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 Siemens chief executive Joe Kaeser faced environmental protests inside and outside the group's annual shareholder meeting on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20200205/we-will-continue-our-protests-environmental-activists-confront-siemens-bosses-in-munich Wed, 05 Feb 2020 11:41:25 +0100 we-will-continue-our-protests-environmental-activists-confront-siemens-bosses-in-munich Environmental activists across the world have slammed German engineering conglomerate Siemens after it decided to carry on with a controversial coal mine project in Australia. https://www.thelocal.de/20200113/protests-and-outrage-as-siemens-backs-aussie-mine-project Mon, 13 Jan 2020 18:29:33 +0100 protests-and-outrage-as-siemens-backs-aussie-mine-project German industrial conglomerate Siemens cleared a hurdle Tuesday in its race with US-based General Electric to rebuild Iraq's electricity grid, signing a "roadmap" at a Berlin meeting with top ministers. https://www.thelocal.de/20190501/siemens-signs-roadmap-deal-on-14bn-iraq-grid-upgrade Wed, 01 May 2019 13:54:07 +0200 siemens-signs-roadmap-deal-on-14bn-iraq-grid-upgrade President Trump's decision to pull the US out of the 2015 nuclear accord with Iran and reimpose a raft of sanctions will hit a number of German and European businesses working in Iran. https://www.thelocal.de/20180805/german-firms-big-losers-in-trumps-new-iranian-sanctions-game Sun, 05 Aug 2018 19:17:31 +0200 german-firms-big-losers-in-trumps-new-iranian-sanctions-game Falling demand for gas turbines weighed on Siemens's quarterly earnings Thursday, but the German conglomerate stuck to its confident outlook as it unveiled a major revamp to make its industrial divisions more profitable. https://www.thelocal.de/20180802/siemens-eyes-major-revamp-as-energy-woes-sap-profit Thu, 02 Aug 2018 12:51:53 +0200 siemens-eyes-major-revamp-as-energy-woes-sap-profit The maker of France's iconic TGV trains Alstom and German industrial leader Siemens signed on Friday an agreement on creating a global leader in the rail industry. https://www.thelocal.de/20180324/germanys-siemens-and-frances-alstom-couple-train-units Sat, 24 Mar 2018 18:46:39 +0100 germanys-siemens-and-frances-alstom-couple-train-units Shares in Siemens' Healthineers unit surged in their debut on the Frankfurt stock exchange Friday, after the industrial giant raised €4.2 billion in a more muted than expected initial public offering. https://www.thelocal.de/20180317/siemens-health-unit-shares-surge-in-frankfurt-debut Sat, 17 Mar 2018 02:57:57 +0100 siemens-health-unit-shares-surge-in-frankfurt-debut Industrial conglomerate Siemens on Thursday announced thousands of job cuts worldwide, most of them in its fossil fuels division, with unions and politicians in its home country Germany particularly outspoken against the plans. https://www.thelocal.de/20171116/massive-siemens-layoff-plan-promises-showdown-with-unions Thu, 16 Nov 2017 09:33:32 +0100 massive-siemens-layoff-plan-promises-showdown-with-unions German industrial conglomerate Siemens plans to slash thousands of jobs in its power and gas division hit by a drop in orders, a German magazine report said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20171019/siemens-to-slash-thousands-of-jobs-in-german-power-and-gas-unit-report Thu, 19 Oct 2017 15:45:38 +0200 siemens-to-slash-thousands-of-jobs-in-german-power-and-gas-unit-report The maker of France's TGV trains announced on Tuesday a "merger of equals" with German industrial leader Siemens in a giant and politically tricky deal to create a new European rail champion. https://www.thelocal.de/20170927/germanys-siemens-merges-with-frances-alstom-to-create-new-european-rail-champion Wed, 27 Sep 2017 10:40:10 +0200 germanys-siemens-merges-with-frances-alstom-to-create-new-european-rail-champion German industrial conglomerate Siemens said Friday it would scale back its operations in Russia after confirming gas turbines it sold to companies there had been diverted to Ukraine's Russian-annexed Crimea region in breach of sanctions. https://www.thelocal.de/20170721/siemens-to-cut-back-russia-trade-after-generators-end-up-in-crimea Fri, 21 Jul 2017 11:59:54 +0200 siemens-to-cut-back-russia-trade-after-generators-end-up-in-crimea German technology giant Siemens has agreed to pay €38 million to settle a corruption case in Israel, local media reported on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160503/siemens-settles-israel-bribery-case-for-38m Tue, 03 May 2016 10:30:06 +0200 siemens-settles-israel-bribery-case-for-38m A former top executive of German giant Siemens pleaded guilty on Wednesday in the US to a massive bribery scheme to win a $1 billion contract with the Argentine government. https://www.thelocal.de/20151001/ex-siemens-exec-pleads-guilty-to-argentine-bribery-plot Thu, 01 Oct 2015 10:22:48 +0200 ex-siemens-exec-pleads-guilty-to-argentine-bribery-plot German engineering giant Siemens said on Thursday that it would slash an additional 4,500 jobs worldwide, on top of 7,400 cuts previously announced as part of an ongoing restructuring plan. https://www.thelocal.de/20150507/siemens-to-cut-4500-jobs-worldwide Thu, 07 May 2015 10:18:31 +0200 siemens-to-cut-4500-jobs-worldwide Siemens AG, Europe's engingeering giant, announced Friday it would be cutting 7,800 jobs globally, with 3,300 of layoffs happening in Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20150206/siemens-to-axe-7800-jobs-as-part-of-profit-plan Fri, 06 Feb 2015 11:40:46 +0100 siemens-to-axe-7800-jobs-as-part-of-profit-plan Hopes of saving Berlin’s new international airport have fallen on the shoulders of a Siemens engineer. Jörg Marks was named technical director of the disastrous project on Wednesday and said completing the €5-billion airport was “technologically feasible”. https://www.thelocal.de/20140619/siemens-engineer-joerg-marks-named-berlin-airport-director Thu, 19 Jun 2014 12:00:00 +0200 siemens-engineer-joerg-marks-named-berlin-airport-director Fifty foreign technicians including eight German nationals working for Siemens have been flown to safety from northern Iraq after becoming encircled by Sunni Islamist militant forces. https://www.thelocal.de/20140617/trapped-german-siemens-workers-air-rescued-in-iraq Tue, 17 Jun 2014 14:09:00 +0200 trapped-german-siemens-workers-air-rescued-in-iraq German industrial giant Siemens has said it is weighing cuts of nearly 12,000 jobs around the world as part of a major restructuring. https://www.thelocal.de/20140531/siemens-may-slash-12000-jobs Sat, 31 May 2014 12:36:00 +0200 siemens-may-slash-12000-jobs German industrial giant Siemens said on Sunday it was ready to discuss strategic opportunities with French engineering group Alstom after reports it was considering a takeover offer. https://www.thelocal.de/20140427/siemens-ready-to-talk-strategic-opportunities-with-alstom Sun, 27 Apr 2014 12:46:00 +0200 siemens-ready-to-talk-strategic-opportunities-with-alstom German industrial giant Siemens will be pouring long-term investment into Russia despite outcry over Crimea, the company reportedly told President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20140326/siemens-to-invest-long-term-in-russia Wed, 26 Mar 2014 17:59:00 +0100 siemens-to-invest-long-term-in-russia