The Local Germany 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 three top hurdles in German coalition talks Thorny issues divide German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives, the pro-business Free Democrats (FDP) and left-leaning Greens as they seek to forge a coalition government in marathon talks. https://www.thelocal.de/20171119/the-three-top-hurdles-in-german-coalition-talks Sun, 19 Nov 2017 11:10:40 +0100 the-three-top-hurdles-in-german-coalition-talks German public sector workers dispute settled Germany's federal and local governments reached agreement on Friday with public sector workers on a pay rise, settling a dispute that grounded hundreds of flights during a warning strike two days earlier, sources said. https://www.thelocal.de/20160430/german-public-workers-dispute-settled Sat, 30 Apr 2016 12:27:45 +0200 german-public-workers-dispute-settled