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 France, Britain and Germany warned Iran against "escalatory action" on Sunday as deep UN sanctions on Tehran came back into force following failed last-minute nuclear talks. https://www.thelocal.de/20250928/france-uk-germany-warn-iran-against-escalatory-acts-as-sanctions-restored Sun, 28 Sep 2025 16:08:28 +0200 france-uk-germany-warn-iran-against-escalatory-acts-as-sanctions-restored Germany said on Monday it had summoned the Belarusian ambassador over the forced landing of an airliner and detention of a critical journalist. https://www.thelocal.de/20210524/germany-summons-belarus-envoy-over-forced-ryanair-landing Mon, 24 May 2021 19:35:17 +0200 germany-summons-belarus-envoy-over-forced-ryanair-landing Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido called on the EU Wednesday to level "more sanctions" against President Nicolas Maduro's government, in an interview with German daily Bild. https://www.thelocal.de/20190130/venezuelas-guaido-urges-more-sanctions-from-eu-german-media Wed, 30 Jan 2019 10:04:11 +0100 venezuelas-guaido-urges-more-sanctions-from-eu-german-media German automaker Daimler on Tuesday said it was halting its business activities in Iran after the United States re-imposed sanctions on Tehran. https://www.thelocal.de/20180807/daimler-halts-iran-activities-over-us-sanctions Tue, 07 Aug 2018 17:19:57 +0200 daimler-halts-iran-activities-over-us-sanctions Germany has lifted economic sanctions on Turkey and relaxed its travel advice to the country, Berlin said Saturday, after Ankara ended its two-year state of emergency. https://www.thelocal.de/20180721/germany-drops-sanctions-on-turkey-relaxes-travel-advice Sat, 21 Jul 2018 16:16:03 +0200 germany-drops-sanctions-on-turkey-relaxes-travel-advice Germany's biggest lenders have shied away from business with Iran after past penalties for breaching US sanctions, but smaller banks have leapt on opportunities afforded by the nuclear deal rejected by Donald Trump. https://www.thelocal.de/20180527/iran-sanctions-shadow-falls-on-smaller-german-banks Sun, 27 May 2018 13:10:08 +0200 iran-sanctions-shadow-falls-on-smaller-german-banks The leaders of the five states of former East Germany said on Monday that they opposed continued sanctions against Russia over its illegal annexation of the Crimea. https://www.thelocal.de/20180130/east-german-state-leaders-call-for-end-to-sanctions-against-russia Tue, 30 Jan 2018 11:48:00 +0100 east-german-state-leaders-call-for-end-to-sanctions-against-russia The German Economy Minister Brigitte Zypries on Monday slammed the latest round of US sanctions against Russia as being “against international law.” https://www.thelocal.de/20170731/germany-calls-for-reaction-to-illegal-us-sanctions-on-russia Mon, 31 Jul 2017 14:03:18 +0200 germany-calls-for-reaction-to-illegal-us-sanctions-on-russia Germany warned on Friday that it would not accept any new US sanctions against Russia that targeted European companies at the same time. https://www.thelocal.de/20170728/germany-warns-us-against-russia-sanctions-putin-trump Fri, 28 Jul 2017 17:29:51 +0200 germany-warns-us-against-russia-sanctions-putin-trump Germany on Friday lashed out at Washington over new sanctions against Russia that target the planned Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline to Europe. https://www.thelocal.de/20170616/germany-condemns-new-us-sanctions-on-russia-as Fri, 16 Jun 2017 16:13:06 +0200 germany-condemns-new-us-sanctions-on-russia-as Update: The German government has confirmed a media report that as part of plans to increase sanctions against North Korea, officials will ban the operation of a popular tourist hostel at the Asian country's Berlin embassy. https://www.thelocal.de/20170510/german-govt-wants-to-ban-tourist-hotspot-at-north-korean-embassy-report Wed, 10 May 2017 13:09:17 +0200 german-govt-wants-to-ban-tourist-hotspot-at-north-korean-embassy-report A hoped-for export bonanza has failed to materialize a year after a deal to lift international sanctions against Iran over its nuclear programme, a German industry association told AFP Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160809/german-firms-iran-exports-trade-sanctions Tue, 09 Aug 2016 11:08:33 +0200 german-firms-iran-exports-trade-sanctions Germany pushed its NATO allies Wednesday to re-open high-level channels of communication with Russia, arguing that Moscow has a constructive role to play in many areas, especially in ending the Syrian conflict. https://www.thelocal.de/20151202/germany-pushes-nato-to-re-engage-russia Wed, 02 Dec 2015 18:29:19 +0100 germany-pushes-nato-to-re-engage-russia Leading German companies have lost almost a third of their business with Russia as Moscow's economy struggles with harsh headwinds and sanctions continue to bite. https://www.thelocal.de/20151202/sanctions-cost-germany-13-of-russia-business Wed, 02 Dec 2015 12:00:24 +0100 sanctions-cost-germany-13-of-russia-business Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel will lead a business delegation to Iran from Sunday, his ministry said a day after world powers and Tehran reached a historic nuclear deal. https://www.thelocal.de/20150716/vice-chancellor-gabriel-to-visit-iran-from-sunday Thu, 16 Jul 2015 10:13:33 +0200 vice-chancellor-gabriel-to-visit-iran-from-sunday Schleswig Holstein's exports to Russia have dropped by 31 percent, state finance minister Reinhard Meyer said in comments reported by the Hamburger Abendblatt on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150526/north-germany-hit-by-russia-sanctions Tue, 26 May 2015 17:08:43 +0200 north-germany-hit-by-russia-sanctions Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven on Wednesday threw their "full support" behind Germany's mediation efforts between Russia and Ukraine. https://www.thelocal.de/20150416/g7-throws-weight-behind-german-diplomacy Thu, 16 Apr 2015 10:29:23 +0200 g7-throws-weight-behind-german-diplomacy At the EU Summit in Brussels on Thursday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her French counterpart, Francois Hollande, secured support for an extension of sanctions to the end of the year. https://www.thelocal.de/20150320/merkel-pushes-through-new-russia-sanctions Fri, 20 Mar 2015 09:49:28 +0100 merkel-pushes-through-new-russia-sanctions Russia's parliament wants to claim billions of euros in new war damages from Germany, citing current economic woes caused by the drop in the population 70 years ago, news reports said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150203/russia-mulls-new-wwii-reparations-claim Tue, 03 Feb 2015 19:09:33 +0100 russia-mulls-new-wwii-reparations-claim Chancellor Angela Merkel has set strict terms for easing EU sanctions on Russia as the 28-nation bloc unlocked new aid to help Ukraine overcome its devastating Kremlin-backed revolt. https://www.thelocal.de/20150109/merkel-rigid-on-easing-russia-sanctions Fri, 09 Jan 2015 02:51:00 +0100 merkel-rigid-on-easing-russia-sanctions