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 North and Baltic Seas may not be well known for pirates. Yet hundreds of years ago, as northern Europe's main trade highways, it was a different story. Few of its pirates were both as feared and revered as Klaus Störtebeker. https://www.thelocal.de/20190425/klaus-strtebeker-germanys-most-famous-pirate-and-robin-hood-of-the-waves Thu, 25 Apr 2019 15:13:25 +0200 klaus-strtebeker-germanys-most-famous-pirate-and-robin-hood-of-the-waves Seven firefighters have been injured trying to put out a massive blaze at Germany's largest amusement park, police said on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.de/20180527/seven-firefighters-injured-in-pirates-of-batavia-blaze Sun, 27 May 2018 17:06:07 +0200 seven-firefighters-injured-in-pirates-of-batavia-blaze UPDATE: Police are investigating whether a Berlin politician killed another man and then himself after the Pirate party lawmaker was found dead. https://www.thelocal.de/20160920/berlin-pirate-politician-found-dead-after-election-defeat Tue, 20 Sep 2016 12:48:30 +0200 berlin-pirate-politician-found-dead-after-election-defeat A German man visiting Saint Vincent in the Caribbean was killed by pirates - in a cove where the movie Pirates of the Caribbean was filmed. https://www.thelocal.de/20160308/german-sailor-shot-dead-by-pirates-in-the-caribbean Tue, 08 Mar 2016 16:35:58 +0100 german-sailor-shot-dead-by-pirates-in-the-caribbean One year ago on Wednesday, Los Angeles native Michael Scott Moore was set free after being held hostage by Somali pirates for 977 days. The German-American journalist tells The Local how after his release Berlin became his sanctuary to recover from the trauma of captivity. https://www.thelocal.de/20150923/after-977-days-hostage-berlin-became-safe-haven Wed, 23 Sep 2015 12:24:48 +0200 after-977-days-hostage-berlin-became-safe-haven A German court has sentenced a Somali pirate chief to 12 years in jail for hijacking a ship off the Horn of Africa and tormenting its crew during an eight-month ordeal. https://www.thelocal.de/20140418/german-court-jails-somali-pirate-for-12-years Fri, 18 Apr 2014 12:10:00 +0200 german-court-jails-somali-pirate-for-12-years A drone that hovered over a campaign rally by Chancellor Angela Merkel before crash landing in front of her was a protest by the upstart Pirate party, it said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20130916/51937 Mon, 16 Sep 2013 17:17:00 +0200 51937 The NSA spying scandal has put fresh wind in the sails of the struggling German Pirate Party. A recent poll shows support has doubled from two to four percent since the news broke. https://www.thelocal.de/20130724/51023 Wed, 24 Jul 2013 16:18:00 +0200 51023 Germany's Pirate Party vowed an attack on the political mainstream as it wrapped up a congress Sunday, hoping to re-energise a flagging campaign ahead of September elections. https://www.thelocal.de/20130513/49669 Mon, 13 May 2013 08:57:00 +0200 49669 Pirates released a German-owned tanker off Togo on Friday, a day after capturing it, the International Maritime Bureau said as it warned of a rising number of attacks in the Gulf of Guinea. https://www.thelocal.de/20121006/45395 Sat, 06 Oct 2012 13:48:00 +0200 45395 Angela Merkel's coalition partner the Free Democratic Party (FDP) is back above the crucial five percent mark in a major opinion poll – but that would still not be enough to provide the German chancellor with another government. https://www.thelocal.de/20120525/42753 Fri, 25 May 2012 14:23:00 +0200 42753 The struggling Free Democratic Party obtained the key five percent of national support for the first time since August of last year, according to a poll released Sunday. This could put the junior coalition partner back in the political game. https://www.thelocal.de/20120429/42239 Sun, 29 Apr 2012 12:01:00 +0200 42239 The Pirate Party is trying to figure out its future course after stunning victories in recent months have created a lot of political discussion - and criticism - about the political newcomers. https://www.thelocal.de/20120428/42235 Sat, 28 Apr 2012 16:15:00 +0200 42235 A leading member of the German Pirate Party has apologised for comparing the rise of the movement with that of the Nazi party in the 1930s. https://www.thelocal.de/20120423/42113 Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:43:00 +0200 42113 A leading Green party official said he is not ruling out a coalition with the up and coming Pirate Party, but warned that the upstart politicians need to stand for more than education for all and free public transportation. https://www.thelocal.de/20120414/41937 Sat, 14 Apr 2012 11:30:00 +0200 41937 For a country where politics sometimes seems to move at a glacial pace, Germany was practically a hotbed of drama in 2011. https://www.thelocal.de/20111230/39807 Fri, 30 Dec 2011 08:46:00 +0100 39807 Germany’s upstart Pirate Party seems to be losing the wind from its sails – the latest political opinion poll suggests it is supported by just six percent of voters – down from nine percent a few weeks ago. https://www.thelocal.de/20111207/39357 Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:00:00 +0100 39357 The leader of Germany’s latest political sensation, the Pirate party, has told members to stop airing their differences on Twitter, saying public arguments are divisive. https://www.thelocal.de/20111203/39285 Sat, 03 Dec 2011 15:03:00 +0100 39285 After their surprise success in Berlin’s state election, Germany’s Pirate Party has started to navigate national interest as well. According to a survey published Wednesday, the Pirates have captured seven percent of the electorate. https://www.thelocal.de/20110928/37883 Wed, 28 Sep 2011 13:20:00 +0200 37883 Germany took control of the European Union's anti-pirate mission Operation Atalanta in a ceremony in Djibouti on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.de/20110813/36939 Sat, 13 Aug 2011 16:42:00 +0200 36939