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 Healthcare in Germany has been praised in a global study – but Germans are still battling bad habits. https://www.thelocal.de/20191111/how-unhealthy-habits-are-putting-pressure-on-germanys-healthcare-system Mon, 11 Nov 2019 17:03:00 +0100 how-unhealthy-habits-are-putting-pressure-on-germanys-healthcare-system A report presented by the OECD in Berlin on Thursday gave Germany good marks in comparison with other countries for its educational standards, but there were still some negative headlines. https://www.thelocal.de/20160916/per-student-spending-in-germany-drops-drastically-oecd Fri, 16 Sep 2016 19:01:05 +0200 per-student-spending-in-germany-drops-drastically-oecd As some of the biggest boozers among rich countries' citizens, Germans have been warned that they should cut down on alcohol to safeguard their health and save the taxpayer money. https://www.thelocal.de/20150512/oecd-warns-germany-to-cut-down-on-booze Tue, 12 May 2015 18:03:47 +0200 oecd-warns-germany-to-cut-down-on-booze The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) boosted forecasts for Germany's economic outlook on Wednesday, but still urged the need for economic reform worldwide. https://www.thelocal.de/20150318/german-growth-prospects-improve-reform-still-needed-oecd Wed, 18 Mar 2015 13:10:14 +0100 german-growth-prospects-improve-reform-still-needed-oecd Labour Minister Andrea Nahles plans to create heavily subsidized jobs to deal with Germany's intractable long-term unemployment problem. https://www.thelocal.de/20141105/minister-trails-subsidies-for-long-term-unemployed Wed, 05 Nov 2014 09:50:00 +0100 minister-trails-subsidies-for-long-term-unemployed US Vice President Joe Biden suggested Germany was hostile towards immigrants in a speech on Tuesday, in which he described the US as the only "non-xenophobic" major economy in the world. https://www.thelocal.de/20140611/us-vp-biden-criticizes-germany-for-immigration-stance-foreigners Wed, 11 Jun 2014 19:04:00 +0200 us-vp-biden-criticizes-germany-for-immigration-stance-foreigners Germany must do more to reduce poverty risks made worse by reforms to the labour market that have reduced joblessness but widened inequality, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20140513/german-economy-creates-more-jobs-but-more-inequality Tue, 13 May 2014 17:23:00 +0200 german-economy-creates-more-jobs-but-more-inequality One in six German adults has the reading age of a ten-year-old, while 13 percent cannot use a computer mouse, according to an international intelligence test released on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20131008/52297 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 17:38:00 +0200 52297 Germany will need large numbers of highly skilled immigrants in the coming years to compensate for its rapidly ageing population, according to a new report released by the OECD on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20130204/47743 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 12:26:00 +0100 47743 Germany's importance as an economic player will decline significantly by 2060 as its population grows older and in the face of China and India's rapid growth, the OECD has reported. https://www.thelocal.de/20121110/46091 Sat, 10 Nov 2012 14:20:00 +0100 46091 The gap between rich and poor in Germany is widening dramatically, a new OECD report says, warning that investment in education and training were key to fighting inequality. https://www.thelocal.de/20111205/39319 Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:03:00 +0100 39319 Germany is falling behind in its production of skilled young workers, according to a report from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, which shows stagnation of the number of people attending higher education. https://www.thelocal.de/20110913/37563 Tue, 13 Sep 2011 18:34:00 +0200 37563 The risk of poverty in Germany is “very high” because the long-term unemployed have little incentive to work, the OECD said Tuesday in a dramatic entry into the Hartz IV debate. https://www.thelocal.de/20100928/30127 Tue, 28 Sep 2010 12:46:00 +0200 30127 Germany is producing too few university graduates to sustain its own supply of skilled workers and continues to lag well behind other countries in education spending, an OECD report released Tuesday found. https://www.thelocal.de/20100907/29669 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:57:00 +0200 29669 The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development on Friday chided Germany for not doing more to boost innovation and services to help its recovery, and warned Europe's largest economy against creating a two-tier labour market. https://www.thelocal.de/20100326/26151 Fri, 26 Mar 2010 17:59:00 +0100 26151 Germany invests less money in education than almost all other industrialised nations, according to a new study presented on Tuesday in Berlin by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). https://www.thelocal.de/20090908/21785 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:51:00 +0200 21785 The gap between rich and poor in Germany has grown dramatically over the past 20 years, according to a new report released by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20081021/15035 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:54:00 +0200 15035 German Chancellor Angela Merkel has announced a national education offensive beginning with a fact-finding tour the length and breadth of the country. https://www.thelocal.de/20080613/12459 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 09:54:00 +0200 12459