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 Denmark slapped a German bank with a fine of 110 million Danish kroner (14.7 million euros) on Monday in a case which is part of the biggest fraud scandal the Scandinavian country has seen. https://www.thelocal.de/20190924/denmark-hits-german-bank-with-multi-million-euro-fine-over-tax-fraud Tue, 24 Sep 2019 10:56:12 +0200 denmark-hits-german-bank-with-multi-million-euro-fine-over-tax-fraud Spain's taxman wants Bayern Munich's Colombian midfielder James Rodriguez to pay €11.65 million ($13.64m) for evading taxes when he played at Real Madrid, the El Mundo daily reported Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20180726/james-rodriguez-becomes-latest-footballer-on-spanish-taxmans-hit-list Thu, 26 Jul 2018 15:16:34 +0200 james-rodriguez-becomes-latest-footballer-on-spanish-taxmans-hit-list The German Federal Criminal Police Office said on Tuesday that it has purchased the vast amount of leaked data known as the Panama Papers, which revealed the legally dubious offshore activities of celebrities, politicians and sports stars last year. https://www.thelocal.de/20170705/german-investigators-pay-5-million-for-panama-papers-to-hunt-global-tax-criminals Wed, 05 Jul 2017 16:24:03 +0200 german-investigators-pay-5-million-for-panama-papers-to-hunt-global-tax-criminals A newly-created police unit in Düsseldorf has spent months investigating Luxembourg banks and their German subsidiaries on suspicion of helping clients evade tax and launder money, triggering a wave of raids on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150225/tax-evasion-german-cops-target-luxembourg-banks Wed, 25 Feb 2015 10:02:55 +0100 tax-evasion-german-cops-target-luxembourg-banks The small tax haven of Liechtenstein is preparing to backpedal on an agreement with Germany to crack down on tax dodgers, and now plans to give no help if investigations are based on stolen data, a report said Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20100414/26529 Wed, 14 Apr 2010 11:09:00 +0200 26529 Germany is still raking in hundreds of millions of euros from tax dodgers thanks to stolen Liechtenstein bank information purchased in 2008, just as new Swiss data is scaring droves of offenders to turn themselves in. https://www.thelocal.de/20100407/26381 Wed, 07 Apr 2010 14:02:00 +0200 26381 Liechtenstein’s royal household said Tuesday it will suspend loans of art works from its collection to Germany, marking a new low in ties between the two countries embroiled in a tax scandal. https://www.thelocal.de/20080312/10633 Wed, 12 Mar 2008 08:50:00 +0100 10633