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 Schlewsig-Holstein added the Berlin district of Schöneberg to its domestic risk area list on Monday, a move slammed by federal Health Minister Jens Spahn. https://www.thelocal.de/20201005/north-german-state-criticised-as-it-places-fourth-berlin-district-on-quarantine-list Mon, 05 Oct 2020 18:24:43 +0200 north-german-state-criticised-as-it-places-fourth-berlin-district-on-quarantine-list Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz on Friday said it was "right" for German leader Angela Merkel to rule out working with the far right, even after he did the opposite in his previous government. https://www.thelocal.de/20200215/austrias-kurz-backs-merkel-rejection-of-far-right Sat, 15 Feb 2020 10:41:01 +0100 austrias-kurz-backs-merkel-rejection-of-far-right On a sweltering hot day in the lead up to two state elections in eastern Germany, The Local visited Brandenburg to find out why the Green party is winning more support – and to speak to voters. https://www.thelocal.de/20190830/we-are-heading-up-why-the-green-party-is-gaining-support-in-eastern-germany Fri, 30 Aug 2019 17:45:18 +0200 we-are-heading-up-why-the-green-party-is-gaining-support-in-eastern-germany Social housing stock in Germany is continuing to shrink, new figures show. https://www.thelocal.de/20190814/number-of-social-housing-units-drops-by-42000-in-germany Wed, 14 Aug 2019 11:18:15 +0200 number-of-social-housing-units-drops-by-42000-in-germany Is your university on the list of the best places to study in Germany, according to new global rankings? https://www.thelocal.de/20190620/heres-where-germanys-top-universities-are-in-global-ranking Thu, 20 Jun 2019 12:56:01 +0200 heres-where-germanys-top-universities-are-in-global-ranking Wages in Germany have grown much faster than in other eurozone countries in recent years, a Bundesbank (central bank) study published Monday found, reversing conditions seen before the financial crisis that stoked intra-European resentment. https://www.thelocal.de/20180423/german-wage-growth-outpacing-rest-of-eurozone-study Mon, 23 Apr 2018 16:23:32 +0200 german-wage-growth-outpacing-rest-of-eurozone-study The federal states are calling for stricter fines for speeders, tailgaters and parking offenders, arguing that they endanger others with their behaviour. https://www.thelocal.de/20180420/german-states-call-for-higher-fines-for-reckless-drivers-and-parking-offenders Fri, 20 Apr 2018 12:56:27 +0200 german-states-call-for-higher-fines-for-reckless-drivers-and-parking-offenders It’s that time again - when the usual rules of polite society are thrown out the window. On Monday in cities across the Rhine region provocative floats are getting ready for their big Carnival debut. https://www.thelocal.de/20180212/karneval-satirical-floats-in-rhine-region-ready-to-make-rose-monday-parade-debut Mon, 12 Feb 2018 12:00:50 +0100 karneval-satirical-floats-in-rhine-region-ready-to-make-rose-monday-parade-debut It's a case that has stirred questions about Germany's freedom of speech and relationship with Turkey. Now prosecutors say they have scrapped an investigation into the comedian whose satire poem accused the Turkish leader of bestiality and paedophilia. https://www.thelocal.de/20161004/investigation-dropped-against-comedians-erdogan-smear-poem Tue, 04 Oct 2016 18:38:02 +0200 investigation-dropped-against-comedians-erdogan-smear-poem National team defender Jerome Boateng said his wife and five-year-old twins will not go to France to watch him play in the European Championship finals because of terror fears. https://www.thelocal.de/20160608/boateng-wont-take-family-to-euros-isis-terrorism-fears Wed, 08 Jun 2016 13:36:07 +0200 boateng-wont-take-family-to-euros-isis-terrorism-fears Astronaut Alexander Gerst will be the first German commander of the International Space Station (ISS) on his next trip to the final frontier. https://www.thelocal.de/20160518/german-astronaut-to-take-command-of-space-station Wed, 18 May 2016 18:51:22 +0200 german-astronaut-to-take-command-of-space-station A fundamentalist Muslim preacher who started a “sharia police” force in western Germany has now been charged with aiding a terrorist group in Syria, prosecutors announced on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160413/sven-lau-sharia-police-fundamentalism-salafism-islam-isis-jamwa Wed, 13 Apr 2016 17:28:52 +0200 sven-lau-sharia-police-fundamentalism-salafism-islam-isis-jamwa Officials in southwest Germany want their police protected from the dangerous dribble of saliva-spewing offenders after a rise in “spit attacks”. https://www.thelocal.de/20160308/german-police-office-seeks-spit-protection-hoods-for-offenders Tue, 08 Mar 2016 12:36:15 +0100 german-police-office-seeks-spit-protection-hoods-for-offenders Germany's economy picked up speed and afforded the government a big surplus in 2015 - which will be put straight towards spending on refugees. https://www.thelocal.de/20160114/germanys-big-surplus-to-cover-costs-of-refugees Thu, 14 Jan 2016 12:36:20 +0100 germanys-big-surplus-to-cover-costs-of-refugees Thursday is Ludwig van Beethoven's 245th birthday, and Google is celebrating by asking users to re-assemble the legendary composer's works after an accident on the way to the concert hall. https://www.thelocal.de/20151217/play-google-fetes-beethoven-with-birthday-game Thu, 17 Dec 2015 11:36:14 +0100 play-google-fetes-beethoven-with-birthday-game Germany recorded the highest number of syphilis cases last year that the country has seen in the past decade. https://www.thelocal.de/20151211/germany-sees-sharp-rise-in-syphilis-cases Fri, 11 Dec 2015 17:09:44 +0100 germany-sees-sharp-rise-in-syphilis-cases Germany's branch of the Catholic Church will "never" be finished dealing with the fallout from decades of abuse against children by members of the clergy, a bishop said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20151208/church-still-dealing-with-history-of-abuse Tue, 08 Dec 2015 11:36:03 +0100 church-still-dealing-with-history-of-abuse Berlin has been named the best city in Germany for students in 2016, leaping up a global ranking in the last 12 months to overtake Munich. https://www.thelocal.de/20151201/berlin-named-germanys-best-city-for-students Tue, 01 Dec 2015 12:23:27 +0100 berlin-named-germanys-best-city-for-students Germany will be able to bear the costs of caring for refugees and even draw an economic benefit from new migrants arriving in the country, an independent panel of top economists said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20151111/germany-can-afford-refugees-top-economists Wed, 11 Nov 2015 13:39:33 +0100 germany-can-afford-refugees-top-economists Spies at Germany's BND foreign intelligence service snooped on the communications of friendly states' embassies and government offices, including EU members and the USA, as recently as 2013, media reports claimed on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20151015/germany-spied-on-allies-until-late-2013 Thu, 15 Oct 2015 12:34:29 +0200 germany-spied-on-allies-until-late-2013