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 has outlawed a far-right neo-Nazi group called "Sturmbrigade 44" for spreading hatred, Interior Minister Horst Seehofer said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20201201/germany-bans-neo-nazi-group-december-1 Tue, 01 Dec 2020 11:08:48 +0100 germany-bans-neo-nazi-group-december-1 Right-wing extremism is not a systemic problem in the German police despite hundreds of examples documented in a new report, Interior Minister Horst Seehofer said Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20201006/germany-reports-hundreds-of-suspected-cases-of-far-right-extremism-in-police-forces Tue, 06 Oct 2020 15:33:47 +0200 germany-reports-hundreds-of-suspected-cases-of-far-right-extremism-in-police-forces Interior Minister Horst Seehofer has cancelled plans to investigate racial profiling into its police forces, according to a media report. https://www.thelocal.de/20200706/germany-cancels-plans-to-investigate-racial-profiling-in-police-forces Mon, 06 Jul 2020 14:34:20 +0200 germany-cancels-plans-to-investigate-racial-profiling-in-police-forces Germany's far-right AfD party on Tuesday won a case against the country's Interior Minister for flouting neutrality rules by publishing sharp criticism of the anti-immigration group on his ministry's website. https://www.thelocal.de/20200609/far-right-afd-wins-court-case-against-german-interior-minister Tue, 09 Jun 2020 13:29:28 +0200 far-right-afd-wins-court-case-against-german-interior-minister Traffic slowed to a crawl at a key crossing on the Bavarian-Austrian border on Monday, as Germany introduced new controls to combat the spread of the new coronavirus. https://www.thelocal.de/20200316/drivers-turned-back-as-germany-partially-closes-borders-to-fight-virus Mon, 16 Mar 2020 17:50:52 +0100 drivers-turned-back-as-germany-partially-closes-borders-to-fight-virus Germany unveiled a new plan recently to ramp up the fight against far-right extremists. After the Hanau shootings we look back at what authorities are doing. https://www.thelocal.de/20191218/climate-of-fear-how-germany-is-planning-to-crack-down-on-far-right-extremism Wed, 18 Dec 2019 12:18:13 +0100 climate-of-fear-how-germany-is-planning-to-crack-down-on-far-right-extremism Interior Minister Horst Seehofer has ruled out a bid to host the 2036 Olympics, saying in an interview that it would be "unthinkable" on the 100th anniversary of the Nazi-era 1936 Games in Berlin. https://www.thelocal.de/20190604/germanys-interior-minister-rules-out-unthinkable-bid-to-host-2036-olympics Tue, 04 Jun 2019 10:23:50 +0200 germanys-interior-minister-rules-out-unthinkable-bid-to-host-2036-olympics Crime is at its lowest level in Germany in nearly 30 years but many people still feel unsafe. https://www.thelocal.de/20190402/germany-is-one-of-the-safest-countries-in-the-world Tue, 02 Apr 2019 18:39:43 +0200 germany-is-one-of-the-safest-countries-in-the-world Applications for asylum in Germany dropped steeply last year, hardline Interior Minister Horst Seehofer reported Wednesday, saying the issue had become less politically explosive as a result. https://www.thelocal.de/20190123/fall-in-asylum-bids-in-germany-defuses-political-tension Wed, 23 Jan 2019 15:34:51 +0100 fall-in-asylum-bids-in-germany-defuses-political-tension Interior Minister Horst Seehofer has ruled out the notion that Germany could start deporting criminal refugees to Syria. The idea had been proposed within the conservative CDU party. https://www.thelocal.de/20181123/german-interior-minister-rules-our-deportations-to-syria Fri, 23 Nov 2018 12:17:04 +0100 german-interior-minister-rules-our-deportations-to-syria It's officially the end of an era in Bavaria after Horst Seehofer set a date on Friday to step down as CSU leader. https://www.thelocal.de/20181116/csus-seehofer-sets-date-to-step-down-as-leader Fri, 16 Nov 2018 11:52:01 +0100 csus-seehofer-sets-date-to-step-down-as-leader It’s not every day a civil servant sparks a political crisis that threatens to bring down the government. But that’s what happened in Germany during the saga of the country’s former domestic intelligence boss Hans-Georg Maaßen. But it looks like his mouth has finally cost him his job. Here’s the lowdown. https://www.thelocal.de/20181105/why-germanys-former-spy-chiefs-mouth-could-finally-cost-him-job Mon, 05 Nov 2018 17:20:50 +0100 why-germanys-former-spy-chiefs-mouth-could-finally-cost-him-job Germany’s former top spy chief will focus on security in his new job as state secretary in the Interior Ministry, it was announced on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20180919/maaen-to-be-in-charge-of-internal-security Wed, 19 Sep 2018 14:58:56 +0200 maaen-to-be-in-charge-of-internal-security The German government said Tuesday it was relieving controversial spy chief Hans-Georg Maaßen of his duties and moving him to a different post, defusing a row that had rocked Chancellor Angela Merkel's fragile coalition. https://www.thelocal.de/20180918/breaking-german-spy-chief Tue, 18 Sep 2018 20:45:41 +0200 breaking-german-spy-chief Algeria will take back its citizens illegally residing in Germany, Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia pledged Monday during a visit by the country's Chancellor Angela Merkel. https://www.thelocal.de/20180918/algeria-will-take-back-its-citizens-illegally-residing-in-germany Tue, 18 Sep 2018 11:28:12 +0200 algeria-will-take-back-its-citizens-illegally-residing-in-germany German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer on Sunday said he hoped for a breakthrough this week in talks with Italy and Greece on taking back asylum-seekers already registered in those countries, as Berlin toughens its migration policies. https://www.thelocal.de/20180806/seehofer-pushes-italy-and-greece-to-take-back-more-migrants Mon, 06 Aug 2018 12:38:47 +0200 seehofer-pushes-italy-and-greece-to-take-back-more-migrants German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer's popularity has nosedived among voters, suggesting his explosive spat with Chancellor Angela Merkel over migration may have backfired. https://www.thelocal.de/20180716/62-of-germans-call-seehofer-a-troublemaker-in-latest-polls Mon, 16 Jul 2018 14:45:00 +0200 62-of-germans-call-seehofer-a-troublemaker-in-latest-polls Germany's interior minister said Wednesday he hopes to reach an agreement with Italy by the end of the month on the vexed topic of returning migrants there from Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20180712/germany-aims-for-migration-deal-with-italy-by-end-of-july Thu, 12 Jul 2018 11:04:12 +0200 germany-aims-for-migration-deal-with-italy-by-end-of-july An Afghan man deported from Germany has been found dead in a hotel room in Kabul after committing suicide, officials said Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20180711/afghan-deported-from-germany-commits-suicide-leading-to-call-for-seehofer-to-quit Wed, 11 Jul 2018 16:41:52 +0200 afghan-deported-from-germany-commits-suicide-leading-to-call-for-seehofer-to-quit A full 72% of Germans find immigration policies in Germany to be "too careless", according to a newly released survey by the research institute YouGov. https://www.thelocal.de/20180710/german-survey-on-immigration-politics Tue, 10 Jul 2018 17:59:58 +0200 german-survey-on-immigration-politics