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 defended the right of its ambassador to Germany to speak his mind about European politics Tuesday, after an outspoken interview sparked calls for him to step down. https://www.thelocal.de/20180606/us-defends-berlin-ambassador-after-comments-on-empowering-europes-right Wed, 06 Jun 2018 11:10:14 +0200 us-defends-berlin-ambassador-after-comments-on-empowering-europes-right German Chancellor Angela Merkel heads to the White House on Friday for talks with Donald Trump, facing an uphill struggle to save the Iran nuclear deal, avoid a trade war and make her relationship with the US president functional again. https://www.thelocal.de/20180427/merkel-in-washington-to-make-germany-heard-again Fri, 27 Apr 2018 10:39:06 +0200 merkel-in-washington-to-make-germany-heard-again German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto, who both face trade tensions with US President Donald Trump, on Sunday praised an EU-Mexico deal to boost economic ties. https://www.thelocal.de/20180423/merkel-hails-free-trade-with-mexico-ahead-of-tricky-washington-visit Mon, 23 Apr 2018 12:33:53 +0200 merkel-hails-free-trade-with-mexico-ahead-of-tricky-washington-visit OPINION: Just because you live on the other side of the Atlantic, that doesn't mean you can't influence politics in the US. Calling your congressman takes guts, but it can't be harder than talking on the phone in German, argues Alexandra Dufresne. https://www.thelocal.de/20171012/why-americans-in-germany-need-to-call-their-members-of-congress Thu, 12 Oct 2017 12:30:13 +0200 why-americans-in-germany-need-to-call-their-members-of-congress No other major US ally has seen public confidence in the American president drop as significantly as Germany since Donald Trump took over in the White House in January. https://www.thelocal.de/20170627/trump-german-public-confidence-in-us-has-plunged Tue, 27 Jun 2017 12:43:37 +0200 trump-german-public-confidence-in-us-has-plunged Germany's foreign intelligence service long spied on numerous official and business targets in the United States, including the White House, Spiegel weekly reported Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20170622/germany-spied-on-the-white-house Thu, 22 Jun 2017 14:29:06 +0200 germany-spied-on-the-white-house On her first face-to-face meet with Donald Trump at the White House this Friday, Angela Merkel will seek to talk the President's language, argues Jörg Luyken. https://www.thelocal.de/20170313/analysis-what-merkel-will-make-clear-to-trump-in-washington-on-tuesday Mon, 13 Mar 2017 10:00:00 +0100 analysis-what-merkel-will-make-clear-to-trump-in-washington-on-tuesday The German government told Washington it had the wrong address, after the US administration tried to enter talks with Germany on trade. https://www.thelocal.de/20170307/germany-rebuffs-us-attempt-to-start-trade-talks-saying-speak-to-eu Tue, 07 Mar 2017 16:38:55 +0100 germany-rebuffs-us-attempt-to-start-trade-talks-saying-speak-to-eu In light of recent clashes between German politicians and Donald Trump, German trust in the the US has plummeted. We took to the streets of Berlin to ask locals where they think the relationship will be in 12 months' time. https://www.thelocal.de/20170208/us-german-relationship-what-germans-think-video-trump Wed, 08 Feb 2017 11:50:08 +0100 us-german-relationship-what-germans-think-video-trump German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has cancelled a planned trip Thursday to the Baltics in order to stay at nuclear talks between Iran and world powers, a German diplomat said. https://www.thelocal.de/20150402/steinmeier-cancels-trip-to-stay-at-iran-talks Thu, 02 Apr 2015 11:19:34 +0200 steinmeier-cancels-trip-to-stay-at-iran-talks US Senator and former presidential candidate John McCain lashed out at German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Thursday, saying he had "no credibility in any way". https://www.thelocal.de/20150313/steinmeier-attacks-us-republicans-over-iran Fri, 13 Mar 2015 09:12:30 +0100 steinmeier-attacks-us-republicans-over-iran German Vice Chancellor Philipp Rösler was forced to walk through Washington D.C. on Tuesday after his driver had his license confiscated by traffic police – for parking in front of the White House. https://www.thelocal.de/20120619/43245 Tue, 19 Jun 2012 17:35:00 +0200 43245 US President Barack Obama on Tuesday warned Europe's debt crisis must not destabilize the global economy, as he laid on a effusive White House welcome for German Chancellor Angela Merkel. https://www.thelocal.de/20110608/35521 Wed, 08 Jun 2011 08:59:00 +0200 35521 Chancellor Angela Merkel vowed Wednesday night to stick to the government‘s tough savings programme and hit back at criticism from Washington that austerity by Europe’s biggest economy could put world growth at risk. https://www.thelocal.de/20100624/28073 Thu, 24 Jun 2010 11:05:00 +0200 28073