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 exports rose unexpectedly in August as demand from the United States and China picked up, official data showed Wednesday, offering a rare bright spot for Europe's struggling top economy. https://www.thelocal.de/20241009/german-exports-rose-unexpectedly-in-august Wed, 09 Oct 2024 14:12:07 +0200 german-exports-rose-unexpectedly-in-august Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson and EU chief Ursula von der Leyen have agreed to carry on post-Brexit trade talks after a call between leaders on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.de/20201213/uk-and-eu-enter-final-crisis-talk-to-decide-fate-of-brexit-trade-deal Sun, 13 Dec 2020 13:02:39 +0100 uk-and-eu-enter-final-crisis-talk-to-decide-fate-of-brexit-trade-deal Britain is slipping down the list of Germany's most important trade partners, official data showed Monday, after its 2016 vote to quit the EU marked an end to growth in exchanges. https://www.thelocal.de/20191014/brexit-sends-britain-sliding-down-german-trade-rankings Mon, 14 Oct 2019 12:21:31 +0200 brexit-sends-britain-sliding-down-german-trade-rankings Germany’s beloved Oktoberfest has come to a close. How did it compare to previous years? https://www.thelocal.de/20191007/oktoberfest-less-beer-fewer-crimes-and-96912-stolen-mugs Mon, 07 Oct 2019 12:04:34 +0200 oktoberfest-less-beer-fewer-crimes-and-96912-stolen-mugs The 186th Oktoberfest started on Saturday. We looked at how much money it generates, who benefits – and how much beer is poured. https://www.thelocal.de/20190923/oktoberfest-in-numbers-an-inside-look-at-germanys-multi-billion-business Mon, 23 Sep 2019 16:34:51 +0200 oktoberfest-in-numbers-an-inside-look-at-germanys-multi-billion-business 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 Porsche customers in the UK should brace for a price hike of up to 10 percent in case of a hard Brexit, the luxury German carmaker warned Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20190218/luxury-german-carmaker-porsche-warns-of Mon, 18 Feb 2019 12:28:22 +0100 luxury-german-carmaker-porsche-warns-of Germany plans to toughen rules on non-EU share purchases and acquisitions of its strategic companies, a report said Sunday, amid growing disquiet about takeovers by Chinese firms. https://www.thelocal.de/20181216/germany-to-tighten-rules-on-foreign-takeovers-report Sun, 16 Dec 2018 14:58:16 +0100 germany-to-tighten-rules-on-foreign-takeovers-report According to the Institute of Economic Research (IfO), Germany will have the biggest account surplus in the world for the third successive year in 2018. It is not only Donald Trump who is irritated by the country’s export-heavy economy. https://www.thelocal.de/20180820/german-trade-surplus-still-largest-in-the-world Mon, 20 Aug 2018 17:40:28 +0200 german-trade-surplus-still-largest-in-the-world German cabinet ministers hailed a joint announcement from US President Donald Trump and European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker as a “breakthrough” which would save “millions of jobs”. https://www.thelocal.de/20180726/german-ministers-hail-announcement-from-juncker-and-trump Thu, 26 Jul 2018 10:46:19 +0200 german-ministers-hail-announcement-from-juncker-and-trump Germany's foreign minister Heiko Maas says Europe won't give in to threats by US President Donald Trump. https://www.thelocal.de/20180724/europe-wont-give-in-to-threats-by-donald-trump-says-heiko-maas Tue, 24 Jul 2018 13:41:41 +0200 europe-wont-give-in-to-threats-by-donald-trump-says-heiko-maas German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday warned US President Donald Trump against unleashing an all-out trade war after he threatened to impose steep tariffs on cars from the European Union. https://www.thelocal.de/20180704/dont-turn-car-tariff-conflict-into-real-trade-war-merkel-warns-trump Wed, 04 Jul 2018 13:47:28 +0200 dont-turn-car-tariff-conflict-into-real-trade-war-merkel-warns-trump 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 An industrial powerhouse built on massive exports and a gigantic car industry, Germany is among the nations most sensitive to mounting trade tensions between the United States and other major economies. https://www.thelocal.de/20180622/end-of-the-party-how-trade-conflicts-are-already-sapping-the-german-economy Fri, 22 Jun 2018 14:49:59 +0200 end-of-the-party-how-trade-conflicts-are-already-sapping-the-german-economy 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 German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday she expected "contentious discussions" at a G7 summit this week, given differences with US President Donald Trump on trade, climate and security. https://www.thelocal.de/20180606/merkel-predicts-contentious-g7-summit-with-trump Wed, 06 Jun 2018 16:55:29 +0200 merkel-predicts-contentious-g7-summit-with-trump Chancellor Angela Merkel blasted US import duties on steel and aluminium imports Thursday as "illegal" and said they risked sparking a disastrous "spiral" of retaliatory measures. https://www.thelocal.de/20180601/illegal-us-tariffs-risk-escalation-spiral-in-global-trade-merkel-warns Fri, 01 Jun 2018 11:12:40 +0200 illegal-us-tariffs-risk-escalation-spiral-in-global-trade-merkel-warns German businesses should immediately halt their operations in Iran following President Donald Trump's decision to pull out of the Iran nuclear deal, the US ambassador to Germany said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20180509/us-tells-german-businesses-to-stop-trade-in-iran-immediately Wed, 09 May 2018 10:30:18 +0200 us-tells-german-businesses-to-stop-trade-in-iran-immediately German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier voiced concern on Sunday over a "substantial change" in trans-Atlantic ties, amid European tensions with US President Donald Trump over trade, defence and the Iran nuclear deal. https://www.thelocal.de/20180507/president-steinmeier-sees-substantial-change-in-trans-atlantic-ties Mon, 07 May 2018 10:25:02 +0200 president-steinmeier-sees-substantial-change-in-trans-atlantic-ties German Chancellor Angela Merkel heads to the White House on Friday for talks with Donald Trump, facing an uphill struggle to save the Iran nuclear deal, avoid a trade war and make her relationship with the US president functional again. https://www.thelocal.de/20180427/merkel-in-washington-to-make-germany-heard-again Fri, 27 Apr 2018 10:39:06 +0200 merkel-in-washington-to-make-germany-heard-again