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 Hanover Medical School on Wednesday said Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen plagiarized parts of her thesis, but allowed her to keep her doctorate because there was no "deliberate deception". https://www.thelocal.de/20160310/med-school-top-minister-plagiarized-her-thesis Thu, 10 Mar 2016 10:32:39 +0100 med-school-top-minister-plagiarized-her-thesis Germany's Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen has fiercely rejected allegations made on Saturday in media reports that she plagiarised portions of her doctoral thesis, a charge that has already brought down other high-level German leaders. https://www.thelocal.de/20150927/germanys-defence-minister-in-plagiarism-row Sun, 27 Sep 2015 16:05:17 +0200 germanys-defence-minister-in-plagiarism-row German companies are ranked second in the world for industrial plagiarism, a global study released on Friday found. https://www.thelocal.de/20140808/made-in-germany-plaigarism-tech Fri, 08 Aug 2014 18:45:00 +0200 made-in-germany-plaigarism-tech A court in western Germany has decided in favour of an American organization in a bizarre case which ruled divine inspiration from Jesus cannot be copyrighted to the son of God but to the human recipient of the message. https://www.thelocal.de/20140515/german-court-copyrights-jesus-text-course-in-miracles Thu, 15 May 2014 13:56:00 +0200 german-court-copyrights-jesus-text-course-in-miracles The University of Regensburg is investigating the doctorate thesis of a German government minister amid allegations a section of it was plagiarized. https://www.thelocal.de/20140409/german-development-minister-gerdmueller-faces-plagiarism-allegations-2 Wed, 09 Apr 2014 11:01:00 +0200 german-development-minister-gerdmueller-faces-plagiarism-allegations-2 President of the German Bundestag, Norbert Lammert, faced on Tuesday accusations of plagiarising his doctorate. He denies the charges and has welcomed the University of Bochum to check the work. https://www.thelocal.de/20130730/51115 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 10:56:00 +0200 51115 Fans of British classic television series "Yes Minister" were astounded to find one of its lines parroted in a German satire show tracing the scandal of the German defence minister who lost his job - for plagiarizing large tracts of his doctoral thesis. https://www.thelocal.de/20130315/48547 Fri, 15 Mar 2013 11:37:00 +0100 48547 Germany's entry for this year's Eurovision Song Contest is being investigated after allegations that it copied elements of last year's winner, a television station reported on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20130218/48037 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 15:39:00 +0100 48037 Chancellor Angela Merkel suffered a major political blow less than eight months before Germany's general election, when her education minister, a close ally, resigned on Saturday over plagiarism allegations. https://www.thelocal.de/20130209/47871 Sat, 09 Feb 2013 15:38:00 +0100 47871 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 An anonymous blogger claims he has found 92 examples of plagiarism in the PhD thesis German Education Minister Annette Schavan wrote 32 years ago. https://www.thelocal.de/20121010/45459 Wed, 10 Oct 2012 11:10:00 +0200 45459 A high-profile professor and former advisor to the German foreign minister has been stripped of her doctorate after it was found to be largely plagiarised. https://www.thelocal.de/20120419/42025 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 10:00:00 +0200 42025 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 Former Defence Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg has defended himself against new plagiarism accusations, this time related to an article he wrote in 2004. https://www.thelocal.de/20111204/39297 Sun, 04 Dec 2011 12:50:00 +0100 39297 Disgraced former Defence Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg has escaped criminal prosecution for plagiarizing his doctoral dissertation – by making a $20,000 donation to charity. Is that really fair? Have your say. https://www.thelocal.de/20111124/39091 Thu, 24 Nov 2011 15:24:00 +0100 39091 German prosecutors said Wednesday they dropped a plagiarism probe against a former defence minister and mooted successor to Chancellor Angela Merkel after the multi-millionaire made a donation to charity. https://www.thelocal.de/20111123/39057 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 16:48:00 +0100 39057 German European parliament member Silvana Koch-Mehrin, who was stripped of her PhD title earlier this year for plagiarism, has not been to a parliamentary committee meeting since the end of 2009, a TV show claims. https://www.thelocal.de/20110930/37923 Fri, 30 Sep 2011 12:55:00 +0200 37923 Former Defence Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, brought down by an academic plagiarism scandal earlier this year, is moving to the United States with his family and will write a book, media reported Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20110728/36589 Thu, 28 Jul 2011 18:40:00 +0200 36589 Free Democratic Party politician Silvana Koch-Mehrin is to fight for the PhD title she was stripped of following accusations of plagiarism. Media reports say the prominent MEP will appeal against the University of Heidelberg's decision. https://www.thelocal.de/20110717/36345 Sun, 17 Jul 2011 13:58:00 +0200 36345