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 A German man and four others were arrested in Romania for allegedly holding troubled German teenagers like slaves, officials said Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20190829/five-arrested-for-allegedly-enslaving-german-teens-romania Thu, 29 Aug 2019 13:40:31 +0200 five-arrested-for-allegedly-enslaving-german-teens-romania The Alternative for Germany party (AfD) have used pictures of Romanian models to promote their party's supposed "change in politics." https://www.thelocal.de/20160610/anti-migrant-party-makes-foreigners-face-of-ad-campaign Fri, 10 Jun 2016 15:13:27 +0200 anti-migrant-party-makes-foreigners-face-of-ad-campaign Leaders of Eastern European states opposed to Germany's open-door refugee policy have been quick to tell Germany 'we told you so' after the Cologne sexual assaults. https://www.thelocal.de/20160112/eastern-europe-feels-vindicated-after-cologne-attacks Tue, 12 Jan 2016 14:14:38 +0100 eastern-europe-feels-vindicated-after-cologne-attacks Federal Police announced on Wednesday that they had arrested record numbers of people entering Germany illegally in 2014, a 75 percent increase on the year before. https://www.thelocal.de/20150408/number-of-illegal-immigrants-hits-record-high Wed, 08 Apr 2015 11:06:44 +0200 number-of-illegal-immigrants-hits-record-high A government report shows that over half a million foreigners came to Germany in 2014, pushing the total up to 8.2 million - the highest number since records began. https://www.thelocal.de/20150316/number-of-foreigners-in-germany-hits-record-high Mon, 16 Mar 2015 15:16:50 +0100 number-of-foreigners-in-germany-hits-record-high Germany on Monday said it was open to talks on allowing Romania and Bulgaria into the passport-free Schengen zone, which has been a delicate subject among European countries. https://www.thelocal.de/20150310/schengen-bulgaria-romania-germany-steinmeier-visit-travel-passports Tue, 10 Mar 2015 09:18:08 +0100 schengen-bulgaria-romania-germany-steinmeier-visit-travel-passports Germany has raised the prospect of expelling EU citizens who fail to find work and have no job prospects in the country. https://www.thelocal.de/20140327/germany-unemployed-eu-citizens-can-be-expelled Thu, 27 Mar 2014 10:25:00 +0100 germany-unemployed-eu-citizens-can-be-expelled EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of Bulgarians and Romanians are leaving Germany each month to return home, putting into doubt fears of a mass immigration from eastern Europe to the country. https://www.thelocal.de/20140224/thousands-bulgarians-and-romanias-leave-germany-each-month Mon, 24 Feb 2014 16:31:00 +0100 thousands-bulgarians-and-romanias-leave-germany-each-month The supposed flood of Romanians arriving in Germany this January has not happened, the country's embassy in Berlin has told The Local. https://www.thelocal.de/20140211/east-european-immigration-flood-to-germany-hasnt-happened Tue, 11 Feb 2014 11:24:00 +0100 east-european-immigration-flood-to-germany-hasnt-happened UPDATE: The EU Commission believes Germany must make it easier for immigrants to claim unemployment benefit, according to reports on Friday. It comes as a poll shows support for the EU is at a record high in Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20140110/eu-germany-immigrants-benefits Fri, 10 Jan 2014 10:49:00 +0100 eu-germany-immigrants-benefits Germany's cabinet decided on Wednesday to set up a special committee tasked with tackling the potential problem of eastern European immigrants exploiting the benefit system. https://www.thelocal.de/20140109/new-body-tackles-eu-migrants Thu, 09 Jan 2014 09:25:00 +0100 new-body-tackles-eu-migrants Europe's top economy Germany is grappling with how to handle immigration from poor EU members Romania and Bulgaria now that their citizens can seek work anywhere within the bloc. https://www.thelocal.de/20140105/germany-grapples-with-immigration-from-bulgaria-romania Sun, 05 Jan 2014 09:53:00 +0100 germany-grapples-with-immigration-from-bulgaria-romania The debate over Bulgarian and Romanian immigrants arriving in Germany reached a more sinister level on Friday, when one leading Conservative politician called for finger prints to be taken to stop eastern Europeans getting benefits. https://www.thelocal.de/20140103/fingerprints-for-foreigners-call-sparks-outcry Fri, 03 Jan 2014 13:19:00 +0100 fingerprints-for-foreigners-call-sparks-outcry Hours before immigration restrictions on people from Romania and Bulgaria coming to Germany are lifted, politicians are arguing over attempts to discourage those with poor work prospects from coming to the country. https://www.thelocal.de/20131230/mps-spar-over-romanians-and-bulgarians Mon, 30 Dec 2013 11:45:00 +0100 mps-spar-over-romanians-and-bulgarians Germany's interior minister called on Friday for a tougher approach towards immigrants who appear to be in Germany just for the social support system. It was time, he said, to throw people out. https://www.thelocal.de/20130607/50171 Fri, 07 Jun 2013 18:33:00 +0200 50171 Germany is attracting ever more migrants as conditions at home worsen and the German job market continues to be strong, official figures revealed. https://www.thelocal.de/20130507/49575 Tue, 07 May 2013 16:18:00 +0200 49575 Germany will veto Romania and Bulgaria joining the Schengen passport-free zone if the two countries push their membership at an EU meeting this week, German Interior Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich warned on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.de/20130303/48303 Sun, 03 Mar 2013 19:25:00 +0100 48303 The Romanian prime minister has claimed that secret police from his country have infiltrated the German press in a bid to sabotage his rule. https://www.thelocal.de/20120902/44715 Sun, 02 Sep 2012 11:20:00 +0200 44715 Germany summoned Romania's ambassador to Chancellor Angela Merkel's office on Thursday, her spokesman said, over fears democracy is under threat in the EU nation amid a constitutional crisis. https://www.thelocal.de/20120713/43727 Fri, 13 Jul 2012 10:11:00 +0200 43727 German Interior Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich on Wednesday defended a controversial plan to restore border controls in Europe's visa-free Schengen area, saying this will make it easier for Romania and Bulgaria to join. https://www.thelocal.de/20110511/34965 Wed, 11 May 2011 19:52:00 +0200 34965