The Local Germany 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 Germany agrees compensation for Kindertransport refugees The German government said Monday it has agreed to an one-off payment to survivors of the Kindertransport programme, which brought Jewish children persecuted in Nazi Germany to safety in Britain. https://www.thelocal.de/20181217/germany-agrees-compensation-for-kindertransport-refugees Mon, 17 Dec 2018 16:55:30 +0100 germany-agrees-compensation-for-kindertransport-refugees Hamburg left rejects call for German flags outside schools Conservatives in Hamburg met with ridicule on Monday after they proposed ordering all public schools to raise German and European flags. https://www.thelocal.de/20160321/hamburg-conservatives-call-for-german-flags-at-school Mon, 21 Mar 2016 16:42:32 +0100 hamburg-conservatives-call-for-german-flags-at-school EU 'will still accept Syrians after Turkey deal', says Merkel Syrian refugees will still be able to travel to the European Union from Turkey following a deal for Ankara to shut its borders in exchange for EU cash, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160208/eu-will-still-allow-syrians-in-after-turkey-deal Mon, 08 Feb 2016 16:30:31 +0100 eu-will-still-allow-syrians-in-after-turkey-deal Spate of racist mob attacks shocks Cologne Gangs of thugs attacked groups of immigrants in central Cologne on Sunday night after far-right groups called for a "manhunt" on social media. https://www.thelocal.de/20160111/racist-attacks-ratchet-up-tension-in-cologne Mon, 11 Jan 2016 09:26:59 +0100 racist-attacks-ratchet-up-tension-in-cologne Merkel admits: refugee policy 'far from perfect' Chancellor Angela Merkel admitted on Monday that Germany and Europe's policy towards the large numbers of refugees arriving in 2015 has been "anything but perfect" – but insisted that the country could rise to the challenge. https://www.thelocal.de/20151026/merkel-admits-refugee-policy-far-from-perfect Mon, 26 Oct 2015 18:18:27 +0100 merkel-admits-refugee-policy-far-from-perfect Merkel: Migrants bigger challenge than Greece Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday condemned a surge in German attacks on refugee shelters and warned that the issue of asylum could become a bigger challenge for the European Union than the Greek debt crisis. https://www.thelocal.de/20150817/merkel-migrants-bigger-challenge-than-greece Mon, 17 Aug 2015 11:03:48 +0200 merkel-migrants-bigger-challenge-than-greece Jewish group slams right-wing asylum plan The German Central Council of Jews harshly criticized a plan proposed by conservative party leader Horst Seehofer to be stricter on certain asylum-seekers as "dangerous", saying Germany needs to learn from its past. https://www.thelocal.de/20150724/jewish-group-slams-right-wing-refugee-plan Fri, 24 Jul 2015 13:07:29 +0200 jewish-group-slams-right-wing-refugee-plan