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 The United States is no longer classed as a "high incidence area" by Germany - it has returned to being a "risk area". https://www.thelocal.de/20210309/travel-germany-downgrades-covid-19-risk-status-of-usa Tue, 09 Mar 2021 18:50:13 +0100 travel-germany-downgrades-covid-19-risk-status-of-usa German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier expressed relief that Joe Biden was replacing Donald Trump as US president on Wednesday, calling it a "good day for democracy". https://www.thelocal.de/20210120/german-president-greatly-relieved-at-us-change-of-power Wed, 20 Jan 2021 12:35:40 +0100 german-president-greatly-relieved-at-us-change-of-power The US sanctions slapped on a controversial Russian gas pipeline to Europe will likely delay the project by several months but it will still be completed next year, a top German official said Monday https://www.thelocal.de/20191223/germany-expects-us-sanctions-to-slightly-delay-russian-pipeline Mon, 23 Dec 2019 17:27:43 +0100 germany-expects-us-sanctions-to-slightly-delay-russian-pipeline Want to know the cities in Germany where it’s easiest to find a craft-brewed beer, drink iced coffee and speak English? Probably the ones most influenced by their large American populations. We look at where Germany's US citizens are calling home, including some unexpected corners of the country. https://www.thelocal.de/20190704/in-which-cities-and-states-do-americans-in-germany-live Thu, 04 Jul 2019 19:25:36 +0200 in-which-cities-and-states-do-americans-in-germany-live In a highly acclaimed speech to students at Harvard University, Germany's Angela Merkel performed a diplomatic balancing act: she attacked the US President's policies – but didn't mention him at all. https://www.thelocal.de/20190531/merkel-applauded-for-diplomatic-anti-trump-speech-at-harvard Fri, 31 May 2019 10:34:31 +0200 merkel-applauded-for-diplomatic-anti-trump-speech-at-harvard US President Donald Trump’s comments blaming “both sides” for deadly weekend violence in Charlottesville were a “huge mistake”, says Germany’s foreign minister Sigmar Gabriel. https://www.thelocal.de/20170817/donald-trump-is-making-a-huge-mistake-in-not-condemning-far-right-says-germanys-foreign-minister-sigmar-gabriel Thu, 17 Aug 2017 13:41:33 +0200 donald-trump-is-making-a-huge-mistake-in-not-condemning-far-right-says-germanys-foreign-minister-sigmar-gabriel Germany on Wednesday urged North Korea and the United States to show "restraint" after apocalyptic threats from President Donald Trump and Pyongyang in their mounting war of words. https://www.thelocal.de/20170809/germany-urges-restraint-from-north-korea-trump Wed, 09 Aug 2017 14:50:58 +0200 germany-urges-restraint-from-north-korea-trump Germany warned on Friday that it would not accept any new US sanctions against Russia that targeted European companies at the same time. https://www.thelocal.de/20170728/germany-warns-us-against-russia-sanctions-putin-trump Fri, 28 Jul 2017 17:29:51 +0200 germany-warns-us-against-russia-sanctions-putin-trump If you've just returned from a trip back home, you may have experienced a bit of reverse culture shock after living in Germany. So maybe you can relate to some of these experiences. https://www.thelocal.de/20170104/reverse-culture-shock-the-troubles-of-leaving-germany Wed, 04 Jan 2017 15:58:21 +0100 reverse-culture-shock-the-troubles-of-leaving-germany The number of Americans becoming German citizens has been gradually increasing over the years, with 2016 reaching a record high since 2000, according to a new report. https://www.thelocal.de/20170613/number-of-americans-choosing-to-be-german-doubles-since-2009 Tue, 13 Jun 2017 15:28:01 +0200 number-of-americans-choosing-to-be-german-doubles-since-2009 As the relationship between US President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel appears to be getting tense, here are some things you should probably know about their countries' economic relationship. https://www.thelocal.de/20170531/five-things-to-understand-us-german-trade-relations Wed, 31 May 2017 11:25:26 +0200 five-things-to-understand-us-german-trade-relations German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel sought the help of his American counterpart on Wednesday in an ongoing row between Berlin and Ankara. https://www.thelocal.de/20170518/germany-seeks-help-from-usa-in-ongoing-row-with-turkey Thu, 18 May 2017 12:12:08 +0200 germany-seeks-help-from-usa-in-ongoing-row-with-turkey Former US president Barack Obama will join German Chancellor Angela Merkel to speak at a Protestant church gathering in Berlin in May, the organizers said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20170411/obama-rumoured-to-be-coming-to-berlin-german-media-report Tue, 11 Apr 2017 11:13:31 +0200 obama-rumoured-to-be-coming-to-berlin-german-media-report Rosa Parks fled the American South for Detroit in the 1950s at the height of her civil rights struggle. Now the house where she sought asylum has itself found refuge in a city an ocean away: Berlin. https://www.thelocal.de/20170406/berlin-gives-refuge-to-rosa-parks-detroit-house Thu, 06 Apr 2017 11:03:29 +0200 berlin-gives-refuge-to-rosa-parks-detroit-house Early on in Donald Trump's American presidency, Germans still hold relatively negative views of the US leader, a poll released on Monday revealed. https://www.thelocal.de/20170327/most-germans-think-trump-wont-last-four-years-in-office Mon, 27 Mar 2017 19:36:56 +0200 most-germans-think-trump-wont-last-four-years-in-office Angela Merkel’s first in-person meeting on Friday with US President Donald Trump is one of the most anticipated visits the new American leader has had - and perhaps one of the Chancellor’s most crucial. https://www.thelocal.de/20170317/meeting-with-trump-to-be-one-of-merkels-most-important Fri, 17 Mar 2017 11:27:03 +0100 meeting-with-trump-to-be-one-of-merkels-most-important President Donald Trump's meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been postponed from Tuesday until Friday due to a major snow storm closing in on the US East Coast, the White House said. https://www.thelocal.de/20170313/merkels-first-meeting-with-trump-postponed-due-to-snow-storm Mon, 13 Mar 2017 20:31:58 +0100 merkels-first-meeting-with-trump-postponed-due-to-snow-storm The US army is looking to station more troops in a new base in northern Germany, a part of the country they do not currently have a presence in. https://www.thelocal.de/20170310/us-army-to-deploy-more-soldiers-to-germany Fri, 10 Mar 2017 17:30:37 +0100 us-army-to-deploy-more-soldiers-to-germany The whistleblower group's new report describes how the CIA reportedly hacked into iPhones, Microsoft Windows and even Samsung TVs around the world - and the German financial centre is reportedly a major hub. https://www.thelocal.de/20170307/wikileaks-claims-us-frankfurt-consulate-is-a-cia-hacker-base Tue, 07 Mar 2017 17:24:04 +0100 wikileaks-claims-us-frankfurt-consulate-is-a-cia-hacker-base Polls show Germans generally wouldn’t vote Republican, and the vast majority don't support US President Donald Trump. So for American immigrants in Germany who do, it can make for some difficult conversations. https://www.thelocal.de/20170302/what-its-like-to-be-a-republican-in-germany-with-president-trump Thu, 02 Mar 2017 15:38:45 +0100 what-its-like-to-be-a-republican-in-germany-with-president-trump