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 German Chancellor Angela Merkel will host Theresa May for talks on Tuesday, on the eve of a crucial EU summit when the British premier is hoping to convince the bloc to grant her a new Brexit extension to June 30th. https://www.thelocal.de/20190408/merkel-to-host-british-pm-may-for-urgent-brexit-talks Mon, 08 Apr 2019 14:22:25 +0200 merkel-to-host-british-pm-may-for-urgent-brexit-talks German Chancellor Angela Merkel pledged Wednesday to work "until the last hour" to prevent a no-deal Brexit and warned of the security impact on Ireland and Northern Ireland. https://www.thelocal.de/20190403/brexit-merkel-hopes-theresa-may-will-be-successful Wed, 03 Apr 2019 18:55:41 +0200 brexit-merkel-hopes-theresa-may-will-be-successful Despite support from German leader Angela Merkel, EU leaders remain sceptical of British Prime Minister Theresa May's request to extend the Brexit deadline. https://www.thelocal.de/20190320/merkel-supportive-of-britains-request-for-brexit-delay Wed, 20 Mar 2019 18:00:00 +0100 merkel-supportive-of-britains-request-for-brexit-delay German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday after talks with British Prime Minister Theresa May that she saw no possibility of reopening the Brexit agreement. https://www.thelocal.de/20181211/no-way-to-change-brexit-deal-says-merkel-after-may-visit Tue, 11 Dec 2018 17:46:18 +0100 no-way-to-change-brexit-deal-says-merkel-after-may-visit UK Prime Minister Theresa May has formally told the UK Parliament that the vote has been postponed because there is not enough support for the current backstop solution to avoid a hard border in Ireland. She has said she will go back to the EU to improve on the deal, especially with regards to the backstop. Rights groups in Europe have expressed anger that the vote was postponed. https://www.thelocal.de/20181210/as-it-happened-brits-in-europe-vent-anger-after-may-postpones-brexit-vote-and-europe-reacts Mon, 10 Dec 2018 19:45:44 +0100 as-it-happened-brits-in-europe-vent-anger-after-may-postpones-brexit-vote-and-europe-reacts British Prime Minister Theresa May on Saturday pleaded for an urgent deal with the European Union on post-Brexit security cooperation, warning that citizens' lives were at stake. https://www.thelocal.de/20180217/may-uses-munich-speech-to-plead-for-urgent-post-brexit-eu-security-deal Sat, 17 Feb 2018 15:19:40 +0100 may-uses-munich-speech-to-plead-for-urgent-post-brexit-eu-security-deal German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said Friday that the UK vote reflected popular discontent over Prime Minister Theresa May's hard Brexit strategy, which he said should be reconsidered. https://www.thelocal.de/20170609/uk-elections-germans-praise-young-brits-for-voting-for-europe-amid-brexit-talks-warning Fri, 09 Jun 2017 11:26:56 +0200 uk-elections-germans-praise-young-brits-for-voting-for-europe-amid-brexit-talks-warning A satirical Carnival float showing the British Prime Minister with a ‘Brexit’ gun in her mouth is set to become an iconic new addition to a Unite for Europe campaign. https://www.thelocal.de/20170310/german-theresa-may-carnival-float-off-to-london-to-join-anti-brexit-movement Fri, 10 Mar 2017 17:27:24 +0100 german-theresa-may-carnival-float-off-to-london-to-join-anti-brexit-movement Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday welcomed the "clarity" provided by British Prime Minister Theresa May's speech laying out her plans for Brexit. https://www.thelocal.de/20170118/merkel-welcomes-mays-brexit-clarity-vows-european-unity Wed, 18 Jan 2017 16:29:18 +0100 merkel-welcomes-mays-brexit-clarity-vows-european-unity Germany's foreign minister said on Tuesday that British Prime Minister Theresa May had "finally brought a bit more clarity" with a highly anticipated speech on her government's Brexit plans. https://www.thelocal.de/20170117/finally-a-bit-more-clarity-on-brexit-germany Tue, 17 Jan 2017 15:58:33 +0100 finally-a-bit-more-clarity-on-brexit-germany British media went big on Wednesday on comments made by Chancellor Angela Merkel on freedom of movement. But Germany wants to tighten the rules for itself, not for Britain. https://www.thelocal.de/20161116/why-merkel-uk-a-special-migration-deal-brexit-freedom-of-movement Wed, 16 Nov 2016 12:42:24 +0100 why-merkel-uk-a-special-migration-deal-brexit-freedom-of-movement Chancellor Angela Merkel expects Britain's new government to "quickly" define its relationship with the European Union after conservative Theresa May becomes prime minister on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160712/merkel-expects-britains-may-to-quickly-define-eu-ties Tue, 12 Jul 2016 12:47:35 +0200 merkel-expects-britains-may-to-quickly-define-eu-ties