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 defence minister on Thursday confirmed a report that the United States was threatening to impose a 25 percent tariff on European car exports if it continued backing the Iran nuclear deal. https://www.thelocal.de/20200116/german-defence-minister-confirms-us-threat-to-impose-higher-eu-car-export-tariffs Thu, 16 Jan 2020 13:49:53 +0100 german-defence-minister-confirms-us-threat-to-impose-higher-eu-car-export-tariffs After years tangled in the "dieselgate" emissions cheating scandal, German carmakers could suffer huge losses if the United States carries out its threat to levy tariffs on European car imports. https://www.thelocal.de/20190221/why-germany-is-vulnerable-to-us-car-tariffs Thu, 21 Feb 2019 17:24:04 +0100 why-germany-is-vulnerable-to-us-car-tariffs Shares in German and other European car manufacturers fell on Friday after US President Donald Trump threatened to impose a 20 percent tariff on cars imported from the bloc, traders said. https://www.thelocal.de/20180623/german-car-shares-skid-after-trump-tariff-threat Sat, 23 Jun 2018 05:49:18 +0200 german-car-shares-skid-after-trump-tariff-threat Germany's central bank said on Friday it had sharply downgraded its economic growth forecast for 2018 but grew more optimistic for next year, saying the present boom should continue although the danger of a trade war is rising. https://www.thelocal.de/20180615/german-central-bank-slashes-growth-forecast Fri, 15 Jun 2018 12:40:56 +0200 german-central-bank-slashes-growth-forecast Germany on Tuesday called for a "permanent exemption" on steel and aluminium tariffs, after the US decided to postpone a decision on the issue. https://www.thelocal.de/20180501/germany-calls-for-permanent-exemption-from-trump-tariffs Tue, 01 May 2018 11:48:34 +0200 germany-calls-for-permanent-exemption-from-trump-tariffs Germany expects Washington to impose punitive tariffs on EU aluminium and steel imports from May 1st, a government source said on Thursday, hours before Chancellor Angela Merkel was to head for the United States. https://www.thelocal.de/20180426/germany-sees-us-imposing-tariffs-on-eu-from-may-1 Thu, 26 Apr 2018 14:11:26 +0200 germany-sees-us-imposing-tariffs-on-eu-from-may-1 Confidence among investors in Europe's largest economy Germany plunged in March, with a monthly barometer dropping to its lowest level in 18 months, reflecting fears of a transatlantic trade war. https://www.thelocal.de/20180320/german-investor-confidence-plunges-on-fears-of-trade-war-with-us Tue, 20 Mar 2018 13:06:50 +0100 german-investor-confidence-plunges-on-fears-of-trade-war-with-us US President Donald Trump "will not succeed" in dividing European nations against one another over trade, German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier warned on Sunday ahead of a visit to Washington. https://www.thelocal.de/20180318/us-will-fail-if-it-tries-to-split-europe-germany Sun, 18 Mar 2018 18:11:57 +0100 us-will-fail-if-it-tries-to-split-europe-germany US President Donald Trump is "offending" allies and risking a global trade war with his controversial tariffs on steel and aluminium, Germany's economy minister said Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20180309/germany-blasts-trumps-steel-tariffs-as-offence-to-close-partners Fri, 09 Mar 2018 12:03:42 +0100 germany-blasts-trumps-steel-tariffs-as-offence-to-close-partners Phoning and surfing while abroad is about to get a lot cheaper in the EU as new rules limiting how much mobile operators can charge come into force on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160429/euro-travellers-rejoice-roaming-price-caps-hit-on-saturday Fri, 29 Apr 2016 13:52:01 +0200 euro-travellers-rejoice-roaming-price-caps-hit-on-saturday