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 Brothels have just opened in Hamburg after months of shutdown. How will it work and what's been the effect of the closures? https://www.thelocal.de/20200917/its-the-same-rules-as-the-hairdresser-how-will-sex-work-in-germany-function-in-coronavirus-times Thu, 17 Sep 2020 20:38:35 +0200 its-the-same-rules-as-the-hairdresser-how-will-sex-work-in-germany-function-in-coronavirus-times Sex workers are now allowed to return to work in the northern states of Hamburg, Bremen and Schleswig-Holstein after a further easing of coronavirus restrictions. https://www.thelocal.de/20200915/hamburg-sex-workers-celebrate-easing-of-coronavirus-restrictions Tue, 15 Sep 2020 18:49:13 +0200 hamburg-sex-workers-celebrate-easing-of-coronavirus-restrictions Brothels were closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. However, a court has ruled that they can reopen again in North Rhine-Westphalia, with other northern states set to follow. https://www.thelocal.de/20200909/coronavirus-brothels-set-to-reopen-in-northern-germany-with-strict-rules Wed, 09 Sep 2020 11:09:41 +0200 coronavirus-brothels-set-to-reopen-in-northern-germany-with-strict-rules Prostitution has long been legal in Germany, and the country has been called "Europe's biggest brothel". But forced prostitution continues to be an issue as well. Here's a look at the history and policies. https://www.thelocal.de/20170321/five-things-to-know-about-prostitution-in-germany Tue, 21 Mar 2017 17:42:10 +0100 five-things-to-know-about-prostitution-in-germany Germany will soon require all clients of prostitutes to use condoms, according to a draft law approved by the government Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160203/punters-must-wear-johnnies Wed, 03 Feb 2016 09:50:57 +0100 punters-must-wear-johnnies Moves to reform Germany's controversial prostitution law are based on bad information and don't have sex workers' best interests at heart, argues expert Sonja Dolinsek. https://www.thelocal.de/20151203/changing-prostitution-law-would-only-harm-sex-workers Thu, 03 Dec 2015 13:22:14 +0100 changing-prostitution-law-would-only-harm-sex-workers A resolution by human rights organization Amnesty International (AI) calling for sex work to be decriminalized worldwide has reignited debate about the sex industry in Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20150812/bitter-battle-greets-call-to-decriminalize-sex-work Wed, 12 Aug 2015 16:55:32 +0200 bitter-battle-greets-call-to-decriminalize-sex-work After months of negotiations, Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Social Democratic Party (SPD) MPs agreed the final details of a new law governing sex work on Tuesday night – but prostitutes say it isn't fit for purpose. https://www.thelocal.de/20150204/prostitutes-vow-to-resist-sex-work-law Wed, 04 Feb 2015 17:43:00 +0100 prostitutes-vow-to-resist-sex-work-law