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 Is it too early to get excited about Christmas? Not if you live in the east German town of Himmelpfort – where, on Tuesday, Santa's official post office began sorting through thousands of wishlists from children across the world. https://www.thelocal.de/20151110/santas-post-office-opens-its-doors-for-2015 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 12:49:42 +0100 santas-post-office-opens-its-doors-for-2015 MPs from the Green party and Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) have joined forces to say that cannabis should be regulated and legalized. https://www.thelocal.de/20150513/greens-and-conservatives-want-weed-legalized Wed, 13 May 2015 10:40:27 +0200 greens-and-conservatives-want-weed-legalized German Labour Minister Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday defended her proposed changes to the country’s Hartz IV welfare benefits against criticism from the opposition, which has said the plans are still too vague. https://www.thelocal.de/20100923/30023 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 11:15:00 +0200 30023 Germany’s grand coalition government wants to rush a new gun control law through parliament, but has apparently ditched unpopular plans to ban paintball. https://www.thelocal.de/20090514/19275 Thu, 14 May 2009 14:02:00 +0200 19275