The Local Germany

American opinion of Germany improves

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:37:00 +0100

US President Barack Obama may be having difficulties at home, but a new poll shows he’s greatly improved German-American relations and even created a few new Germany fans in the United States.

Merkel and Obama close ranks in DC

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 23:19:00 +0200

US President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel vowed in Washington on Friday to work closely to tackle climate change and presented a united front in dealing with Iran and Russia.

Obama hosts Merkel for White House talks

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:49:00 +0200

US President Barack Obama is holding his first White House talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday, in the latest of a flurry of meetings between the leaders dogged by reports of disagreements.

Obama to visit Dresden, Buchenwald in June

Sat, 09 May 2009 00:33:00 +0200

US President Barack Obama will visit the German city of Dresden and the former Nazi death camp at Buchenwald in June on a trip also taking in D-Day commemorations in France, the White House said Friday.

Müntefering: Obama will be 'demanding'

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 10:36:00 +0100

Franz Müntefering, head of the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD), said on Tuesday new US President Barack Obama will likely place difficult demands on America’s partners in Germany and Europe.

Enter Obama: A new map for American-German relations

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 13:13:00 +0100

A new chapter in transatlantic ties begins on Tuesday with the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th president of the United States of America. Dr. Jackson Janes, executive director of the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies at Johns Hopkins University, outlines the key issues where the new US administration can work with Berlin.

US Embassy returns to historic Berlin site

Mon, 19 May 2008 18:48:00 +0200

The new US Embassy in Berlin will next week open its doors on the same site the mission occupied before World War II, Ambassador William R. Timken said on Monday.

Moving beyond Bush

Mon, 19 May 2008 14:22:00 +0200

Germany and Europe certainly won’t be sad to see US President Bush leave next year, but Obama, McCain or maybe even Clinton will still have their work cut out for them, writes Steve Kettmann.

German human rights envoy criticizes CIA 'waterboarding'

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 09:49:00 +0100

The German government’s envoy for human rights issues, Günter Nooke, has criticized that US intelligence agency the CIA will still be allowed to use controversial interrogation techniques like simulated drowning.