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 Ahead of government summit on integration of foreigners, German Economy Minister Philipp Rösler on Tuesday said the country desperately needed more skilled workers to to stave off a shortage in vital sectors of Europe's largest economy. https://www.thelocal.de/20130528/49967 Tue, 28 May 2013 15:48:00 +0200 49967 German Economy Minister Philipp Rösler appealed to top US university students this week to consider Germany as the place to start their IT careers and called for tech entrepreneurs to be offered dual citizenship. https://www.thelocal.de/20130522/49851 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:07:00 +0200 49851 German telecommunications giant Deutsche Telekom has triggered outcry from politicians and customers after announcing it would put a data limit on flat rate internet plans. https://www.thelocal.de/20130425/49357 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:20:00 +0200 49357 A long-delayed report on poverty in Germany has finally been rubberstamped by the government – without the parts that stated that wealth is distributed very unequally. https://www.thelocal.de/20130307/48375 Thu, 07 Mar 2013 08:14:00 +0100 48375 Ben Knight brings you the The Local's Weekly News Podcast, featuring a weary pope, horsey lasagne, and the return of one famous polar bear (definitely not stuffed). https://www.thelocal.de/20130215/47979 Fri, 15 Feb 2013 12:47:00 +0100 47979 A large majority of Germans have no problem with their Asian vice-chancellor, a new survey suggests. Yet for many voters an ethnic minority or gay national leader would be a step too far. https://www.thelocal.de/20130213/47949 Wed, 13 Feb 2013 11:51:00 +0100 47949 German media empire Axel Springer is teaming up with leading startup accelerator Plug and Play Tech Centre to found a Berlin-based hub to cultivate new businesses. https://www.thelocal.de/20130212/47921 Tue, 12 Feb 2013 14:41:00 +0100 47921 The Lower Saxony state election on Sunday night was followed by a morning of political poker within Angela Merkel's coalition partner, as FDP leader Philipp Rösler out-manoeuvred his rival, offering to resign in order to keep the top job. https://www.thelocal.de/20130121/47459 Mon, 21 Jan 2013 12:00:00 +0100 47459 German's economy has begun to feel the effects of the cold winds of recession blowing elsewhere in the region, said a government report released on Friday, but analysts say any downturn it suffers will prove only temporary. https://www.thelocal.de/20130113/47295 Sun, 13 Jan 2013 10:10:00 +0100 47295 Philipp Rösler, the head of Germany's beleaguered Free Democrats (FDP), on Sunday made a last-ditch attempt to placate his party critics ahead of a crucial state election in Lower Saxony later this month. https://www.thelocal.de/20130106/47173 Sun, 06 Jan 2013 21:54:00 +0100 47173 For the first time ever, there are likely to be more Greens than Free Democrats in Germany by the end of the year, new estimates predict. The Green party is the only major political party that gained new members in 2012. https://www.thelocal.de/20121229/47037 Sat, 29 Dec 2012 14:28:00 +0100 47037 German Economy Minister and Vice Chancellor Philipp Rösler has suggested lifting visa restrictions for Russian and Turkish citizens, as a signal of "welcome and openness," a newspaper reported Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20121227/46989 Thu, 27 Dec 2012 10:57:00 +0100 46989 Germany will help Athens set up an investment fund to restore investor confidence and win back private capital, ministers from both countries said here Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20121214/46763 Fri, 14 Dec 2012 09:14:00 +0100 46763 German Vice-Chancellor Philipp Rösler is campaigning to save the Catholic orphanage in Vietnam where he spent nine months of his childhood before being adopted by German parents. https://www.thelocal.de/20120920/45101 Thu, 20 Sep 2012 18:17:00 +0200 45101 Economy Minister Philipp Rösler said he was disappointed with the efforts of debt-wracked Greece to implement reforms, while a senior conservative said Germany would block further aid if the country did not fall in line. https://www.thelocal.de/20120812/44313 Sun, 12 Aug 2012 20:23:00 +0200 44313 Just over half of Germans think their country would be better off without the euro, a poll suggested on Sunday, as the economy minister reiterated doubts over whether Greece can stay in the single currency. https://www.thelocal.de/20120729/44043 Sun, 29 Jul 2012 15:34:00 +0200 44043 German Economy Minister and Vice-Chancellor Philipp Rösler on Sunday reiterated his doubts about whether debt-mired Greece would be able to stay in the eurozone, saying the "horror" of a potential exit had worn off. https://www.thelocal.de/20120723/43907 Mon, 23 Jul 2012 10:11:00 +0200 43907 German Vice Chancellor Philipp Rösler was forced to walk through Washington D.C. on Tuesday after his driver had his license confiscated by traffic police – for parking in front of the White House. https://www.thelocal.de/20120619/43245 Tue, 19 Jun 2012 17:35:00 +0200 43245 German ministers continued to increase pressure on Greece to implement savings measures over the weekend, despite the Greek parliament voting clearly in favour of a radical reform packet which provoked riots in Athens. https://www.thelocal.de/20120213/40697 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:46:00 +0100 40697 Chancellor Angela Merkel sought Monday to placate critics of a German proposal to put Greece under the supervision of an EU budget tsar, saying Europe must help Athens enact economic reforms. https://www.thelocal.de/20120130/40419 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:33:00 +0100 40419