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 Water utility referendum a 'cold shower' for Berlin Berliners pushed through the city-state’s first successful referendum on Sunday, with almost everyone at the polls voting in favour of complete disclosure of the German capital’s water utility contracts. https://www.thelocal.de/20110214/33091 Mon, 14 Feb 2011 12:21:00 +0100 33091 Petition forces Bavarian smoking ban referendum Organisers of a petition for a referendum to strengthen Bavaria’s porous smoking ban are celebrating on Thursday, as preliminary results show they exceeded the amount of necessary signatures by several hundred thousand. https://www.thelocal.de/20091203/23699 Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:22:00 +0100 23699