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 Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives are trying to end corruption allegations roiling their ranks over mask procurement, ordering MPs to declare all financial gains related to the pandemic days ahead of key regional elections. https://www.thelocal.de/20210310/merkels-conservative-party-moves-to-clean-up-after-mask-affair Wed, 10 Mar 2021 15:00:11 +0100 merkels-conservative-party-moves-to-clean-up-after-mask-affair Two senior lawmakers from German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative alliance have resigned after accusations they profited from the coronavirus pandemic through alleged kickbacks for state purchases of face masks. https://www.thelocal.de/20210308/what-you-need-to-know-about-germanys-face-mask-scandal Mon, 08 Mar 2021 19:48:10 +0100 what-you-need-to-know-about-germanys-face-mask-scandal German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz came under fire Friday after documents showed he knew about suspicions of misconduct at disgraced payments company Wirecard as early as 2019. https://www.thelocal.de/20200717/german-finance-minister-scholz-under-fire-over-wirecard-warnings Fri, 17 Jul 2020 19:09:03 +0200 german-finance-minister-scholz-under-fire-over-wirecard-warnings German payments provider Wirecard filed for insolvency Thursday, just days after admitting €1.9 billion missing from its accounts likely "do not exist" and its ex-CEO was arrested. https://www.thelocal.de/20200625/five-things-to-know-about-the-wirecard-scandal Thu, 25 Jun 2020 17:45:40 +0200 five-things-to-know-about-the-wirecard-scandal The former chief executive of Wirecard, Markus Braun, has been arrested on suspicion of market manipulation, German prosecutors said Tuesday, after the payments provider admitted that €1.9 billion missing from its accounts likely "do not exist". https://www.thelocal.de/20200623/former-ceo-of-scandal-hit-wirecard-arrested-in-germany Tue, 23 Jun 2020 13:24:29 +0200 former-ceo-of-scandal-hit-wirecard-arrested-in-germany A criminal syndicate helped Nigerian immigrants get residency by providing Berlin authorities with fake papers. The immigration authority reportedly ignored internal warnings and kept approving the applications. https://www.thelocal.de/20180529/berlin-immigration-authorities-enabled-years-long-fraud-report Tue, 29 May 2018 15:38:15 +0200 berlin-immigration-authorities-enabled-years-long-fraud-report Many refugees in the city of Bremen are worried that they could face deportation after a major scandal at the city’s immigration authority, where officials allegedly took bribes in return for offering asylum. https://www.thelocal.de/20180525/refugees-left-anxious-over-future-after-bremen-asylum-scandal Fri, 25 May 2018 16:49:54 +0200 refugees-left-anxious-over-future-after-bremen-asylum-scandal Interior Minister Horst Seehofer has said that he won’t spare reputations in his efforts to get to the bottom of a scandal that has hit public trust in the asylum process. What is the so-called 'Bamf affair'? https://www.thelocal.de/20180522/bribes-asylum-and-a-cover-up-what-to-know-about-the-bamf-affair Tue, 22 May 2018 15:03:21 +0200 bribes-asylum-and-a-cover-up-what-to-know-about-the-bamf-affair An internal Defence Ministry report reveals more details about an unfolding scandal at a Baden-Württemberg barracks involving "sadistic rituals". https://www.thelocal.de/20170215/scandal-in-german-military-female-soldier-forced-to-pole-dance Wed, 15 Feb 2017 13:24:09 +0100 scandal-in-german-military-female-soldier-forced-to-pole-dance The southern state of Bavaria is bringing a legal case against Volkswagen over the impacts of the emissions cheating scandal that has rocked the car manufacturer. https://www.thelocal.de/20160802/bavaria-to-file-lawsuit-against-volkswagen Tue, 02 Aug 2016 14:49:13 +0200 bavaria-to-file-lawsuit-against-volkswagen The German Defence Ministry is taking flak after pictures emerged of soldiers letting very small people play with some very big weapons. https://www.thelocal.de/20160614/shock-as-german-soldiers-let-kids-play-with-machine-guns Tue, 14 Jun 2016 18:43:03 +0200 shock-as-german-soldiers-let-kids-play-with-machine-guns German regulators suspect that Italian-American auto maker Fiat Chrysler, like Volkswagen, used illegal software to cheat on emissions tests, a newspaper report said Sunday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160522/fiat-chrysler-suspected-of-emissions-cheating-german-sources Sun, 22 May 2016 15:10:14 +0200 fiat-chrysler-suspected-of-emissions-cheating-german-sources Germany’s biggest car manufacturer also has a sideline in currywurst. In 2015 the scandal-hit company sold more of the spicy sausages than they did cars. https://www.thelocal.de/20160219/volkswagen-sold-more-currywurst-than-cars-in-2015 Fri, 19 Feb 2016 10:01:45 +0100 volkswagen-sold-more-currywurst-than-cars-in-2015 As VW battles a global emissions-cheating scandal, the fund's chief executive, Yngve Slyngstad, slammed the carmaker's shareholder structure. https://www.thelocal.de/20160207/volkswagens-family-investors-have-too-much-power-norway-fund Sun, 07 Feb 2016 13:41:21 +0100 volkswagens-family-investors-have-too-much-power-norway-fund Germany's football association promised a package worth millions of euros to secure a crucial vote from disgraced official Jack Warner for its bid to host the 2006 World Cup, Der Spiegel said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20151219/germany-pledged-money-to-warner-for-world-cup-vote Sat, 19 Dec 2015 12:16:20 +0100 germany-pledged-money-to-warner-for-world-cup-vote Germany's transport minister said on Sunday that in the wake of the Volkswagen emission cheating scandal, major automakers would have to disclose their engine software to state regulators. https://www.thelocal.de/20151214/germany-to-toughen-rules-after-vw-scandal Mon, 14 Dec 2015 10:17:12 +0100 germany-to-toughen-rules-after-vw-scandal The German Football Association (DFB) has reportedly requested a right of reply in the news magazine Der Spiegel to refute the cash-for-votes allegations surrounding the awarding of the 2006 World Cup to Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20151024/dfb-to-formally-refute-slush-fund-report Sat, 24 Oct 2015 17:42:01 +0200 dfb-to-formally-refute-slush-fund-report Car maker Opel on Friday rejected claims by environmentalists that its diesel-powered cars emit up to 17 times more NOx during normal driving than under test conditions. https://www.thelocal.de/20151023/environmentalists-say-opel-faces-own-diesel-scandal Fri, 23 Oct 2015 14:10:50 +0200 environmentalists-say-opel-faces-own-diesel-scandal A group of leading environmental organizations called on Monday for the German government to implement more comprehensive pollution tests for cars in the wake of Volkswagen's emissions cheating scandal. https://www.thelocal.de/20151019/environmental-groups-demand-better-emissions-tests-vw-volkswagen-scandal Mon, 19 Oct 2015 15:06:37 +0200 environmental-groups-demand-better-emissions-tests-vw-volkswagen-scandal Police have raided Volkswagen's French headquarters over an investigation into the massive pollution-cheating scandal that has engulfed the German auto giant, a judicial source said Sunday. https://www.thelocal.de/20151018/police-raid-volkswagens-french-headquarters Sun, 18 Oct 2015 17:21:46 +0200 police-raid-volkswagens-french-headquarters