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 The billionaire chief of Germany's sprawling Tengelmann retail group has gone missing while skiing in the Swiss Alps, the company said Wednesday, although searchers have not given up hope of finding him. https://www.thelocal.de/20180411/german-billionaire-vanishes-on-swiss-alps-skiing-trip Wed, 11 Apr 2018 12:57:06 +0200 german-billionaire-vanishes-on-swiss-alps-skiing-trip Portions of the spectacular art collection hoarded by the son of a Nazi-era dealer will be shown for the first time since the Second World War in parallel exhibitions in Switzerland and Germany starting on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20171101/dual-german-swiss-exhibitions-lift-veil-on-nazi-era-art-hoard Wed, 01 Nov 2017 09:31:19 +0100 dual-german-swiss-exhibitions-lift-veil-on-nazi-era-art-hoard A Swiss man accused of spying on German tax officials admitted to the espionage operation on Thursday, and told a court he acted out of "patriotism" as well as for profit. https://www.thelocal.de/20171026/swiss-man-admits-spying-on-germans-out-of-patriotism Thu, 26 Oct 2017 14:06:47 +0200 swiss-man-admits-spying-on-germans-out-of-patriotism A Swiss man accused of spying on German officials who were hunting tax cheats goes on trial in Frankfurt on Wednesday, in a convoluted case that has strained ties between Bern and Berlin. https://www.thelocal.de/20171018/swiss-tax-spy-goes-on-trial-in-frankfurt-over-espionage-claims Wed, 18 Oct 2017 10:49:40 +0200 swiss-tax-spy-goes-on-trial-in-frankfurt-over-espionage-claims The search for eight hikers missing in the Swiss Alps has been called off, police announced on Saturday, three days after they were lost in a massive landslide. https://www.thelocal.de/20170826/search-for-eight-missing-in-alps-called-off-swiss-police Sat, 26 Aug 2017 18:36:48 +0200 search-for-eight-missing-in-alps-called-off-swiss-police Switzerland has charged a former employee of the country's largest bank UBS with allegedly selling German authorities the files of wealthy clients suspected of tax evasion, officials and media said Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160907/swiss-charge-banker-who-helped-germany-catch-tax-cheats Wed, 07 Sep 2016 10:57:54 +0200 swiss-charge-banker-who-helped-germany-catch-tax-cheats The number of refugees trying to enter Germany through Switzerland has risen significantly in 2016, with the government reacting by increasing its border presence. https://www.thelocal.de/20160822/germany-strengthens-swiss-border-as-more-refugees-arrive Mon, 22 Aug 2016 13:46:35 +0200 germany-strengthens-swiss-border-as-more-refugees-arrive A suspect suitcase that caused a border crossing between Switzerland and Germany to be evacuated on Wednesday turned out to contain an electric shaver that had turned itself on inside of the bag. https://www.thelocal.de/20160331/electric-razor-closes-german-swiss-border Thu, 31 Mar 2016 13:24:00 +0200 electric-razor-closes-german-swiss-border Germans leaving to work abroad tend to be more interested in new career and life experiences than earning a lot of money, a study published on Tuesday showed. https://www.thelocal.de/20150310/money-not-main-motive-for-german-expats Tue, 10 Mar 2015 12:34:01 +0100 money-not-main-motive-for-german-expats Tax investigators are working their way through the files of 2,106 people with links to Germany revealed to have had secretive accounts with the Swiss branch of HSBC by leaks on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150210/over-1000-germans-face-hsbc-tax-probe Tue, 10 Feb 2015 09:55:16 +0100 over-1000-germans-face-hsbc-tax-probe The Bern Museum of Fine Art announced on Monday that it would accept a huge haul of works left to it in the will of the son of a Nazi-era art dealer. https://www.thelocal.de/20141124/swiss-museum-accepts-art-looted-by-nazis Mon, 24 Nov 2014 13:23:00 +0100 swiss-museum-accepts-art-looted-by-nazis Michael Schumacher's manager Sabine Kehm said on Sunday there is still no clear time-frame for the Formula One legend's full recovery. https://www.thelocal.de/20141124/schumacher-faces-difficult-and-long-recovery Mon, 24 Nov 2014 09:51:00 +0100 schumacher-faces-difficult-and-long-recovery A Cologne court has told rail operator Deutsche Bahn (DB) that it was wrong to fire a restaurant car worker who slept through an entire long-distance journey. https://www.thelocal.de/20141119/court-overturns-firing-for-sleepy-train-chef Wed, 19 Nov 2014 17:48:00 +0100 court-overturns-firing-for-sleepy-train-chef In a statement on the Formula One star's re-opened website, Michael Schumacher's family said they were “confident and hoping for the best“ for him. https://www.thelocal.de/20141113/schumacher-family-confident-as-website-relaunches Thu, 13 Nov 2014 12:16:00 +0100 schumacher-family-confident-as-website-relaunches Top Swiss bank UBS settled a long-running legal dispute with Germany on Tuesday by agreeing to pay a fine of €300 million. Germany suspects UBS of having helped account holders hide millions from the taxman. https://www.thelocal.de/20140729/ubs-bank-switzerland-pays-germany-300-million-euros-tax-fight Tue, 29 Jul 2014 12:17:00 +0200 ubs-bank-switzerland-pays-germany-300-million-euros-tax-fight German customs officials have seized two containers filled with account details from a Swiss private bank's subsidiary in the Cayman Islands, a news report said on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.de/20140623/germany-switzerland-offshore-account-tax Mon, 23 Jun 2014 10:34:00 +0200 germany-switzerland-offshore-account-tax The number of German tax evaders who have self-declared to avoid prosecution trebled in the first quarter of 2014, figures published on Wednesday showed, with the rise put down to the "Uli Hoeneß effect". https://www.thelocal.de/20140416/tax-evader-declarations-treble-in-germany-after-uli-hoeness-case Wed, 16 Apr 2014 16:24:00 +0200 tax-evader-declarations-treble-in-germany-after-uli-hoeness-case German professor Christoph Höcker left a high-profile teaching post at a top university in Zurich to protest against the Swiss vote restricting immigration. He is The Local's German of the Week. https://www.thelocal.de/20140220/german-professor-christopher-hoecker-quits-job-in-zurich-over-swiss-immigration-poll Thu, 20 Feb 2014 13:59:00 +0100 german-professor-christopher-hoecker-quits-job-in-zurich-over-swiss-immigration-poll Chancellor Angela Merkel warned on Tuesday against haste in the EU's response to a recent Swiss referendum curbing immigration from member states of the bloc. https://www.thelocal.de/20140218/germanys-angela-merkel-comes-to-switzerlands-defence-over-immigration-referendum Tue, 18 Feb 2014 16:48:00 +0100 germanys-angela-merkel-comes-to-switzerlands-defence-over-immigration-referendum Switzerland's referendum vote in favour of restricting immigration - including from the European Union - has prompted a range of responses from its neighbours. The Local looks at the reaction in Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20140210/a-warning-sign-for-europe Mon, 10 Feb 2014 13:51:00 +0100 a-warning-sign-for-europe