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 At this year’s Oktoberfest, for the first time a one litre mug of beer (Maß) in some tents will set a visitor back more than €11, the city of Munich announced on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20180614/oktoberfest-beer-mug-to-cost-over-11-for-the-first-time-ever Thu, 14 Jun 2018 12:26:01 +0200 oktoberfest-beer-mug-to-cost-over-11-for-the-first-time-ever In protest at scarce and unaffordable living space, activists occupied several empty apartments in Berlin on Sunday and Monday, leading to police evictions in buildings in Neukölln and Kreuzberg. https://www.thelocal.de/20180522/protesters-occupy-apartments-in-berlin-in-outcry-over-rising-rent-prices Tue, 22 May 2018 18:27:09 +0200 protesters-occupy-apartments-in-berlin-in-outcry-over-rising-rent-prices The cost of butter in Germany has increased by about 70 percent. Other dairy products have risen in price as well. https://www.thelocal.de/20171016/why-has-the-price-of-butter-risen-so-sharply-in-the-past-year Mon, 16 Oct 2017 17:58:52 +0200 why-has-the-price-of-butter-risen-so-sharply-in-the-past-year Train and bus prices have been hiked across Germany's biggest cities to coincide with start of the year, making that return to work all the more miserable. https://www.thelocal.de/20150102/public-transport-pricier-in-2015 Fri, 02 Jan 2015 13:19:00 +0100 public-transport-pricier-in-2015 Faced with job losses due to the high price of diesel and increased road tolls, German truck drivers say they'll do everything short of strike to draw attention to their plight. https://www.thelocal.de/20080705/12903 Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:58:00 +0200 12903