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 University of Düsseldorf has decided to pursue plagiarism charges against German Education and Research Minister Annette Schavan. The matter could end in her losing her doctorate. https://www.thelocal.de/20121219/46849 Wed, 19 Dec 2012 08:01:00 +0100 46849 Education Minister Annette Schavan has reacted angrily to accusations from the University of Düsseldorf that she plagiarised her doctoral thesis, which she wrote in 1980. "I won't accept that," she said. https://www.thelocal.de/20121015/45559 Mon, 15 Oct 2012 11:49:00 +0200 45559 Another parliamentarian from the Free Democratic Party (FDP), junior partners in Germany’s government coalition, has been stripped of his PhD following plagiarism charges. https://www.thelocal.de/20120306/41159 Tue, 06 Mar 2012 10:30:00 +0100 41159 Free Democrat politician Silvana Koch-Mehrin, who was stripped of her doctorate after it was found that she plagiarized parts of her thesis, will keep her mandate in the European Parliament, it was reported on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.de/20110618/35745 Sat, 18 Jun 2011 17:45:00 +0200 35745