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 As a care crisis looms, Health Minister Jens Spahn thinks people without children should contribute more to the German social security system. We spoke to an expert to find out why and what it all means. https://www.thelocal.de/20181116/why-the-government Fri, 16 Nov 2018 17:36:43 +0100 why-the-government Angela Merkel is known for tightly guarding her private life. But she made an exception for a group of young people when she confessed she had smuggled money from the West while on holiday in the Eastern Bloc, German media reports. https://www.thelocal.de/20180925/merkel-i-smuggled-west Tue, 25 Sep 2018 18:11:43 +0200 merkel-i-smuggled-west Germany celebrates 27 years of reunification on Tuesday. But after almost three decades, only one in every two citizens thinks unity exists between the east and the west, a new survey shows. https://www.thelocal.de/20171002/half-of-germans-think-the-country-has-grown-to-become-one-nation-survey-reveals Mon, 02 Oct 2017 13:24:09 +0200 half-of-germans-think-the-country-has-grown-to-become-one-nation-survey-reveals Poor old Dresden. The city where some decided Muslims are plotting to take over Europe now has an even bigger conspiracy on its doorstep - the Bilderberg group and its "plan for world domination". https://www.thelocal.de/20160609/bilderberg-secret-elite-meets-in-dresden-to-plot-world-domination Thu, 09 Jun 2016 14:10:58 +0200 bilderberg-secret-elite-meets-in-dresden-to-plot-world-domination German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble on Sunday pleaded for countries to work together in the fight against tax cheats and money launderers by sharing national lists naming the beneficiaries of shell companies. https://www.thelocal.de/20160411/germany-calls-for-international-battle-on-tax-havens Mon, 11 Apr 2016 10:23:35 +0200 germany-calls-for-international-battle-on-tax-havens German football legend Franz "the Kaiser" Beckenbauer on Sunday insisted he is innocent in the 2006 World Cup scandal amidst allegations of corruption, pinning any potential blame on his now deceased lawyer. https://www.thelocal.de/20160307/kaiser-pleads-innocence-in-world-cup-bribery-scandal Mon, 07 Mar 2016 09:21:14 +0100 kaiser-pleads-innocence-in-world-cup-bribery-scandal Stepping gingerly through the minefield of whether to use formal "Sie" or informal "du" with your colleagues is one of the toughest things about working in Germany for foreigners. But one firm wants to do away with it altogether. https://www.thelocal.de/20160229/german-firm-gives-up-on-formal-address Mon, 29 Feb 2016 15:02:04 +0100 german-firm-gives-up-on-formal-address Two Germans were freed from a hostage-taking at a luxury hotel in Malian capital Bamako on Friday, Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said. https://www.thelocal.de/20151120/two-germans-caught-in-mali-hostage-drama Fri, 20 Nov 2015 17:45:36 +0100 two-germans-caught-in-mali-hostage-drama September 1st may be the first day of autumn, but it's not all sad news for those living in Germany. Here are five reasons why we should welcome autumn with open arms. https://www.thelocal.de/20150901/five-reasons-to-love-germany-in-autmn Tue, 01 Sep 2015 19:07:44 +0200 five-reasons-to-love-germany-in-autmn Erika Steinbach, the CDU's spokesperson on human rights told The Local on Thursday the government was failing in its duty to call the Ottoman massacre of Armenians in 1915 a genocide. https://www.thelocal.de/20150423/mp-compares-foreign-minister-to-kaiser-wilhelm-ii Thu, 23 Apr 2015 13:41:15 +0200 mp-compares-foreign-minister-to-kaiser-wilhelm-ii Low unemployment and high wages among the young mean Germany's 20.5 million pensioners can expect a higher income from July, after the Social Affairs Ministry said pensions would be increased by up to 2.5 percent. https://www.thelocal.de/20150320/pensioners-wallets-grow-a-little-thicker Fri, 20 Mar 2015 15:36:08 +0100 pensioners-wallets-grow-a-little-thicker The Minister for European Affairs said Thursday Berlin may increase its contribution to a German-Greek fund, potentially paving the way for a compromise to Athens demanding World War II reparations. https://www.thelocal.de/20150320/berlin-floats-compromise-on-greek-reparation-claims Fri, 20 Mar 2015 09:05:19 +0100 berlin-floats-compromise-on-greek-reparation-claims German federal prosecutors are opening an investigation into the Wiesn attack of 1980 that killed 13 people since a witness has stepped forward 34 years later, it was announced on Thursday in Karslruhe. https://www.thelocal.de/20141212/prosecutors-open-new-file-on-oktoberfest-attack-terrorism-neonazis Fri, 12 Dec 2014 09:00:00 +0100 prosecutors-open-new-file-on-oktoberfest-attack-terrorism-neonazis German legend Franz Beckenbauer has had his 90-day ban from any football-related activity lifted by FIFA, his manager has said in a statement posted on Twitter. https://www.thelocal.de/20140628/fifa-lift-beckenbauer-suspension-manager Sat, 28 Jun 2014 12:20:00 +0200 fifa-lift-beckenbauer-suspension-manager UPDATE: Germany's reliance on Russian natural gas poses a threat to European sovereignty, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Monday amid rising East-West tensions over Ukraine. https://www.thelocal.de/20140310/merkel-tells-putin-crimea-poll-illegal Mon, 10 Mar 2014 09:05:00 +0100 merkel-tells-putin-crimea-poll-illegal Syrian President Bashar al-Assad told a German newspaper on Monday that European powers would "pay the price" if they sent weapons to rebel forces seeking to topple him. https://www.thelocal.de/20130617/50359 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:50:00 +0200 50359 German Chancellor Angela Merkel hailed the late former Czech president Vaclav Havel on Sunday as a "great European" who fought tirelessly for freedom on the continent. https://www.thelocal.de/20111218/39591 Sun, 18 Dec 2011 17:21:00 +0100 39591 Chancellor Angela Merkel has said that she is expecting the formation of a new Italian government to have a stabilizing effect on the eurozone. https://www.thelocal.de/20111113/38841 Sun, 13 Nov 2011 13:16:00 +0100 38841 Germany will send three ships to return some 4,000 migrants stuck in Tunisia to Egypt, after they fled there to escape the violence in Libya, Germany's Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20110303/33483 Thu, 03 Mar 2011 12:55:00 +0100 33483 A growing number of Germans are joining the so-called "freegan" movement. Finding supper in the rubbish bins behind supermarkets, the radical recyclers eat what others throw away, not due to poverty, but as a protest against a world of über-consumption. https://www.thelocal.de/20110224/33325 Thu, 24 Feb 2011 15:55:00 +0100 33325