The Local Germany 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 France and Russia blast Merkel's refugee policy German Chancellor Angela Merkel's liberal refugee policy, which brought 1.1 million asylum seekers to Germany in 2015, is not sustainable in the long run, French Prime Minister Manuel Valls warned Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160212/merkel-takes-broadsides-from-france-and-russia-over-refugees Fri, 12 Feb 2016 17:17:41 +0100 merkel-takes-broadsides-from-france-and-russia-over-refugees Merkel hails 'impressive' French reform plans French Prime Minister Manuel Valls visited Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin on Monday, hoping to gain Germany's blessing for his revised economic reform programme. https://www.thelocal.de/20140922/merkel-praises-impressive-french-reform-plans Mon, 22 Sep 2014 16:38:00 +0200 merkel-praises-impressive-french-reform-plans