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 Germany's biggest folk festival, Oktoberfest, starts next month. But following the tragic knife attack in Solingen, visitors have been warned to expect more bag checks and tighter security controls. https://www.thelocal.de/20240827/oktoberfest-visitors-to-face-tighter-security-checks-after-solingen-terror-attack Tue, 27 Aug 2024 13:47:48 +0200 oktoberfest-visitors-to-face-tighter-security-checks-after-solingen-terror-attack Parts of Dresden’s Royal Palace have been reopened as investigators continue to search for the perpetrators of a massive museum art heist. https://www.thelocal.de/20191127/calls-for-greater-security-as-parts-of-dresden-museum-reopened Wed, 27 Nov 2019 13:38:33 +0100 calls-for-greater-security-as-parts-of-dresden-museum-reopened German prosecutors have opened an investigation into suspected internal spying by employees of European aviation giant Airbus over two arms projects, sources have said. https://www.thelocal.de/20190919/german-probe-opens-into-suspected-internal-spying-at-airbus Thu, 19 Sep 2019 11:06:44 +0200 german-probe-opens-into-suspected-internal-spying-at-airbus Security at railway stations in Germany is to be improved over the next five years, with plans for extra police and more CCTV. https://www.thelocal.de/20190913/how-germany-plans-to-improve-safety-at-railway-stations Fri, 13 Sep 2019 13:48:27 +0200 how-germany-plans-to-improve-safety-at-railway-stations A man at Munich airport went through a secure door on Friday morning, causing police to temporary close off parts of the airport, and departing flights to be delayed. https://www.thelocal.de/20190913/parts-of-munich-airport-shut-down-after-man-slips-through-security Fri, 13 Sep 2019 11:57:04 +0200 parts-of-munich-airport-shut-down-after-man-slips-through-security As Germany considers how to make stations safer after a boy was pushed under a train in Frankfurt, Munich is planning to get platform screen doors on its U-Bahn system. https://www.thelocal.de/20190805/munich-plans-platform-screen-doors-on-u-bahn-amid-station-security-debates Mon, 05 Aug 2019 11:34:35 +0200 munich-plans-platform-screen-doors-on-u-bahn-amid-station-security-debates A young boy died after being pushed in front of a high-speed train in Frankfurt. As the suspect was set to appear in court, a nationwide debate about security at train stations is ongoing. https://www.thelocal.de/20190730/security-debate-sparked-in-germany-following-death-of-child-pushed-in-front-of-train Tue, 30 Jul 2019 14:31:10 +0200 security-debate-sparked-in-germany-following-death-of-child-pushed-in-front-of-train Bundesliga football clubs can be requested to pay for police deployments at high-risk matches, a German court ruled on Friday, to the dismay of the league. https://www.thelocal.de/20190330/bundesliga-clubs-face-possible-security-bill-at-high-risk-games Sat, 30 Mar 2019 12:05:36 +0100 bundesliga-clubs-face-possible-security-bill-at-high-risk-games Hundreds of flights were being cancelled at eight German airports Tuesday, including at the nation's busiest travel hub Frankfurt, as security staff walk off the job in a deepening row over pay. https://www.thelocal.de/20190115/hundreds-of-flights-axed-as-fresh-strike-hits-german-airports Tue, 15 Jan 2019 09:06:57 +0100 hundreds-of-flights-axed-as-fresh-strike-hits-german-airports A 43-year-old man was caught smuggling a snake in his pants on Christmas Eve at Berlin-Schönefeld Airport, according to Potsdam Customs Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20190115/man-caught-traveling-with-snake-in-pants-on-christmas-eve Tue, 15 Jan 2019 10:56:31 +0100 man-caught-traveling-with-snake-in-pants-on-christmas-eve Tens of thousands of passengers have been warned to expect major disruption Tuesday as strike action is set to take place at eight German airports. https://www.thelocal.de/20190114/eight-german-airports-brace-for-strike-action-tuesday Mon, 14 Jan 2019 13:03:42 +0100 eight-german-airports-brace-for-strike-action-tuesday German air travellers face "massive" upheaval on Tuesday when security staff at Frankfurt airport, the nation's largest, are set to walk off the job in a battle for better pay that has already caused hundreds of flight cancellations. https://www.thelocal.de/20190111/security-staff-set-to-strike-at-frankfurt-airport-tuesday Fri, 11 Jan 2019 14:03:34 +0100 security-staff-set-to-strike-at-frankfurt-airport-tuesday Thousands of passengers in Germany face disruption on Thursday following a strike call by security staff over a pay dispute at three major airports, the Verdi union said. https://www.thelocal.de/20190109/german-airports-brace-for-thursday-strike Wed, 09 Jan 2019 09:44:47 +0100 german-airports-brace-for-thursday-strike Hundreds of airline passengers were faced with disruption, including cancellations and delays, Monday morning after security staff at Berlin's two airports walked out in a pay dispute. https://www.thelocal.de/20190107/flight-disruption-at-berlin-airports Mon, 07 Jan 2019 09:08:47 +0100 flight-disruption-at-berlin-airports Security was reinforced Thursday at several airports in western Germany, police said, amid some unconfirmed media reports of a terrorist threat. https://www.thelocal.de/20181220/security-reinforced-at-airports-in-western-germany-police Thu, 20 Dec 2018 22:06:47 +0100 security-reinforced-at-airports-in-western-germany-police Germany has upped its travel warning for citizens travelling to and in Turkey - and even urged people to be careful on social media, citing recent cases of harassment by Turkish authorities. https://www.thelocal.de/20181025/german-foreign-office-raises-security-warning-for-german-citizens-in-turkey Thu, 25 Oct 2018 11:15:43 +0200 german-foreign-office-raises-security-warning-for-german-citizens-in-turkey The head of Germany’s domestic intelligence agency says there is no proof that far-right mobs were hunting down foreigners in Chemnitz, according to German media reports. https://www.thelocal.de/20180907/president-of-germanys-security-agency-no-evidence-that-chemnitz-hunts-took-place Fri, 07 Sep 2018 12:02:54 +0200 president-of-germanys-security-agency-no-evidence-that-chemnitz-hunts-took-place German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday she expected "contentious discussions" at a G7 summit this week, given differences with US President Donald Trump on trade, climate and security. https://www.thelocal.de/20180606/merkel-predicts-contentious-g7-summit-with-trump Wed, 06 Jun 2018 16:55:29 +0200 merkel-predicts-contentious-g7-summit-with-trump A leading politician from German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative party warned Monday that Facebook's dominance makes competition "impossible", joining a broadside against the social network from Berlin. https://www.thelocal.de/20180423/people-should-be-able-to-message-from-facebook-to-twitter-like-with-phone-companies-german-mp Mon, 23 Apr 2018 14:42:57 +0200 people-should-be-able-to-message-from-facebook-to-twitter-like-with-phone-companies-german-mp Starting in 2020, some 1,200 special officers will work out of Berlin's new anti-terror centre, which will have a floor devoted to stopping Islamic terrorism. https://www.thelocal.de/20180316/berlin-to-open-coun Fri, 16 Mar 2018 17:59:53 +0100 berlin-to-open-coun