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 Putin backtracks on trade zone after Merkel's cool response Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin toned down Friday his enthusiasm for a vast EU-Russia free trade zone after German Chancellor Angela Merkel gave his proposals a cool reception in Berlin. https://www.thelocal.de/20101127/31445 Sat, 27 Nov 2010 10:13:00 +0100 31445 Germany regrets 'lost opportunity' at WTO talks German Agriculture Minister Horst Seehofer regretted on Wednesday the "lost opportunity" in the collapse of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) talks and called for negotiations to continue. https://www.thelocal.de/20080730/13377 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:19:00 +0200 13377