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 Young people are aware of the need to care for and protect the environment but place it low on their list of personal priorities, a new study has found. https://www.thelocal.de/20160126/young-people-care-about-environment-but-do-nothing Tue, 26 Jan 2016 09:45:02 +0100 young-people-care-about-environment-but-do-nothing A new study published on Tuesday showed that while Germany is doing better on social justice than others in Europe, it still has a long way to go to help many of its young people. https://www.thelocal.de/20151027/millions-of-the-young-are-eus-economic-losers Tue, 27 Oct 2015 12:31:27 +0100 millions-of-the-young-are-eus-economic-losers The proportion of young people who regularly drink heavily is steadily increasing, with almost half now consuming alcohol to excess at least once a month. https://www.thelocal.de/20140407/half-of-young-germans-binge-drink-regularly-2 Mon, 07 Apr 2014 15:52:00 +0200 half-of-young-germans-binge-drink-regularly-2 Germany is the fifth best country in the world in which to be young and the third best in Europe, according to rankings released on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20140404/germany-fifth-best-place-in-world-to-be-young-global-youth-wellbeing-index-2 Fri, 04 Apr 2014 10:52:00 +0200 germany-fifth-best-place-in-world-to-be-young-global-youth-wellbeing-index-2 Nearly one in five young Germans would rather go without sex than give up the internet for a year, a poll on the country's online habits indicated Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20120911/44891 Tue, 11 Sep 2012 10:41:00 +0200 44891