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 ruling conservatives are locked in a bitter dispute over who they want to succeed Angela Merkel as chancellor when Germany goes to the polls in September. https://www.thelocal.de/20210415/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-two-men-vying-to-replace-merkel-as-german-chancellor Thu, 15 Apr 2021 13:23:19 +0200 what-you-need-to-know-about-the-two-men-vying-to-replace-merkel-as-german-chancellor Bavarian regional leader Markus Söder on Sunday said he would be open to standing as the German conservative bloc's chancellor candidate in September elections, putting an end to months of flirting with a run at Berlin. https://www.thelocal.de/20210411/bavarias-soder-ready-to-stand-for-german-chancellorship Sun, 11 Apr 2021 17:48:37 +0200 bavarias-soder-ready-to-stand-for-german-chancellorship With less than six months to go until a general election and their poll ratings plummeting, Angela Merkel's conservatives are meeting for crunch talks Sunday as pressure builds to pick their chancellor candidate. https://www.thelocal.de/20210411/german-conservatives-mull-merkel-succession-amid-slumping-poll-ratings Sun, 11 Apr 2021 11:56:06 +0200 german-conservatives-mull-merkel-succession-amid-slumping-poll-ratings Germany will seek a deal with European partners to close ski slopes through to early January due to coronavirus, setting it on a collision course with resort operators and Austria ahead of the crucial Christmas holiday season. https://www.thelocal.de/20201126/off-the-pistes-germany-seeks-to-keep-eu-ski-resorts-shut Thu, 26 Nov 2020 09:50:49 +0100 off-the-pistes-germany-seeks-to-keep-eu-ski-resorts-shut Bavarian state premier Markus Söder has called for tougher nationwide uniform rules on wearing face masks in view of rising Covid-19 cases. https://www.thelocal.de/20201019/how-bavarias-leader-wants-to-tighten-mask-rules-all-of-germany Mon, 19 Oct 2020 18:58:16 +0200 how-bavarias-leader-wants-to-tighten-mask-rules-all-of-germany Does life start at 66? Thanks to the coronavirus crisis, German Chancellor Angela Merkel is more in demand than ever, despite being almost at the end of her premiership. In the meantime, the struggle for her succession is well underway. https://www.thelocal.de/20200717/life-at-66-whats-in-store-for-merkel-in-her-last-year-as-chancellor Fri, 17 Jul 2020 18:48:12 +0200 life-at-66-whats-in-store-for-merkel-in-her-last-year-as-chancellor Chancellor Angela Merkel's visit to Bavaria and the tour given by state premier Söder have fueled speculation she was tacitly endorsing him as her potential successor. https://www.thelocal.de/20200714/merkel-bavaria-visit-stokes-crown-prince-speculation Tue, 14 Jul 2020 20:11:45 +0200 merkel-bavaria-visit-stokes-crown-prince-speculation When Germany loosens its restrictions on public life, it’s “highly likely” that a requirement to wear a mask would follow, said Bavaria’s state premier Markus Söder. https://www.thelocal.de/20200408/highly-likely-that-face-mark-requirement-will-come-to-germany-says-bavarian-president Wed, 08 Apr 2020 14:17:25 +0200 highly-likely-that-face-mark-requirement-will-come-to-germany-says-bavarian-president 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 The race to succeed Angela Merkel as Germany's chancellor became more unpredictable than ever after her protegee Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer threw in the towel as leader of the centre-right party. https://www.thelocal.de/20200223/from-avenger-to-anti-merkel-who-could-be-germanys-next-chancellor Sun, 23 Feb 2020 08:41:57 +0100 from-avenger-to-anti-merkel-who-could-be-germanys-next-chancellor Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative allies on Wednesday took aim at her backing for a new eurozone budget, German media reported, opening up another front in their attack against her. https://www.thelocal.de/20180620/bavarian-csu-launch-new-attack-on-merkel-over-eurozone-budget Wed, 20 Jun 2018 12:25:54 +0200 bavarian-csu-launch-new-attack-on-merkel-over-eurozone-budget At the beginning of 2018 Bavaria will have a new Minister-President after incumbent Horst Seehfoer agreed to step aside. The man set to replace him comes across as a gruff populist, but is there more to him than meets the eye? https://www.thelocal.de/20171204/what-to-know-about-markus-sder-the-man-soon-to-be-bavarias-new-leader Mon, 04 Dec 2017 16:10:36 +0100 what-to-know-about-markus-sder-the-man-soon-to-be-bavarias-new-leader Conservative leaders in Germany insisted on linking the terror attacks in Paris on Friday night to the country's own refugee crisis, with calls emerging on Saturday for a crackdown at German borders. https://www.thelocal.de/20151114/paris-attacks-turn-spotlight-on-refugees Sat, 14 Nov 2015 15:55:57 +0100 paris-attacks-turn-spotlight-on-refugees UPDATE: Speaking to MPs from his Christian Democratic Union (CDU) on Tuesday, Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble said that Greece will stay in the eurozone even if the Greek public vote 'no' on July 5th. https://www.thelocal.de/20150630/chorus-grows-for-grexit-as-midnight-strikes Tue, 30 Jun 2015 11:32:57 +0200 chorus-grows-for-grexit-as-midnight-strikes Starting on Tuesday, people and businesses in Bavaria will be able to use web addresses with the domain .bayern, ending the Free State's online subjection to the Federal Republic of Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20140929/bavarian-independence-becomes-reality-online Mon, 29 Sep 2014 17:52:00 +0200 bavarian-independence-becomes-reality-online