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 Angela Merkel's conservatives scored a convincing win at state elections in Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday, seeing off a threat from the far-right AfD in the final regional poll before the first election in 16 years not to feature the veteran chancellor. https://www.thelocal.de/20210606/merkels-conservatives-win-last-state-vote-before-general-election Sun, 06 Jun 2021 20:27:55 +0200 merkels-conservatives-win-last-state-vote-before-general-election Germans were heading to the polls in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday, with the far-right posing a tough challenge to Angela Merkel's conservatives in the final major test before the first general election in 16 years not to feature the veteran chancellor. https://www.thelocal.de/20210606/merkels-cdu-faces-final-test-as-germans-vote-in-regional-elections Sun, 06 Jun 2021 14:16:33 +0200 merkels-cdu-faces-final-test-as-germans-vote-in-regional-elections Angela Merkel's conservatives could face a far-right upset at key state polls on Sunday, the last big test of Germany's political mood before the first general election in 16 years not to feature the veteran chancellor. https://www.thelocal.de/20210603/cdu-is-in-weak-position-merkels-conservatives-face-crucial-test-in-germanys-regional-elections Thu, 03 Jun 2021 11:08:34 +0200 cdu-is-in-weak-position-merkels-conservatives-face-crucial-test-in-germanys-regional-elections Best known as an anti-migrant party, Germany's far-right AfD has seized on the coronavirus pandemic to court a new type of voter ahead of regional elections in the state of Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday: anti-shutdown activists. https://www.thelocal.de/20210602/germanys-far-right-afd-ahead-in-regional-poll-with-anti-shutdown-stance Wed, 02 Jun 2021 13:05:43 +0200 germanys-far-right-afd-ahead-in-regional-poll-with-anti-shutdown-stance The Nebra Sky Disk, perhaps Germany's greatest archaeological treasure, and one of the most significant finds of the 20th century, will be the centrepiece of a major 2021 exhibition at the British Museum, devoted to the Bronze Age across Europe. https://www.thelocal.de/20190709/nebra-sky-disk-germanys-greatest-archeological-treasure-goes-on-tour Tue, 09 Jul 2019 17:17:34 +0200 nebra-sky-disk-germanys-greatest-archeological-treasure-goes-on-tour Twenty years ago, a stunning Bronze Age artifact was discovered in an eastern German forest. The subject of a new book, it reveals how people once saw the world - and the night sky above it. https://www.thelocal.de/20190121/what-the-mysterious-nebra-sky-disk-tells-us-about-german-history Mon, 21 Jan 2019 12:28:15 +0100 what-the-mysterious-nebra-sky-disk-tells-us-about-german-history At a meeting on Monday, Saxony Anhalt's minister president Reiner Haseloff said that right-wing extremism is a Germany wide issue, attracting people largely through social media. https://www.thelocal.de/20180910/right-wing-extremism-not-an-east-german-issue-saxony-anhalt-prime-minister Mon, 10 Sep 2018 15:12:48 +0200 right-wing-extremism-not-an-east-german-issue-saxony-anhalt-prime-minister Köthen’s Social Democratic (SPD) Mayor Bernd Hauschild was shocked by calls for violence in the protests that followed a reportedly deadly dispute between two groups of men on Sunday evening. https://www.thelocal.de/20180910/kthens-mayor-calls-for-calm-amid-far-right-push-to-protest-in-city Mon, 10 Sep 2018 11:43:27 +0200 kthens-mayor-calls-for-calm-amid-far-right-push-to-protest-in-city Two young men in Saxony-Anhalt have been sentenced to years in prison for beating up a Pakistani man and leaving him on train tracks, where he barely escaped. https://www.thelocal.de/20170322/two-racist-men-jailed-for-leaving-beaten-pakistani-on-train-tracks Wed, 22 Mar 2017 17:58:02 +0100 two-racist-men-jailed-for-leaving-beaten-pakistani-on-train-tracks A group of nearly a dozen people from the far-right scene in Magdeburg attempted to storm a police station on Saturday to free a companion who had been arrested earlier in the day. https://www.thelocal.de/20161010/far-right-protesters-try-and-storm-east-german-police-station Mon, 10 Oct 2016 12:51:48 +0200 far-right-protesters-try-and-storm-east-german-police-station Unknown assailants set fire to 18 cars at Magdeburg station early on Thursday morning, causing three quarters of a million euros worth of damage. https://www.thelocal.de/20160908/seven-police-cars-set-on-fire-at-magdeburg-train-station Thu, 08 Sep 2016 14:21:10 +0200 seven-police-cars-set-on-fire-at-magdeburg-train-station Viewers of German TV news bulletins in recent weeks have been bombarded with news about state elections in Saxony-Anhalt, Baden-Württemberg and Rheinland-Palatinate on March 13th. But why? https://www.thelocal.de/20160304/heres-why-march-state-elections-in-germany-matter Fri, 04 Mar 2016 13:00:18 +0100 heres-why-march-state-elections-in-germany-matter A mayor in Saxony-Anhalt has resigned after being targeted by far-right demonstrations, while another mayor in the same region is under police protection following death threats. https://www.thelocal.de/20150309/right-wing-pressure-in-saxony-anhalt Mon, 09 Mar 2015 12:49:32 +0100 right-wing-pressure-in-saxony-anhalt Chainsaws, wood planes and sand paper were out over the weekend in Saxony-Anhalt where more than 30 artists competed in the International Woodcarving Championships. https://www.thelocal.de/20140728/woodcarving-championships-germany-in-pictures Mon, 28 Jul 2014 18:55:00 +0200 woodcarving-championships-germany-in-pictures A double murderer appeared in court on Monday, accused of killing a woman he met online. https://www.thelocal.de/20130826/51599 Mon, 26 Aug 2013 18:39:00 +0200 51599 German civil engineers blew up three barges so they would sink and block a 90-metre hole in a dyke to hold back floodwaters from the River Elbe. The risky operation appeared to have worked. https://www.thelocal.de/20130617/50339 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:00:00 +0200 50339 A 20 year-old woman is in a critical condition in hospital after she was attacked with fuel and set alight. https://www.thelocal.de/20130317/48587 Sun, 17 Mar 2013 16:07:00 +0100 48587 Around 20 people were hurt, six seriously, when at least 100 vehicles were involved in a huge pile-up amid horrendous weather in central Germany on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20130312/48479 Tue, 12 Mar 2013 15:55:00 +0100 48479 Products "Made in GDR" may be consigned to history, but many East German items are still flying off shelves, as the nostalgia for brands from the failed communist country remains strong. https://www.thelocal.de/20130227/48203 Wed, 27 Feb 2013 08:04:00 +0100 48203 The eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt said on Tuesday that it had re-drafted a law in order to let police shut down mobile phone networks in times of imminent danger without the go-ahead from a court. Critics voiced have concern about misuse. https://www.thelocal.de/20121218/46837 Tue, 18 Dec 2012 13:50:00 +0100 46837