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 More than every fifth pensioner in Germany will face financial insecurity in the next 20 years, according to a new study. https://www.thelocal.de/20190912/old-age-poverty-in-germany-set-to-rise-significantly-pensioner Thu, 12 Sep 2019 12:11:13 +0200 old-age-poverty-in-germany-set-to-rise-significantly-pensioner From minimum ATM withdrawal amounts to more transparency about sperm donors, a lot is changing in Germany this month. https://www.thelocal.de/20180702/what-changes-in-july-2018-in-germany Mon, 02 Jul 2018 13:46:12 +0200 what-changes-in-july-2018-in-germany A pensioner lay dead in his apartment in western Germany for almost three years before workmen found his body, police reported on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20180201/duisburg-pensioner-lies-dead-in-flat-for-three-years-before-being-found Thu, 01 Feb 2018 15:20:26 +0100 duisburg-pensioner-lies-dead-in-flat-for-three-years-before-being-found Hungry pensioners received a shock when a local charity meal delivery service brought them dog food rather than ragout for Christmas. https://www.thelocal.de/20160108/seniors-served-dog-food-instead-of-ragout Fri, 08 Jan 2016 16:55:05 +0100 seniors-served-dog-food-instead-of-ragout A German pensioner strangled his wife, dismembered her body and encased her head in concrete before dumping the remains in suitcases in an Austrian lake and drowning himself, Austrian authorities said Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160106/drowned-man-encased-wifes-head-in-concrete Wed, 06 Jan 2016 10:52:41 +0100 drowned-man-encased-wifes-head-in-concrete German seniors are expected to enjoy the biggest-ever raise in the state pension in 2016 – somewhere in the range of four to five percent. https://www.thelocal.de/20151029/seniors-rejoice-over-biggest-ever-pension-boost Thu, 29 Oct 2015 09:29:55 +0100 seniors-rejoice-over-biggest-ever-pension-boost A man who left a rucksack containing €44,000 in Hamburg central station had it returned to him by federal police on Thursday - the day of his 92nd birthday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150520/police-give-forgetful-pensioner-44000-birthday-present Wed, 20 May 2015 14:00:18 +0200 police-give-forgetful-pensioner-44000-birthday-present Police in Meschede, western Germany, were astonished when a car overtook them on the wrong side of a state road, only to discover that the dangerous driver was 76 years old. https://www.thelocal.de/20150506/daredevil-pensioner-in-reckless-road-rampage Wed, 06 May 2015 16:25:55 +0200 daredevil-pensioner-in-reckless-road-rampage Long-distance runner Melitta Czerwenka-Nagel has broken so many world records she's stopped counting. And at the age of 85 she's not lowering her sights. https://www.thelocal.de/20150506/racing-against-time-at-85 Wed, 06 May 2015 13:59:32 +0200 racing-against-time-at-85 One of Germany's oldest burglars has had to spend his 70th birthday in a police hospital after being caught during his latest break-in attempt. https://www.thelocal.de/20150505/elderly-burglar-caught-after-losing-glasses Tue, 05 May 2015 13:44:35 +0200 elderly-burglar-caught-after-losing-glasses Low unemployment and high wages among the young mean Germany's 20.5 million pensioners can expect a higher income from July, after the Social Affairs Ministry said pensions would be increased by up to 2.5 percent. https://www.thelocal.de/20150320/pensioners-wallets-grow-a-little-thicker Fri, 20 Mar 2015 15:36:08 +0100 pensioners-wallets-grow-a-little-thicker The fight against confidence tricksters got a boost thanks to a sharp-minded senior and a dim-witted caller asking for €10,000, Dortmund police reported on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150127/feisty-senior-thwarts-grandson-con-with-dialect Tue, 27 Jan 2015 18:17:40 +0100 feisty-senior-thwarts-grandson-con-with-dialect At least four people have been killed, and more than 40 injured, in a coach crash north of Frankfurt on Tuesday, police said. https://www.thelocal.de/20141230/at-least-4-dead-40-injured-in-horror-coach-crash Tue, 30 Dec 2014 16:32:00 +0100 at-least-4-dead-40-injured-in-horror-coach-crash As the government tinkers with the amount of pension contributions and payouts, the leader of the Parity Association said on Tuesday that the current system has already failed. https://www.thelocal.de/20141111/pension-payments-policy-is-failing-expert Tue, 11 Nov 2014 12:42:00 +0100 pension-payments-policy-is-failing-expert An 81-year-old man avoided a jail sentence on Monday for shooting and killing a teenage intruder who broke into his house in western Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20141027/shooter-81-avoids-jail-for-killing-burglar-germany-sittensen Mon, 27 Oct 2014 14:40:00 +0100 shooter-81-avoids-jail-for-killing-burglar-germany-sittensen Germans are liable for their parents' old age care even if they have not been in contact for decades, one of the country's top courts ruled on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20140212/estranged-offspring-must-pay-parent-care-costs Wed, 12 Feb 2014 12:43:00 +0100 estranged-offspring-must-pay-parent-care-costs Germany should prepare for the rise of the criminal pensioners, experts warned on Wednesday, with an ageing population leading to a greater number of elderly people both committing crimes and becoming victims. https://www.thelocal.de/20131010/52323 Thu, 10 Oct 2013 10:40:00 +0200 52323 Germany is the third best place in the world to be a pensioner, according to a study released on Tuesday examining the best and worst countries to grow old in. https://www.thelocal.de/20131001/52189 Tue, 01 Oct 2013 17:27:00 +0200 52189 The German care industry is so large, complicated and is growing so fast that it has become a danger zone for corruption, Transparency International warned on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20130814/51381 Wed, 14 Aug 2013 10:03:00 +0200 51381 An angry pensioner is being investigated by police after he shot at a group of children who were filching plums from his tree. He hit one, who was admitted to hospital. https://www.thelocal.de/20130809/51325 Fri, 09 Aug 2013 16:44:00 +0200 51325