visit by US President Barack Obama. https://www.thelocal.de/20160424/german-trade-deal-foes-protest-on-eve-of-obama-visit Sun, 24 Apr 2016 11:36:15 +0200 german-trade-deal-foes-protest-on-eve-of-obama-visit US President Barack Obama has hailed German Chancellor Angela Merkel's "courageous" leadership in opening doors to migrants fleeing the Syrian conflict. https://www.thelocal.de/20160423/obama-hails-merkels-courage-on-migrants Sat, 23 Apr 2016 17:05:00 +0200 obama-hails-merkels-courage-on-migrants Opponents of a proposed transatlantic trade deal hope to draw tens of thousands onto German streets Saturday, on the eve of a visit by US President Barack Obama. https://www.thelocal.de/20160423/trade-deal-foes-plan-major-german-rally-on-eve-of-obama-visit Sat, 23 Apr 2016 10:46:11 +0200 trade-deal-foes-plan-major-german-rally-on-eve-of-obama-visit Barack Obama's visit to Hanover on Sunday will be the first time that a US President has visited the Lower Saxon capital's fair. And officials are taking it quite seriously: banning waving out of windows and locking down roads. https://www.thelocal.de/20160422/obama-to-arrive-in-hanover-sunday-to-open-trade-fair Fri, 22 Apr 2016 19:52:18 +0200 obama-to-arrive-in-hanover-sunday-to-open-trade-fair Chancellor Angela Merkel is now more powerful than US President Barack Obama, at least according to Forbes Magazine, which has published its annual list of the most powerful global figures. https://www.thelocal.de/20151105/merkel-overtakes-obama-on-world-power-list Thu, 05 Nov 2015 09:32:14 +0100 merkel-overtakes-obama-on-world-power-list The West must "treat Russia properly" and address it as an equal, European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker said in Passau on Thursday, criticising the US for labelling Moscow a regional power. https://www.thelocal.de/20151009/the-west-must-treat-russia-properly-juncker Fri, 09 Oct 2015 10:39:11 +0200 the-west-must-treat-russia-properly-juncker The German government was once again accused of lying by media on Thursday about spying by German security services on targets designated by the US National Security Agency (NSA). https://www.thelocal.de/20150813/govt-lied-over-list-of-nsa-spying-targets Thu, 13 Aug 2015 12:19:00 +0200 govt-lied-over-list-of-nsa-spying-targets Chancellor Angela Merkel's government tricked the public into believing the USA was prepared to sign a so-called 'no-spy agreement' with Germany ahead of elections in 2013, a report in the Süddeutsche Zeitung claimed on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150527/merkel-deceived-public-on-no-spy-treaty Wed, 27 May 2015 10:58:05 +0200 merkel-deceived-public-on-no-spy-treaty US President Barack Obama, Chancellor Angela Merkel and other European leaders confirmed on Tuesday that sanctions against Russia would not be lifted until ceasefire conditions in Ukraine were met. https://www.thelocal.de/20150304/no-end-to-russia-sanctions-until-ceasefire Wed, 04 Mar 2015 09:33:05 +0100 no-end-to-russia-sanctions-until-ceasefire