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 Lawmakers returning to the Bavarian regional parliament after elections three months ago will find a transgender woman colleague, Tessa Ganserer, on the benches where Markus Ganserer previously sat. https://www.thelocal.de/20190114/regional-lawmaker-is-germanys-first-transgender-mp Mon, 14 Jan 2019 09:01:40 +0100 regional-lawmaker-is-germanys-first-transgender-mp The Dresden grave of trailblazing trans woman Lili Elbe is to get a new tombstone – funded by the company behind a hit film about her life. https://www.thelocal.de/20160418/film-company-to-rebuild-danish-girls-dresden-grave Mon, 18 Apr 2016 17:31:45 +0200 film-company-to-rebuild-danish-girls-dresden-grave Germany called Thursday for more transparency in negotiations for a sweeping trade pact between the European Union and the United States after complaints that the controversial talks are too secretive. https://www.thelocal.de/20141212/germany-backs-calls-for-trade-deal-transparency-ttip-transatlantic-trade-investment-partnership Fri, 12 Dec 2014 09:59:00 +0100 germany-backs-calls-for-trade-deal-transparency-ttip-transatlantic-trade-investment-partnership A 55-year-old German man had a very lucky escape on Sunday night, after being run over by a train. He was even in a fit enough state to get up and shout at the driver. https://www.thelocal.de/20130805/51227 Mon, 05 Aug 2013 16:49:00 +0200 51227 Suggesting speed limits for the autobahn is as politically toxic in Germany as gun control is in America. But it's time to hit the brakes on the country's reckless driving culture, comments The Local's Ben Knight. https://www.thelocal.de/20130514/49701 Tue, 14 May 2013 16:58:00 +0200 49701 German Transport Minister Peter Ramsauer dismissed opposition calls for new winter-tyre regulations, accusing the Social Democratic Party and the Greens of opportunistically changing their position. https://www.thelocal.de/20101218/31893 Sat, 18 Dec 2010 14:48:00 +0100 31893 Around 20,000 people marched in silence through Stuttgart on Friday evening to protest the controversial Stuttgart 21 construction project – and promised to come back every day. https://www.thelocal.de/20100821/29307 Sat, 21 Aug 2010 12:23:00 +0200 29307 Opponents of the controversial revamp of Stuttgart's main train station said Friday they hoped at least 20,000 people would take part in a protest later in the day. https://www.thelocal.de/20100820/29297 Fri, 20 Aug 2010 16:34:00 +0200 29297 The state government of Baden-Württemberg is accused of having paid more than €100 million under questionable circumstances to Deutsche Bahn in order to save the controversial transport project Stuttgart 21. https://www.thelocal.de/20100815/29173 Sun, 15 Aug 2010 15:57:00 +0200 29173 Around 20,000 people demonstrated against the tearing down of Stuttgart’s central train station on Friday evening, forming a human chain around the building before marching to the city hall to protest. https://www.thelocal.de/20100814/29153 Sat, 14 Aug 2010 11:50:00 +0200 29153 Controversial demolition work on Stuttgart’s historic train station started on Friday, as up to 10,000 demonstrators were expected to take part in protests later in the day. https://www.thelocal.de/20100813/29145 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 14:30:00 +0200 29145 Somali pirates hijacked a German gas tanker with 13 Filipino and Indonesian crew members in the Gulf of Aden on Thursday, a Kenyan maritime official said. https://www.thelocal.de/20090129/17083 Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:55:00 +0100 17083