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 Strict rules on entering Germany from the UK came into force at midnight on Sunday May 23rd. We unpack why this has happened and what it means in practical terms. https://www.thelocal.de/20210523/explained-what-does-it-mean-now-germany-has-made-the-uk-a-virus-variant-area-of-concern Sun, 23 May 2021 15:27:11 +0200 explained-what-does-it-mean-now-germany-has-made-the-uk-a-virus-variant-area-of-concern Germany is putting in place a temporary ban on all travellers arriving from the UK except from its own residents due to concerns over the spread of a Covid variant first discovered in India. https://www.thelocal.de/20210521/germany-bans-travel-from-uk-over-covid-indian-variant Sat, 22 May 2021 01:21:14 +0200 germany-bans-travel-from-uk-over-covid-indian-variant Germany's health agency on Friday re-classified Britain as a coronavirus "risk area" over concerns about the spread of the Indian Covid-19 variant there, but travellers will still be able to avoid quarantine under updated rules. https://www.thelocal.de/20210514/germany-re-classifies-uk-as-covid-risk-area-over-indian-variant Fri, 14 May 2021 21:02:58 +0200 germany-re-classifies-uk-as-covid-risk-area-over-indian-variant The UK government is bringing in a 'traffic light' system set of rules for travel to different countries. Here's what it could mean for travel between Germany and the UK. https://www.thelocal.de/20210505/what-could-the-uks-traffic-light-system-mean-for-travel-to-germany Wed, 05 May 2021 16:10:36 +0200 what-could-the-uks-traffic-light-system-mean-for-travel-to-germany On Friday the Robert Koch Institute struck Britain from its list of risk areas for the spread of the coronavirus. That decision eases travel between the two countries, but things still remain complicated. https://www.thelocal.de/20210417/travel-is-it-now-easy-to-fly-between-the-uk-and-germany Sat, 17 Apr 2021 11:57:24 +0200 travel-is-it-now-easy-to-fly-between-the-uk-and-germany Germany on Friday removed Britain and Northern Ireland from the list of high-risk zones for coronavirus infections, meaning that travellers will no longer need to quarantine upon arrival. https://www.thelocal.de/20210416/germany-takes-britain-off-covid-19-high-risk-list Fri, 16 Apr 2021 16:08:46 +0200 germany-takes-britain-off-covid-19-high-risk-list Germany is planning to ban most travellers from countries hardest hit by coronavirus variants, the interior minister said on Thursday, in a bid to stop the strains from reversing recent progress on lowering infections. https://www.thelocal.de/20210128/germany-plans-travel-restrictions-over-virus-variants Thu, 28 Jan 2021 12:22:11 +0100 germany-plans-travel-restrictions-over-virus-variants Germany has extended a ban on arrivals from the UK and South Africa over new Covid-19 variants until later this month, it has emerged. https://www.thelocal.de/20210107/germany-extends-entry-travel-on-uk-and-south-african-arrivals-until-january-20th Thu, 07 Jan 2021 13:44:20 +0100 germany-extends-entry-travel-on-uk-and-south-african-arrivals-until-january-20th The new coronavirus strain sweeping Britain has been in Germany since November, health officials said on Tuesday, after detecting the variant in a patient who died in the north of the country. https://www.thelocal.de/20201229/uk-virus-strain-has-been-in-germany-since-november Tue, 29 Dec 2020 12:58:02 +0100 uk-virus-strain-has-been-in-germany-since-november German airline Lufthansa said Wednesday it had flown 80 tonnes of fruits and vegetables to Britain after other links were cut over fears of a virus variant detected in the UK. https://www.thelocal.de/20201223/german-airline-giant-lufthansa-flies-food-to-britain-amid-channel-chaos Wed, 23 Dec 2020 19:23:31 +0100 german-airline-giant-lufthansa-flies-food-to-britain-amid-channel-chaos Despite EU urging countries to end blanket flight bans to allow residents from the UK to return home, Germany is keeping its borders closed to all travellers from Britain and Northern Ireland for the time being. https://www.thelocal.de/20201223/germany-insists-uk-travel-ban-to-remain-in-place-despite-eu-advice-to-lift-it Wed, 23 Dec 2020 11:20:53 +0100 germany-insists-uk-travel-ban-to-remain-in-place-despite-eu-advice-to-lift-it Germany joined a growing number of European countries to suspend travel links with the UK over fears of a new strain of the Covid-19 virus. Here's what it all means for you. https://www.thelocal.de/20201221/explained-what-you-need-to-know-about-germanys-uk-travel-ban Mon, 21 Dec 2020 14:16:06 +0100 explained-what-you-need-to-know-about-germanys-uk-travel-ban Britons stranded in the UK have spoken of their confusion and panic after a travel ban means they are currently unable to get back to their home in Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20201222/uk-travel-ban-germany-brits-stranded-in-uk-share-their-fears-about-getting-back-to-germany-after-ban Tue, 22 Dec 2020 17:04:41 +0100 uk-travel-ban-germany-brits-stranded-in-uk-share-their-fears-about-getting-back-to-germany-after-ban Germany has extended its ban on people travelling from Britain, Northern Ireland and South Africa until January 6th – but German residents will be able to arrive from January 1st. https://www.thelocal.de/20201222/germany-extends-travel-ban-on-uk-and-south-africa-arrivals-until-january-6th Tue, 22 Dec 2020 11:12:45 +0100 germany-extends-travel-ban-on-uk-and-south-africa-arrivals-until-january-6th As countries including Germany started banning flights from the UK after a new coronavirus strain was detected, the atmosphere became tense at the borders. https://www.thelocal.de/20201221/coronavirus-uk-passengers-held-at-german-airports-after-flights-ban Mon, 21 Dec 2020 10:05:42 +0100 coronavirus-uk-passengers-held-at-german-airports-after-flights-ban Germany's foreign minister on Friday said he believed a Brexit deal was still possible, after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned that a no-deal scenario was very likely. https://www.thelocal.de/20201212/brexit-deal-still-possible-german-foreign-minister Sat, 12 Dec 2020 08:51:41 +0100 brexit-deal-still-possible-german-foreign-minister Germany and the UK are both now in lockdown and have rules restricting travel. Here's what you need to know about travel between the two. https://www.thelocal.de/20201105/what-are-the-rules-from-travelling-between-the-uk-and-germany Thu, 05 Nov 2020 17:01:22 +0100 what-are-the-rules-from-travelling-between-the-uk-and-germany German residents have been left confused after being targeted by the British government with a Facebook campaign about the corona pandemic, with social media users asking why the money isn’t being spent by the UK government in its own country. https://www.thelocal.de/20201106/why-is-the-uk-spending-money-targeting-covid-advertising-at Fri, 06 Nov 2020 13:13:29 +0100 why-is-the-uk-spending-money-targeting-covid-advertising-at Boris Johnson's comments about why "freedom-loving" UK has higher coronavirus cases than Germany and Italy have sparked a heated debate and given us a reason to look at why Germany is coping better than the UK in the fight against a second wave. https://www.thelocal.de/20200923/why-is-germany-doing-better-than-the-uk-at-fighting-a-resurgence-of-covid-19 Wed, 23 Sep 2020 13:15:25 +0200 why-is-germany-doing-better-than-the-uk-at-fighting-a-resurgence-of-covid-19 As the end of the Brexit transition period looms, the UK has so far failed to negotiate access to the European passporting scheme for banks - here's what that means if you are British and live in Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20200921/how-post-brexit-bank-changes-could-affect-british-people-in-germany Mon, 21 Sep 2020 18:36:05 +0200 how-post-brexit-bank-changes-could-affect-british-people-in-germany