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 Germany to reform meat industry after corona outbreak exposes abuses The German government has decided to take swift action against the meat industry, after coronavirus outbreaks at several slaughterhouses led to accusations that eastern European workers are being exploited so that Germans can enjoy cheap meat. https://www.thelocal.de/20200520/meat-production-and-workers-rights Wed, 20 May 2020 16:16:58 +0200 meat-production-and-workers-rights Berlin fears resurgent May Day violence as protests move east From a police ‘no go’ area in the 1980s, May 1st in Berlin’s Kreuzberg district is now one of the city’s biggest parties. But an unauthorized march this year by protesters through the city’s Friedrichshain district may signal a return of the bad old times. https://www.thelocal.de/20190426/berlin-fears-resurgent-may-day-violence-as-protests-move-east Fri, 26 Apr 2019 17:48:58 +0200 berlin-fears-resurgent-may-day-violence-as-protests-move-east