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 The Paris to Berlin night train faces being taken off the tracks less than two years after it returned to the railway schedules - even though it's proved popular with travellers. https://www.thelocal.de/20250925/why-the-future-of-the-popular-paris-to-berlin-night-train-is-in-doubt Thu, 25 Sep 2025 18:25:44 +0200 why-the-future-of-the-popular-paris-to-berlin-night-train-is-in-doubt Following the success of the daily high-speed Berlin-Paris route, Germany and France's railway operators say they want to roll out more direct connections, including between Munich and Paris. https://www.thelocal.de/20250124/new-munich-paris-high-speed-rail-service-planned Fri, 24 Jan 2025 12:30:12 +0100 new-munich-paris-high-speed-rail-service-planned After being offline for around a decade, the French and German capitals are again getting a direct night train linking them, with the first one departing on Monday evening. From frequency to costs, here’s the basics of a new rail trip from Paris to Berlin. https://www.thelocal.de/20231211/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-new-berlin-paris-night-train Mon, 11 Dec 2023 15:06:15 +0100 everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-new-berlin-paris-night-train As pictures emerged of the tragic Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris engulfed in flames, people all over the world, including in neighbouring country Germany, spoke of their shock and sadness. https://www.thelocal.de/20190416/germanys-sadness-after-huge-fire-rips-through-notre-dame-symbol-of-france Tue, 16 Apr 2019 10:28:05 +0200 germanys-sadness-after-huge-fire-rips-through-notre-dame-symbol-of-france Designer Karl Lagerfeld was not just fashion's great survivor, he was also one of its most wicked wits. https://www.thelocal.de/20190219/karl-lagerfeld-in-his-own-words Tue, 19 Feb 2019 14:29:59 +0100 karl-lagerfeld-in-his-own-words London remains the world's number one finance hub. But is Frankfurt catching up? Either way, bank after bank is relocating from the UK to Europe because of Brexit 'passporting' fears. https://www.thelocal.de/20181122/frankfurt-confident-it-is-the-big-brexit-relocation-winner-ahead-of-dublin-luxembourg-paris-co Thu, 22 Nov 2018 19:03:18 +0100 frankfurt-confident-it-is-the-big-brexit-relocation-winner-ahead-of-dublin-luxembourg-paris-co Front-line negotiators from more than 190 nations will gather for climate talks in Bonn on Monday. They face a daunting task: bring the 2015 Paris Agreement to life. https://www.thelocal.de/20180428/can-mondays-bonn-meeting-bring-the-paris-climate-pact-to-life Sat, 28 Apr 2018 10:32:32 +0200 can-mondays-bonn-meeting-bring-the-paris-climate-pact-to-life Two former employees of the German embassy in Paris have accused it of using fake invoicing practices to channel money into a fund used to give staff undeclared cash salary top-ups. https://www.thelocal.de/20171101/german-embassy-in-paris-accused-of-wrongful-dismissal-and-undeclared-staff-payments Wed, 01 Nov 2017 17:11:49 +0100 german-embassy-in-paris-accused-of-wrongful-dismissal-and-undeclared-staff-payments German leader Angela Merkel said Saturday that US President Donald Trump's G7 partners remained in the dark about his intentions on climate change, calling the debate at a summit in Sicily "very unsatisfactory". https://www.thelocal.de/20170527/merkel-calls-g7-climate-talks-very-unsatisfactory Sat, 27 May 2017 16:45:26 +0200 merkel-calls-g7-climate-talks-very-unsatisfactory German police have arrested a Moroccan man suspected of belonging to Isis and having close ties with the ringleader of last year's Paris attacks, officials said Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20161221/germany-arrests-moroccan-linked-to-paris-attacks-planner Wed, 21 Dec 2016 19:26:01 +0100 germany-arrests-moroccan-linked-to-paris-attacks-planner A Montenegrin man was handed a four-year jail sentence in Germany on Thursday for heading to Paris with assault rifles and explosives hidden in his car shortly before the November attacks. https://www.thelocal.de/20160929/man-jailed-in-germany-for-trying-to-smuggle-arms-to-paris Thu, 29 Sep 2016 16:04:41 +0200 man-jailed-in-germany-for-trying-to-smuggle-arms-to-paris A Montenegrin went on trial in southern Germany Friday accused of helping to prepare a terror attack after he was found driving to Paris last November with Kalashnikovs and explosives hidden in his car. https://www.thelocal.de/20160923/man-caught-smuggling-arms-to-paris-goes-on-trial-in-germany Fri, 23 Sep 2016 13:30:22 +0200 man-caught-smuggling-arms-to-paris-goes-on-trial-in-germany National team defender Jerome Boateng said his wife and five-year-old twins will not go to France to watch him play in the European Championship finals because of terror fears. https://www.thelocal.de/20160608/boateng-wont-take-family-to-euros-isis-terrorism-fears Wed, 08 Jun 2016 13:36:07 +0200 boateng-wont-take-family-to-euros-isis-terrorism-fears The founder of Germany's xenophobic and anti-Islam group Pegida has been summoned to court on hate speech charges for describing refugees as "cattle" and "scum", a court in Dresden said Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160315/pegida-leader-faces-trial-for-calling-refugees-scum Tue, 15 Mar 2016 09:25:28 +0100 pegida-leader-faces-trial-for-calling-refugees-scum The knife-wielding man who attacked a Paris police station on Thursday reportedly had a cell phone on him containing a German sim card, French officials said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160108/paris-attacker-had-german-sim-card-in-phone Fri, 08 Jan 2016 11:48:40 +0100 paris-attacker-had-german-sim-card-in-phone German supermarket chain Aldi Süd weathered criticism Tuesday for offering a New Year's Eve fireworks set called "Paris", six weeks after the deadly jihadist attacks in the French capital. https://www.thelocal.de/20151230/aldi-under-fire-after-paris-fireworks-gaffe Wed, 30 Dec 2015 09:35:02 +0100 aldi-under-fire-after-paris-fireworks-gaffe Air strikes that cause collateral damage against civilians in Syria are a "no lesser crime" than the Paris attacks, a leader from Germany's far-left Die Linke (Left Party) said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20151228/syria-air-strikes-like-paris-attacks-far-left-mp-germany Mon, 28 Dec 2015 10:51:39 +0100 syria-air-strikes-like-paris-attacks-far-left-mp-germany Investigators have found a link between fake passports found at the site of the Paris terror attacks and passports held by a small number of refugees in Germany, German media reported Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20151222/ordnungshter Tue, 22 Dec 2015 09:37:54 +0100 ordnungshter The Bundeswehr (German military) has joined attacks on terrorist group Isis for the first time, after a refuelling jet took part in a bombing mission on Tuesday evening. https://www.thelocal.de/20151216/german-military-joins-attacks-on-isis Wed, 16 Dec 2015 09:27:38 +0100 german-military-joins-attacks-on-isis A large majority of the German public fears a terror backlash due to Germany supporting France in its military campaign against Isis. https://www.thelocal.de/20151201/germany-fear-terrorism-if-army-fights-in-syria Tue, 01 Dec 2015 09:41:04 +0100 germany-fear-terrorism-if-army-fights-in-syria