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 Saarland celebrates 60 years of 'yes' to Germany As Angela Merkel prepares to join celebrations marking 60 years since Saarland voted to become a part of Germany, The Local looks at what has changed for this tiny western border state over the decades - and how Germany's "little reunification" came about. https://www.thelocal.de/20151023/the-day-saarland-said-yes-to-germany Fri, 23 Oct 2015 16:39:49 +0200 the-day-saarland-said-yes-to-germany Germany puts Versailles behind it with final reparation payment Ninety-two years after the end of the First World War, Germany will finally put the spectre of the Treaty of Versailles behind it this Sunday with its last payment stemming from reparations. https://www.thelocal.de/20100929/30145 Wed, 29 Sep 2010 13:39:00 +0200 30145