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 Danish parties agree to kickstart $7.5bn Germany link Denmark's parties have struck a unanimous agreement to launch work on building an 18km tunnel linking the Danish island of Lolland with Germany, in one of the first signs of a return to normal political life. https://www.thelocal.de/20200424/danish-parties-give-green-light-for-52bn-tunnel-to-germany Fri, 24 Apr 2020 14:42:41 +0200 danish-parties-give-green-light-for-52bn-tunnel-to-germany Tortoise triggers police operation while crossing road in Cologne A senior tortoise triggered a police rescue operation in Cologne when it tried to cross the road. https://www.thelocal.de/20190605/tortoise-triggers-police-operation-while-crossing-road-in-cologne Wed, 05 Jun 2019 10:34:16 +0200 tortoise-triggers-police-operation-while-crossing-road-in-cologne Brit in critical condition after driving on wrong side of road A British man is in life-threatening condition in southwest Germany after he caused an accident by mistakenly driving on the left side of the road. https://www.thelocal.de/20160506/british-driver-seriously-hurt-after-driving-on-the-left Fri, 06 May 2016 13:34:42 +0200 british-driver-seriously-hurt-after-driving-on-the-left The new app that gives you money for driving well Germany’s largest insurance company is offering an app which allows you to win money back on your car insurance if it records you driving safely. https://www.thelocal.de/20160407/the-new-app-that-gives-you-money-for-good-driving Thu, 07 Apr 2016 17:21:38 +0200 the-new-app-that-gives-you-money-for-good-driving Germany to charge foreign drivers from 2016 Foreign motorists can expect to start paying to drive on German motorways from 2016, the country’s transport minister said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20140410/germany-to-charge-foreign-drivers-with-toll-from-2106 Thu, 10 Apr 2014 12:58:00 +0200 germany-to-charge-foreign-drivers-with-toll-from-2106 Deep freeze to lift in the New Year After the sub-zero temperatures of New Year's Eve, the weather is likely to get milder in the first few days of January, but dangerous ice is expected to form on roads. https://www.thelocal.de/20101231/32139 Fri, 31 Dec 2010 10:48:00 +0100 32139