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 Berlin was still reeling on Friday from US President Donald Trump's attacks on the NATO military alliance, with German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas warning that the US President was willfully damaging western security. https://www.thelocal.de/20180713/ex-foreign-minister-warns-trump-pushing-for-regime-change-in-germany Fri, 13 Jul 2018 11:25:10 +0200 ex-foreign-minister-warns-trump-pushing-for-regime-change-in-germany German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel lashed out on Friday at his likely successor, Martin Schulz, saying his party colleague had broken a promise not to serve in Chancellor Angela Merkel's new cabinet. https://www.thelocal.de/20180209/snubbed-foreign-minister-lashes-out-at-lack-of-respect-in-spd Fri, 09 Feb 2018 11:36:47 +0100 snubbed-foreign-minister-lashes-out-at-lack-of-respect-in-spd Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel stated in an interview on Wednesday he didn’t believe the Social Democrats (SPD) could be the strongest party in the September 24th election. He later clarified his statements. https://www.thelocal.de/20170831/has-germanys-social-democratic-foreign-minister-already-admitted-election-defeat Thu, 31 Aug 2017 17:40:25 +0200 has-germanys-social-democratic-foreign-minister-already-admitted-election-defeat President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday told German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel to "know your limits" after he vehemently criticised the Turkish leader for interfering in Germany's upcoming elections. https://www.thelocal.de/20170820/erdogan-warns-german-foreign-minister-to-know-your-limits Sun, 20 Aug 2017 12:21:21 +0200 erdogan-warns-german-foreign-minister-to-know-your-limits US President Donald Trump’s comments blaming “both sides” for deadly weekend violence in Charlottesville were a “huge mistake”, says Germany’s foreign minister Sigmar Gabriel. https://www.thelocal.de/20170817/donald-trump-is-making-a-huge-mistake-in-not-condemning-far-right-says-germanys-foreign-minister-sigmar-gabriel Thu, 17 Aug 2017 13:41:33 +0200 donald-trump-is-making-a-huge-mistake-in-not-condemning-far-right-says-germanys-foreign-minister-sigmar-gabriel Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel on Tuesday accused US President Donald Trump of stirring up conflicts in the Middle East and risking a new arms race as Qatar's neighbours cut ties with Doha. https://www.thelocal.de/20170607/merkels-deputy-warns-of-trumpification-of-middle-east-relations Wed, 07 Jun 2017 11:09:35 +0200 merkels-deputy-warns-of-trumpification-of-middle-east-relations German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel unleashed a volley of criticism against US President Donald Trump, slamming his "short-sighted" policies that have "weakened the West" and hurt European interests. https://www.thelocal.de/20170529/trumps-actions-have-weakened-the-west-says-german-minister Mon, 29 May 2017 18:43:14 +0200 trumps-actions-have-weakened-the-west-says-german-minister German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel on Saturday criticised Ivanka Trump's role as an adviser to her father in the White House, describing it as a form of "nepotism." https://www.thelocal.de/20170429/german-minister-refers-to-nepotism-regarding-ivanka-trumps-role Sat, 29 Apr 2017 12:42:26 +0200 german-minister-refers-to-nepotism-regarding-ivanka-trumps-role Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Bild newspaper on Friday that German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel was "totally insensitive" to meet rights groups on a recent trip to Israel. https://www.thelocal.de/20170428/totally-insensitive-israel-fires-back-at-germany-over-cancelled-meeting Fri, 28 Apr 2017 12:50:54 +0200 totally-insensitive-israel-fires-back-at-germany-over-cancelled-meeting As US President Donald Trump has criticized his country's NATO allies for not doing enough militarily, Germany's top diplomat said the focus shouldn't just be on defence spending. https://www.thelocal.de/20170217/germany-claims-us-backing-for-political-solution-in-syria Fri, 17 Feb 2017 13:29:55 +0100 germany-claims-us-backing-for-political-solution-in-syria The German Vice Chancellor and Foreign Minister was the first Berlin official to meet the new Donald Trump administration. But whether he managed to solidify transatlantic ties depends on who you ask. https://www.thelocal.de/20170203/was-german-fms-washington-visit-a-success-or-failure-still-not-clear Fri, 03 Feb 2017 11:11:03 +0100 was-german-fms-washington-visit-a-success-or-failure-still-not-clear Vice Chancellor and Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel will be the first German official to meet Donald Trump's administration in Washington on Thursday - but he's also one its more outspoken critics. https://www.thelocal.de/20170202/us-should-make-better-cars-5-times-gabriel-wound-up-washington Thu, 02 Feb 2017 12:07:52 +0100 us-should-make-better-cars-5-times-gabriel-wound-up-washington When Donald Trump complained that there were more German cars in New York than US cars in Germany, Sigmar Gabriel said "the US will have to build better cars". And now he's becoming foreign minister. https://www.thelocal.de/20170127/what-you-should-know-about-germanys-next Fri, 27 Jan 2017 09:55:55 +0100 what-you-should-know-about-germanys-next Vice Chancellor and The leader of Germany's Social Democrats, Sigmar Gabriel, made the surprise announcement on Tuesday that he would not run against Chancellor Angela Merkel in September's general election. https://www.thelocal.de/20170124/vice-chancellor-decides-not-to-challenge-merkel-in-election Tue, 24 Jan 2017 17:29:45 +0100 vice-chancellor-decides-not-to-challenge-merkel-in-election A media report on Tuesday claims that Angela Merkel's Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel may be running against her in this year's election. But Gabriel's party calls this "speculation". https://www.thelocal.de/20170110/could-merkels-vice-chancellor-run-against-her-in-election Tue, 10 Jan 2017 10:42:22 +0100 could-merkels-vice-chancellor-run-against-her-in-election Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel confirmed on Monday that an agreement has been reached to save troubled supermarket Kaiser's Tengelmann, after the chain appeared to be heading for closure. https://www.thelocal.de/20161031/govt-confirms-rescue-of-troubled-kaisers-supermarket Mon, 31 Oct 2016 18:00:04 +0100 govt-confirms-rescue-of-troubled-kaisers-supermarket The German government on Monday said it had withdrawn approval for a Chinese firm to acquire Aixtron, a supplier to the semiconductor industry, amid growing unease over Chinese investment in German companies. https://www.thelocal.de/20161024/germany-stalls-chinese-takeover-of-tech-firm-aixtron Mon, 24 Oct 2016 16:20:04 +0200 germany-stalls-chinese-takeover-of-tech-firm-aixtron The crisis engulfing Deutsche Bank is the fault of the company's own management, German Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel has said. https://www.thelocal.de/20161003/deutsche-bank-bosses-to-blame-for-woes-gabriel Mon, 03 Oct 2016 11:54:13 +0200 deutsche-bank-bosses-to-blame-for-woes-gabriel Germany believes Iran should rethink its stance on Israel as last week's nuclear deal means it must "bear new responsibilities, at home and abroad", Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel said on Monday during his visit to the Islamic republic. https://www.thelocal.de/20150720/minister-iran-must-rethink-stance-on-israel Mon, 20 Jul 2015 16:21:49 +0200 minister-iran-must-rethink-stance-on-israel The German government significantly cut back on the licenses it gave for weapons sales in 2014, fulfilling a promise from vice-Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel to be more rigorous in arms sales. https://www.thelocal.de/20150624/gabriel-drastically-reduces-weapons-exports Wed, 24 Jun 2015 11:12:48 +0200 gabriel-drastically-reduces-weapons-exports