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 Joe Biden will officially be inaugurated as the 46th US president on Wednesday. Here's a look at what the new administration could mean for Germany and transatlantic relationships. https://www.thelocal.de/20201106/what-would-a-biden-presidency-look-like-for-germany Fri, 06 Nov 2020 18:39:31 +0100 what-would-a-biden-presidency-look-like-for-germany Deutsche Bank will cease its longstanding relationship with outgoing US president Donald Trump, The New York Times reported on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20210113/deutsche-bank-to-sever-ties-with-trump Wed, 13 Jan 2021 10:01:04 +0100 deutsche-bank-to-sever-ties-with-trump Chancellor Angela Merkel believes that the decision by social media giants to permanently suspend Donald Trump's accounts is problematic because freedom of opinion should not be determined by such online platform bosses, her spokesman said Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20210111/merkel-finds-twitter-halt-of-trump-account-problematic Mon, 11 Jan 2021 14:12:29 +0100 merkel-finds-twitter-halt-of-trump-account-problematic German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed her shock on Thursday over the storming of the US Capitol by supporters of Donald Trump and said the president shared blame for the unrest. https://www.thelocal.de/20210107/merkel-joins-german-politicians-in-calling-out Thu, 07 Jan 2021 11:49:31 +0100 merkel-joins-german-politicians-in-calling-out US lawmakers have announced a bill that would delay the withdrawal of US troops until after President Donald Trump has left office, thus opening a door to a reversal of a decision announced by Trump in the summer. https://www.thelocal.de/20201204/us-congress-moves-to-block-trumps-withdrawal-of-troops-from-germany Fri, 04 Dec 2020 10:43:37 +0100 us-congress-moves-to-block-trumps-withdrawal-of-troops-from-germany Germans have previously said that outgoing US President Donald Trump is their greatest source of angst. So what exactly do they think about Joe Biden's win and his plans? https://www.thelocal.de/20201113/heres-what-germans-think-about-joe-biden-becoming-us-president Fri, 13 Nov 2020 12:54:56 +0100 heres-what-germans-think-about-joe-biden-becoming-us-president We reached out to American readers around Germany to hear their thoughts on the US elections. https://www.thelocal.de/20201110/readers-voices-what-americans-in-germany-think-of-the-us-elections Tue, 10 Nov 2020 18:09:50 +0100 readers-voices-what-americans-in-germany-think-of-the-us-elections Joe Biden could reverse course – at least partially – on the Trump administration's move to withdraw some 12,000 US troops from Germany, according to the US President-elect defense advisers. https://www.thelocal.de/20201111/us-president-elect-joe-biden-could-reverse-germany-troop-removal Wed, 11 Nov 2020 15:30:48 +0100 us-president-elect-joe-biden-could-reverse-germany-troop-removal Leaders around Germany on Monday followed Chancellor Angela Merkel in offering their congratulations - and projections on what the next four years could hold. https://www.thelocal.de/20201109/german-leaders-foresee-common-ideals-following-biden-win Mon, 09 Nov 2020 15:43:35 +0100 german-leaders-foresee-common-ideals-following-biden-win The German head of an international observer mission to the US elections accused Donald Trump on Thursday of a "gross abuse of office" after the president alleged he was being cheated and demanded that vote counting be halted. https://www.thelocal.de/20201105/german-election-observer-accuses-trump-of-gross-abuse-of-office Thu, 05 Nov 2020 15:50:24 +0100 german-election-observer-accuses-trump-of-gross-abuse-of-office While politicians in Germany could not yet fully comment on the US vote, which was still being counted as of Wednesday evening, many were concerned about what they saw as an "attack" on democracy. https://www.thelocal.de/20201104/germany-calls-for-trust-in-electoral-process-after-us-vote Wed, 04 Nov 2020 18:30:59 +0100 germany-calls-for-trust-in-electoral-process-after-us-vote German Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer on Wednesday warned the United States was facing a "very explosive situation" and a possible systemic crisis after President Donald Trump prematurely declared election victory. https://www.thelocal.de/20201104/german-minister-warns-of-very-explosive-situation-after-us-vote Wed, 04 Nov 2020 11:05:56 +0100 german-minister-warns-of-very-explosive-situation-after-us-vote We took a look at the town where Donald Trump's relatives are from - and near where one still lives. Here's what residents think of the US President. https://www.thelocal.de/20201023/worlds-between-us-what-trumps-german-familys-town-thinks-of-him-today Fri, 23 Oct 2020 11:04:32 +0200 worlds-between-us-what-trumps-german-familys-town-thinks-of-him-today Back in 2016, German Chancellor Angela Merkel greeted Donald Trump's victory with an extraordinary warning: that she would work with the US president on the condition that he respect democratic values. Things did not improve from there. https://www.thelocal.de/20201019/german-us-alliance-on-life-support-after-four-years-of-trump Mon, 19 Oct 2020 11:40:41 +0200 german-us-alliance-on-life-support-after-four-years-of-trump Kallstadt, a tiny wine-growing town in the west German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, was home to Donald Trump's grandfather before he emigrated to the US. https://www.thelocal.de/20200929/inside-the-german-town-with-trump-family-ties-and-what-it-really-thinks-of-him Tue, 29 Sep 2020 18:49:03 +0200 inside-the-german-town-with-trump-family-ties-and-what-it-really-thinks-of-him In pulling 12,000 US troops from Germany, President Donald Trump is laying bare what has long been clear -- there is no love lost between him and Chancellor Angela Merkel. https://www.thelocal.de/20200730/in-pulling-troops-trump-doesnt-hide-spite-for-merkel Thu, 30 Jul 2020 10:42:38 +0200 in-pulling-troops-trump-doesnt-hide-spite-for-merkel The United States will slash its military presence in Germany by 11,900 troops, relocating some to Italy and Belgium in a major shift of Washington's NATO assets, Defense Secretary Mark Esper announced Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20200729/us-to-move-11900-troops-out-from-germany-pentagon Wed, 29 Jul 2020 17:41:38 +0200 us-to-move-11900-troops-out-from-germany-pentagon President Donald Trump on Monday named an outspoken critic of US military deployments as ambassador to Germany, as he moves to pull troops from the NATO ally. https://www.thelocal.de/20200728/trump-names-contrarian-colonel-as-germany-envoy-amid-pullout Tue, 28 Jul 2020 10:32:53 +0200 trump-names-contrarian-colonel-as-germany-envoy-amid-pullout President Donald Trump said Wednesday he expects to shift some US troops from Germany to Poland, as his Polish counterpart acknowledged urging the American leader not to withdraw forces from Europe. https://www.thelocal.de/20200625/trump-us-plans-to-move-some-troops-from-germany-to-poland Thu, 25 Jun 2020 11:10:50 +0200 trump-us-plans-to-move-some-troops-from-germany-to-poland Trump's abrupt announcement that he will reduce US troops in Germany by half to 25,000 - a decision that has brought concern across NATO - is the culmination of mounting tensions between the leaders of the Western alliance's two most populous nations. What does the future hold? https://www.thelocal.de/20200617/is-there-hope-amid-the-growing-political-rift-between-germany-and-the-us Wed, 17 Jun 2020 11:38:13 +0200 is-there-hope-amid-the-growing-political-rift-between-germany-and-the-us