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 Recent stats are showing record-breaking hikes in rent in many of Germany's major cities. Here's where the asking rents have gone up the most. https://www.thelocal.de/20230417/explained-which-german-cities-have-the-fastest-rising-rents Mon, 17 Apr 2023 19:39:37 +0200 explained-which-german-cities-have-the-fastest-rising-rents As the colder months approach, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the country's 16 state premieres are meeting to discuss new measures to stem the spread of the virus indoors. Here are their main proposals. https://www.thelocal.de/20200929/what-are-germanys-proposed-new-rules-for-events-and-restaurants Tue, 29 Sep 2020 12:07:03 +0200 what-are-germanys-proposed-new-rules-for-events-and-restaurants Authorities in the German capital Berlin decided to soften one of Europe's strictest regimes for short-term rental firms such as Airbnb, allowing private individuals to rent out their main home without time limitations. https://www.thelocal.de/20180323/berlin-drops-airbnb-ban Fri, 23 Mar 2018 10:34:05 +0100 berlin-drops-airbnb-ban On February 1st, the city council in Freiberg, Saxony, plans to vote on whether or not to ban refugees from moving to the town for the next two years. The city says it can't fulfil it's educational duties to any more children. https://www.thelocal.de/20180126/successful-integration-german-town-to-vote-on-ban-of-refugee-immigration Fri, 26 Jan 2018 17:52:09 +0100 successful-integration-german-town-to-vote-on-ban-of-refugee-immigration On September 5th 1977 left-wing terrorists kidnapped industrialist Hanns Martin Schleyer. The abduction kicked off “the German Autumn” - six weeks of hostage-taking, murder and intrigue. https://www.thelocal.de/20170905/10-things-you-ought-to-know-about-the-raf-terrorist-organization-baader-meinhof Tue, 05 Sep 2017 11:49:51 +0200 10-things-you-ought-to-know-about-the-raf-terrorist-organization-baader-meinhof Cologne Mayor Henriette Reker, described in court on Friday how she was attacked during campaigning last autumn and almost lost her life. https://www.thelocal.de/20160429/cologne-mayor-describes-being-stabbed-in-neck Fri, 29 Apr 2016 18:18:03 +0200 cologne-mayor-describes-being-stabbed-in-neck US Presidential hopeful Donald Trump's explanation of his foreign policy got a polite but decidedly critical reception from Berlin on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160428/germany-scratches-head-over-trumps-zany-foreign-policy Thu, 28 Apr 2016 16:59:18 +0200 germany-scratches-head-over-trumps-zany-foreign-policy Retailers in the small town of Kleve on Germany's border with the Netherlands have banded together in a movement to end the use of one- and two-cent coins. https://www.thelocal.de/20160201/small-towns-big-plan-to-ditch-small-change Mon, 01 Feb 2016 15:09:43 +0100 small-towns-big-plan-to-ditch-small-change How will 2015 be defined in Germany? The Local takes a look at the biggest stories that impacted the country this year. https://www.thelocal.de/20151224/germanys-10-biggest-stories-of-2015 Thu, 24 Dec 2015 13:00:00 +0100 germanys-10-biggest-stories-of-2015 The European Commission predicted that large numbers of refugees arriving in Germany will boost the economy by a significant amount over the coming years, in a new economic forecast released on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20151105/eu-commission-brussels-refugees-will-boost-german-economy Thu, 05 Nov 2015 14:05:19 +0100 eu-commission-brussels-refugees-will-boost-german-economy German police have foiled a far-right plot to torch migrant shelters, officials said on Thursday in the latest evidence of violence directed at refugee centres. https://www.thelocal.de/20151023/police-collar-nazis-who-planned-refugee-fire-attacks Fri, 23 Oct 2015 10:08:31 +0200 police-collar-nazis-who-planned-refugee-fire-attacks A butcher in Hesse claims to be making "the most expensive bratwurst in the world" after he was commissioned to make sausages from outrageously expensive Japanese Kobe beef. But one expert chef told The Local it was a total waste. https://www.thelocal.de/20151005/bratwurst-butcher-makes-meal-of-kobe-beef Mon, 05 Oct 2015 18:41:42 +0200 bratwurst-butcher-makes-meal-of-kobe-beef Germany's World Cup-winning footballers have condemned xenophobic attacks on the thousands of foreigners pouring into their country and led calls to help the refugees amidst the ongoing crisis. https://www.thelocal.de/20150902/germany-football-stars-wish-refugees-warm-welcome Wed, 02 Sep 2015 18:50:25 +0200 germany-football-stars-wish-refugees-warm-welcome The Berliner Philharmonic unveiled its latest work on Thursday night – a new composition setting out and celebrating the common morality of the six major world religions – which will open Britain’s Olympic cultural programme next year. https://www.thelocal.de/20111014/38211 Fri, 14 Oct 2011 13:51:00 +0200 38211 Rocked by scandal and seeing its flock shrink, the Catholic Church should actively begin proselytizing in Germany, according to the Archbishop of Munich Cardinal Reinhard Marx. https://www.thelocal.de/20110101/32155 Sat, 01 Jan 2011 14:13:00 +0100 32155 Germans are more critical of Islam and less tolerant of building mosques than their neighbours in France, Denmark, the Netherlands and Portugal, a new survey has found. https://www.thelocal.de/20101202/31531 Thu, 02 Dec 2010 08:03:00 +0100 31531 German drugstore chain Schlecker has suffered a major online data breach, with the names, addresses and profiles of about 150,000 customers being exposed on the internet, the company announced Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20100827/29437 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 12:31:00 +0200 29437 German Labour Minister Ursula von der Leyen is planning corrections to the unemployment benefit known as Hartz IV that will have far-reaching consequences for the long-term unemployed. https://www.thelocal.de/20100731/28859 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 13:06:00 +0200 28859 The Russian Orthodox clergy is threatening to cut ties with Germany’s Protestants for electing a divorced woman, Margot Käßmann, as the head of their church. https://www.thelocal.de/20091113/23249 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:58:00 +0100 23249 Print company Schlott Gruppe, which prints catalogues for troubled mail-order giant Quelle, announced Friday it is stopping the production of new catalogues because payment has not yet been received. https://www.thelocal.de/20090703/20363 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:37:00 +0200 20363