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 Germans have previously said that outgoing US President Donald Trump is their greatest source of angst. So what exactly do they think about Joe Biden's win and his plans? https://www.thelocal.de/20201113/heres-what-germans-think-about-joe-biden-becoming-us-president Fri, 13 Nov 2020 12:54:56 +0100 heres-what-germans-think-about-joe-biden-becoming-us-president Angela Merkel is still the most popular politician in Germany 14 years after she became chancellor, according to a new poll which also highlighted attitudes towards climate change. https://www.thelocal.de/20190802/angela-merkel-still-most-popular-politician-in-germany Fri, 02 Aug 2019 12:05:10 +0200 angela-merkel-still-most-popular-politician-in-germany Support for Alternative for Germany (AfD) has fallen to its lowest level since March last year, according to a new poll. https://www.thelocal.de/20190408/afd-support-falls-to-lowest-level-in-a-year-poll-finds Mon, 08 Apr 2019 10:23:47 +0200 afd-support-falls-to-lowest-level-in-a-year-poll-finds Ahead of International Day of Happiness on Wednesday a majority (66 percent) of Germans have told pollsters they are happy. https://www.thelocal.de/20190319/poll-two-thirds-of-germans-consider-themselves-happy Tue, 19 Mar 2019 10:59:40 +0100 poll-two-thirds-of-germans-consider-themselves-happy A poll published on Friday says Alternative for Germany (AfD) would take 18 per cent of the vote if there were Bundestag elections on Sunday, making them the the second-strongest party in the country after the Union. https://www.thelocal.de/20180921/far-right-afd-second-most-popular-party-in-germany-poll-finds Fri, 21 Sep 2018 11:38:32 +0200 far-right-afd-second-most-popular-party-in-germany-poll-finds A survey carried out by YouGov and published on Friday shows that 43 percent of Germans want Merkel to leave office. https://www.thelocal.de/20180622/almost-half-of-germans-want-merkel-to-resign-poll-shows Fri, 22 Jun 2018 11:49:03 +0200 almost-half-of-germans-want-merkel-to-resign-poll-shows The SPD started a membership ballot Tuesday on whether to again govern under Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives after an opinion poll showed them trailing the far-right AfD for the first time. https://www.thelocal.de/20180220/crisis-hit-spd-starts-ballot-on-merkel-coalition Tue, 20 Feb 2018 14:52:16 +0100 crisis-hit-spd-starts-ballot-on-merkel-coalition A poll published on Monday by the newspaper Bild put the Alternative for Germany (AfD) on 16 percent, showing that they are currently more popular than the Social Democrats (SPD). https://www.thelocal.de/20180219/poll-afd-now-the-second-most-popular-party Mon, 19 Feb 2018 18:10:34 +0100 poll-afd-now-the-second-most-popular-party A poll published by INSA on Monday predicts that the Social Democrats and Christian Union would no longer be able to form a majority government, if elections were held now. https://www.thelocal.de/20180206/far-right-afd-almost-as-popular-as-social-democrats-poll Tue, 06 Feb 2018 12:47:05 +0100 far-right-afd-almost-as-popular-as-social-democrats-poll No other major US ally has seen public confidence in the American president drop as significantly as Germany since Donald Trump took over in the White House in January. https://www.thelocal.de/20170627/trump-german-public-confidence-in-us-has-plunged Tue, 27 Jun 2017 12:43:37 +0200 trump-german-public-confidence-in-us-has-plunged Early on in Donald Trump's American presidency, Germans still hold relatively negative views of the US leader, a poll released on Monday revealed. https://www.thelocal.de/20170327/most-germans-think-trump-wont-last-four-years-in-office Mon, 27 Mar 2017 19:36:56 +0200 most-germans-think-trump-wont-last-four-years-in-office Up until recently it seemed a very safe bet that Angela Merkel would win another term as Chancellor in September’s election. But more and more polling suggests otherwise. https://www.thelocal.de/20170214/two-thirds-of-germans-want-merkel-out-at-next-election Tue, 14 Feb 2017 12:14:52 +0100 two-thirds-of-germans-want-merkel-out-at-next-election A new poll shows that German trust in the transatlantic relationship has dropped to a level equatable to public trust in Russia since Donald Trump was elected US President. https://www.thelocal.de/20170203/german-trust-in-usa-plummets-to-record-low-survey Fri, 03 Feb 2017 16:06:11 +0100 german-trust-in-usa-plummets-to-record-low-survey After the terror attack on a Berlin Christmas market earlier in December, a majority of Germans want an increased military response, a new poll shows. https://www.thelocal.de/20161228/majority-of-germans-want-country-to-do-more-against-isis Wed, 28 Dec 2016 10:53:45 +0100 majority-of-germans-want-country-to-do-more-against-isis Her third term in office has been Chancellor Angela Merkel's most controversial by a long shot. Over a year after she opened Germany's borders to refugees, a new data map reveals her popularity over time. https://www.thelocal.de/20161125/this-is-how-much-germans-love-or-loath-merkel Fri, 25 Nov 2016 17:16:00 +0100 this-is-how-much-germans-love-or-loath-merkel A vast majority of Germans believe terrorism will soon strike Germany, with 77 percent fearing an attack will take place in the near future, according to a new survey. https://www.thelocal.de/20160722/seventy-seven-percent-of-germans-fear-terror-attack-soon Fri, 22 Jul 2016 17:32:59 +0200 seventy-seven-percent-of-germans-fear-terror-attack-soon The number of Germans who are satisfied with the EU has increased following Britain's vote to leave, with over 70 percent saying membership is good for the country's economy and security. https://www.thelocal.de/20160708/post-brexit-germans-feel-more-positively-about-the-eu Fri, 08 Jul 2016 13:06:18 +0200 post-brexit-germans-feel-more-positively-about-the-eu Some Brits in Germany have been left furious after their postal votes for the UK's EU referendum haven't arrived in time, depriving them of a voice in the historic vote. https://www.thelocal.de/20160623/brits-in-germany-left-fuming-by-polling-card-brexit-eu-referendum Thu, 23 Jun 2016 13:42:36 +0200 brits-in-germany-left-fuming-by-polling-card-brexit-eu-referendum Almost all the Brits in Germany say the Brexit vote will affect them, but just half will actually vote. https://www.thelocal.de/20160620/almost-half-of-brits-in-germany-wont-vote-on-brexit-eu-referendum Mon, 20 Jun 2016 17:56:52 +0200 almost-half-of-brits-in-germany-wont-vote-on-brexit-eu-referendum A survey by Pew Research Center shows that while Brits may be the ones pushing to split away from the European Union, an equal proportion of Germans also feel negatively towards Brussels. https://www.thelocal.de/20160610/just-as-many-germans-sceptical-of-eu-as-brits Fri, 10 Jun 2016 14:31:22 +0200 just-as-many-germans-sceptical-of-eu-as-brits