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 coronavirus cash payment to families was found to be a more efficient and cost-effective way of boosting spending than lowering VAT, a new study shows. https://www.thelocal.de/20210204/heres-how-germanys-kinderbonus-payments-boosted-economy-in-pandemic Thu, 04 Feb 2021 12:30:14 +0100 heres-how-germanys-kinderbonus-payments-boosted-economy-in-pandemic What do Germans really want on Valentine's Day? We break down what Germans say are the best - and worst - gifts. https://www.thelocal.de/20200213/its-all-sunshine-and-roses-but-mostly-roses-what-germans-want-for-valentinstag Thu, 13 Feb 2020 14:57:57 +0100 its-all-sunshine-and-roses-but-mostly-roses-what-germans-want-for-valentinstag European economic power Germany is coming under increasing pressure to boost spending to accelerate economic growth, as its massive surpluses create growing friction with other countries. https://www.thelocal.de/20190413/germany-under-increasing-pressure-to-boost-spending Sat, 13 Apr 2019 11:06:04 +0200 germany-under-increasing-pressure-to-boost-spending Bickering broke out within Chancellor Angela Merkel's hard-fought coalition on Wednesday, as German budget plans left the defence and international development ministries out in the cold. https://www.thelocal.de/20180502/germany-coalition-bickers-over-military-and-aid-spending Wed, 02 May 2018 18:02:35 +0200 germany-coalition-bickers-over-military-and-aid-spending While the European Union gears up for another of its endless post-crisis bouts over spending, debt and deficits, Berlin's German Historical Museum has turned a microscope onto the mania for saving in Europe's largest economy. https://www.thelocal.de/20180411/vice-or-virtue-exhibition-charts-germans-mania-for-saving Wed, 11 Apr 2018 10:45:37 +0200 vice-or-virtue-exhibition-charts-germans-mania-for-saving Germany should be legally bound to invest in infrastructure, the centre-left challenger to Chancellor Angela Merkel at September elections said on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.de/20170716/merkel-challenger-schulz-calls-for-guaranteed-public-investment Sun, 16 Jul 2017 18:10:11 +0200 merkel-challenger-schulz-calls-for-guaranteed-public-investment US President Donald Trump's demand for NATO allies to boost defence spending is driving an election-year dispute between Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives and their centre-left challengers led by Martin Schulz. https://www.thelocal.de/20170224/trump-fires-up-german-debate-on-military-spending Fri, 24 Feb 2017 14:59:48 +0100 trump-fires-up-german-debate-on-military-spending The Defence Ministry is to add thousands of new soldiers to its ranks and increase spending by billions, it was announced on Tuesday. But will it be enough to satisfy the Americans? https://www.thelocal.de/20160510/berlin-to-beef-up-german-military-after-years-of-cuts Tue, 10 May 2016 16:41:28 +0200 berlin-to-beef-up-german-military-after-years-of-cuts Germans spend more than a third of their household budgets on keeping a roof over their heads each month, new figures showed on Thursday – an increase of almost three percentage points in recent years. https://www.thelocal.de/20150910/housing-creeps-over-13-of-germans-monthly-budgets Thu, 10 Sep 2015 16:11:28 +0200 housing-creeps-over-13-of-germans-monthly-budgets Consumer confidence in Germany is at its highest since late 2001, as rising optimism about the economy and income expectations persuade German shoppers to open their wallets, a poll found on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150226/consumer Thu, 26 Feb 2015 09:51:48 +0100 consumer Polling shows German consumers are increasingly confident, meaning that economists expect them to pull out their wallets and spend money. But where does the average family's disposable income go? https://www.thelocal.de/20150128/consumer-spending-just-where-do-germans-spend-their-money Wed, 28 Jan 2015 16:05:19 +0100 consumer-spending-just-where-do-germans-spend-their-money Germany's "economic wise men" had harsh words for the coalition government led by Chancellor Angela Merkel in their annual report. https://www.thelocal.de/20141112/top-economists-take-aim-at-merkel-government Wed, 12 Nov 2014 13:51:00 +0100 top-economists-take-aim-at-merkel-government German retailers upgraded on Tuesday their forecast for 2014, saying the robust labour market is filling consumers with festive cheer ahead of the crucial Christmas season. https://www.thelocal.de/20141111/christmas-cheer-means-higher-retail-forecast Tue, 11 Nov 2014 15:56:00 +0100 christmas-cheer-means-higher-retail-forecast Update: Consumer confidence in Germany has stopped falling, as households appear to be no longer fazed by concerns about the economic fallout from geopolitical crises, a new poll found on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20141024/spring-back-in-german-consumers-step Fri, 24 Oct 2014 10:22:00 +0200 spring-back-in-german-consumers-step US Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew, in a meeting on Wednesday with German Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel, called on Germany to boost public spending to stimulate stuttering eurozone growth, the Treasury said. https://www.thelocal.de/20141023/us-adds-to-chorus-telling-germany-to-spend Thu, 23 Oct 2014 10:20:00 +0200 us-adds-to-chorus-telling-germany-to-spend The average German will spend €273 on Christmas presents this year - €43 more than last year, according to a new survey. https://www.thelocal.de/20131105/christmas-fever-germans-gift-spending-hits-new-high Tue, 05 Nov 2013 15:27:00 +0100 christmas-fever-germans-gift-spending-hits-new-high The Vatican on Wednesday suspended indefinitely a German Catholic cleric dubbed the "bling bishop" for his luxury lifestyle, despite multiple calls in Germany for him to be dismissed. https://www.thelocal.de/20131023/52535 Wed, 23 Oct 2013 13:53:00 +0200 52535 Bridges for bats, a disastrously over-budget philharmonic hall and a cycle path that stops in the middle of nowhere – a list published on Thursday reveals the bizarre ways in which the government has wasted German taxpayers’ money. https://www.thelocal.de/20131017/52453 Thu, 17 Oct 2013 18:19:00 +0200 52453 Tricks which make it difficult to compare food prices have been revealed by a German consumer watchdog, showing people can pay up to 50 percent more for the same product depending on which shop they use. https://www.thelocal.de/20120329/41655 Thu, 29 Mar 2012 19:46:00 +0200 41655 Several of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s cabinet ministers are reportedly threatening to sink her centre-right coalition’s proposed austerity package only weeks after they agreed to make deep spending cuts. https://www.thelocal.de/20100720/28619 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 13:04:00 +0200 28619