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 A shipment of six US army tanks was on its way from Poland to Germany when police in Saxony ordered it to pull over. Upon inspecting the cargo, they noticed more than just one violation of the rules of the road. https://www.thelocal.de/20180111/police-bring-us-tank-shipment-to-halt-after-finding-series-of-irregularities Thu, 11 Jan 2018 12:21:04 +0100 police-bring-us-tank-shipment-to-halt-after-finding-series-of-irregularities On Wednesday the trial began in Hesse of a man who imported two tanks to Germany without first disarming them. The vehicles were later bought by a celebrity fashion designer. https://www.thelocal.de/20171130/man-on-trial-after-two-fully-equipped-tanks-bought-for-berlin-fashion-show Thu, 30 Nov 2017 14:04:25 +0100 man-on-trial-after-two-fully-equipped-tanks-bought-for-berlin-fashion-show Oops! A British army tank drove over an oncoming Toyota on a public road on Monday, crushing the bonnet in the process. https://www.thelocal.de/20150601/british-army-tanks-crushes-small-car Mon, 01 Jun 2015 20:24:30 +0200 british-army-tanks-crushes-small-car The crisis in Ukraine is prompting a rethink of equipment plans at the Defence Ministry, with officials considering outfitting troops with more battle tanks. https://www.thelocal.de/20150226/russia-ukraine-bundeswehr-nato-army-considers-plan-to-field-more-tanks Thu, 26 Feb 2015 09:37:45 +0100 russia-ukraine-bundeswehr-nato-army-considers-plan-to-field-more-tanks An elderly couple in Paderborn got a shock on Tuesday morning when they opened the curtains to discover their fence and hedges crushed by a British army tank. https://www.thelocal.de/20150211/tank-driving-student-crashes-into-family-garden Wed, 11 Feb 2015 09:43:10 +0100 tank-driving-student-crashes-into-family-garden A German firm hopes to export an entire arms factory to the country’s biggest weapons customer, Algeria, in a deal worth €2.7 billion. https://www.thelocal.de/20140618/germany-to-sell-algeria-fuchs-arms-factory Wed, 18 Jun 2014 12:23:00 +0200 germany-to-sell-algeria-fuchs-arms-factory Germany's weapons industry is booming, and even the vice chancellor's attempt to stop selling tanks to the Saudis is a minor concession for the world's third biggest arms exporter. But the trade is destabilizing security. https://www.thelocal.de/20140415/why-germany-needs-to-stop-selling-weapons Tue, 15 Apr 2014 18:34:00 +0200 why-germany-needs-to-stop-selling-weapons An €18-billion deal to sell Saudi Arabia 800 tanks is causing tension within Germany’s coalition government. https://www.thelocal.de/20140414/german-coalition-government-argues-over-tank-deal-to-saudi-arabia Mon, 14 Apr 2014 10:58:00 +0200 german-coalition-government-argues-over-tank-deal-to-saudi-arabia The German government has given the go-ahead for the sale of 164 tanks to Indonesia. Some fear the controversial deal will mean vehicles used in domestic conflict with ethnic minority groups, it emerged late on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20130508/49591 Wed, 08 May 2013 12:00:00 +0200 49591 The German government has already agreed "in principle" to sell 30 German Dingo 2 armoured vehicles worth about €100 million to Saudi Arabia, it was reported Sunday. https://www.thelocal.de/20121230/47043 Sun, 30 Dec 2012 10:55:00 +0100 47043 Chancellor Angela Merkel did not rule out selling tanks to the Indonesian government, while on a trip there talking with top politicians there about close political and economic cooperation. https://www.thelocal.de/20120711/43691 Wed, 11 Jul 2012 13:24:00 +0200 43691 Being the world's third biggest arms exporter did not prevent Germany from joining France, Britain and Sweden to call on the United Nations to draw up a new arms trade treaty to reduce what they called "a growing threat to humanity." https://www.thelocal.de/20120702/43503 Mon, 02 Jul 2012 15:03:00 +0200 43503 A group of activists has offered a cash reward for information leading to the arrest of the German arms manufacturers reportedly planning to deliver up to 800 tanks to Saudi Arabia - and sent one of the company's owners a bullet by post. https://www.thelocal.de/20120619/43247 Tue, 19 Jun 2012 18:59:00 +0200 43247 Faced with drastic budget cuts, the British army is considering sending hundreds of tanks across the Rhine - for the first time in 67 years - as it sells off land in the UK to save money. https://www.thelocal.de/20120307/41195 Wed, 07 Mar 2012 17:33:00 +0100 41195 Old T-55 Soviet tanks still rumble through the eastern German countryside in a cloud of dust and exhaust fumes. But they pose no threat to the world order as we know it, writes AFP's Arnaud Bouvier. https://www.thelocal.de/20080717/13109 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:54:00 +0200 13109