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 Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Saturday warned EU economic powerhouse Germany and the International Monetary Fund to stop playing with fire over his country's debt problems. https://www.thelocal.de/20170212/tsipras-hits-back-at-imf-germany-over-debt-impasse Sun, 12 Feb 2017 11:50:42 +0100 tsipras-hits-back-at-imf-germany-over-debt-impasse Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras pledged Tuesday to do "whatever is necessary" - including taking legal action - to get Germany to pay damages for the wartime atrocities of Nazi troops. https://www.thelocal.de/20160817/greek-pm-vows-to-make-germany-pay-war-reparations Wed, 17 Aug 2016 10:43:52 +0200 greek-pm-vows-to-make-germany-pay-war-reparations German leaders spent much of the first half of 2015 wrangling Europe into a deal that would – they hoped – allow Greece to pay off its debts by restructuring its economy and making deep cuts to public spending. https://www.thelocal.de/20160524/why-greece-is-top-of-germanys-to-do-list-again Tue, 24 May 2016 13:58:23 +0200 why-greece-is-top-of-germanys-to-do-list-again Germany will work closely with Greece's new government under left-wing prime minister Alexis Tsipras, both on its debt troubles and on the migrant crisis, Chancellor Angela Merkel's spokesman said Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150921/berlin-will-work-closely-with-new-greek-govt Mon, 21 Sep 2015 15:45:20 +0200 berlin-will-work-closely-with-new-greek-govt Germany, which has taken a tough line on Greece, has profited from the country's crisis to the tune of €100 billion ($109 billion), according to a new study on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150810/germany-gained-100bn-from-greece-crisis-study Mon, 10 Aug 2015 17:09:59 +0200 germany-gained-100bn-from-greece-crisis-study UPDATE: In an editorial to be published in Die Zeit on Thursday, former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis accuses German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble of planning to 'sacrifice' Greece as an example to other eurozone members. https://www.thelocal.de/20150715/germany-maintains-no-to-greek-debt-relief Wed, 15 Jul 2015 16:22:24 +0200 germany-maintains-no-to-greek-debt-relief UPDATE: Eurozone leaders have reached a deal in Brussels after an all-night negotiation to establish preconditions for a new financial aid programme for Greece. https://www.thelocal.de/20150713/euro-summit-stuck-on-greek-sell-off Mon, 13 Jul 2015 10:26:49 +0200 euro-summit-stuck-on-greek-sell-off A top German economist has warned that if Greece leaves the euro single currency it will suffer a decade-long depression, urging European leaders to come to a compromise over a third financial aid programme. https://www.thelocal.de/20150709/economist-warns-grexit-is-not-the-answer Thu, 09 Jul 2015 10:57:05 +0200 economist-warns-grexit-is-not-the-answer UPDATE: A German Finance Ministry spokesman said on Wednesday afternoon that Wolfgang Schäuble would expect "exact" proposals from Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. https://www.thelocal.de/20150708/merkel-not-very-optimistic-for-greece Wed, 08 Jul 2015 10:47:07 +0200 merkel-not-very-optimistic-for-greece UPDATE: Chancellor Angela Merkel offered no new insights into her thinking as she arrived in Brussels for a meeting of eurozone government heads on Tuesday, saying that it was up to Greece to make a move and show willing. https://www.thelocal.de/20150707/germany-france-call-for-greece-to-get-serious Tue, 07 Jul 2015 10:14:11 +0200 germany-france-call-for-greece-to-get-serious UPDATE: Speaking to MPs from his Christian Democratic Union (CDU) on Tuesday, Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble said that Greece will stay in the eurozone even if the Greek public vote 'no' on July 5th. https://www.thelocal.de/20150630/chorus-grows-for-grexit-as-midnight-strikes Tue, 30 Jun 2015 11:32:57 +0200 chorus-grows-for-grexit-as-midnight-strikes Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras held "friendly and constructive" debt talks with the leaders of France and Germany Thursday, but gave no sign of a breakthrough ahead of a crucial June deadline. https://www.thelocal.de/20150522/merkel-holds-talks-with-tsipras-in-riga Fri, 22 May 2015 09:59:17 +0200 merkel-holds-talks-with-tsipras-in-riga The Greek government has started playing clips of the Nazi occupation of Greece during the Second World War on Athens' underground train lines to remind people of German atrocities against their country. https://www.thelocal.de/20150508/greece-germany-eurozone-athens-metro-shows-nazi-occupation-video Fri, 08 May 2015 18:05:40 +0200 greece-germany-eurozone-athens-metro-shows-nazi-occupation-video Chancellor Merkel and Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras met in Brussles on Thursday in what the Chancellor described as “constructive” talks. https://www.thelocal.de/20150424/merkel-meets-greek-pm-in-brussels Fri, 24 Apr 2015 12:27:50 +0200 merkel-meets-greek-pm-in-brussels Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel Thursday on the sidelines of an EU summit, the Athens government said as it continues to wrangle with creditors over a new rescue package. https://www.thelocal.de/20150421/merkel-and-tsipras-in-new-one-on-one-meet Tue, 21 Apr 2015 17:29:06 +0200 merkel-and-tsipras-in-new-one-on-one-meet Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble said on Wednesday that there was almost no chance of a new Greek bailout agreement when EU finance ministers meet in Riga next week. https://www.thelocal.de/20150416/greece-eurozone-schaeuble-rules-out-greek-bailout-deal Thu, 16 Apr 2015 11:57:23 +0200 greece-eurozone-schaeuble-rules-out-greek-bailout-deal Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov accused the European Union of trying to stop Greece fighting for its own national interest on Wednesday after heavy criticism of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' visit to Moscow. https://www.thelocal.de/20150408/german-fear-of-greece-russia-pact-grows Wed, 08 Apr 2015 10:42:13 +0200 german-fear-of-greece-russia-pact-grows Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday urged an end to the "stereotypes" that have threatened to rip the eurozone apart. https://www.thelocal.de/20150324/tsipras-calls-on-germany-to-reset-relations Tue, 24 Mar 2015 09:51:21 +0100 tsipras-calls-on-germany-to-reset-relations Update: The German government again played down expectations ahead of a meeting between Chancellor Angela Merkel and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Monday, saying it would not lead to a quick-fix solution of Greece's problems. https://www.thelocal.de/20150323/tsipras-merkel-greece-berlin-visit-to-present-reform-plans-in-berlin Mon, 23 Mar 2015 09:47:26 +0100 tsipras-merkel-greece-berlin-visit-to-present-reform-plans-in-berlin As European leaders gather in Brussels for two days of talks, Chancellor Angela Merkel told the Bundestag (German parliament) that she doesn't expect a breakthrough at the summit meeting. https://www.thelocal.de/20150319/no-quick-fix-for-greece-in-brussels-merkel Thu, 19 Mar 2015 11:05:24 +0100 no-quick-fix-for-greece-in-brussels-merkel