http://www.thelocal.de/ German news throughout the day from The Local en-gb Sun, 19 May 2013 23:10:02 +0200 Copyright: (C) The Local Europe AB http://www.thelocal.de/images/chromeLogo100px.gif http://www.thelocal.de/ 100 32 http://www.thelocal.de/national/20130519-49801.html The Federal Criminal Police Office is warning of a new type of Islamist terrorist threat from the air that could attack both passenger and cargo planes as well as airport facilities, the Welt am Sonntag newspaper reported. Sun, 19 May 2013 10:50:00 +0200 http://www.thelocal.de/national/20130519-49799.html European Union proposals to eliminate one and two cent euro coins is annoying some Germans, including a few at the Bundesbank, while others think an EU idea to introduce one and two-euro notes is a good one. Sun, 19 May 2013 09:48:00 +0200 http://www.thelocal.de/national/20130519-49797.html A 15-year-old boy died on Saturday at the popular "Tropical Islands" swimming and entertainment centre outside of Berlin, the Bild newspaper reported. Sun, 19 May 2013 09:16:00 +0200 http://www.thelocal.de/society/20130519-49795.html Eurovision Song Contest favourite Denmark won the competition on Saturday night, while Germany plunged to 21st place - the worst showing in five years - amidst speculation that it was payback for Angela Merkel's hated policies. Sun, 19 May 2013 08:18:00 +0200 http://www.thelocal.de/society/20130519-49793.html As the musical world lavishly celebrates Richard Wagner's bicentenary, the composer's great-grandson insists he is no spoilsport by denouncing the German master as a narcissist, woman-hater and an anti-Semite. Sun, 19 May 2013 08:10:00 +0200 http://www.thelocal.de/sport/20130519-49791.html If Saturday's play was any barometer of what may happen at the Champions League final this coming Saturday, then Borussia Dortmund should be very nervous indeed. Sun, 19 May 2013 07:50:00 +0200 http://www.thelocal.de/society/20130518-49789.html Although less than 50 percent of Germans are optimistic about their current situation, more than half think their future will be better and the number of pessimists in the country dropped, a survey released on Saturday showed. Sat, 18 May 2013 12:39:00 +0200 http://www.thelocal.de/national/20130518-49787.html Organic food and health stores are undergoing a hefty expansion in Germany, with the Vitalia chain taking over several locations from the bankrupt Schlecker drugstore chain in Munich alone. Sat, 18 May 2013 12:08:00 +0200 http://www.thelocal.de/national/20130518-49785.html Interior Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich has called for the expulsion of Islamic religious leaders who preach hate and said Germany's laws must be changed to accomplish that. Sat, 18 May 2013 11:37:00 +0200 http://www.thelocal.de/national/20130518-49783.html The number of asylum seekers in Germany rose once again in April and was nearly three times higher than last year, the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees said on Friday, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reported. Sat, 18 May 2013 10:59:00 +0200 http://www.thelocal.de/money/20130518-49781.html While a third of Germans would rather pay with the old Deutsche mark than the euro, economists warn that a German exit from the currency union would result in a disaster. Sat, 18 May 2013 10:27:00 +0200 http://www.thelocal.de/society/20130518-49779.html Nearly 50 percent of German lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender residents reported being harassed and/or discriminated against last year, a study on the European Union's LGBT community released on Friday and published in the Süddeutsche Zeitung showed. Sat, 18 May 2013 09:26:00 +0200 http://www.thelocal.de/national/20130517-49777.html After a freighter went up in flames at the start of the month while carrying radioactive material into Hamburg's harbour, it has emerged that the German port city receives such hazardous cargo up to seven times a month. Fri, 17 May 2013 15:47:00 +0200 http://www.thelocal.de/politics/20130517-49775.html Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats have installed a automated teller machine for political donations up to €100 at their HQ. The election campaign gag attracts tourists paying a few euros for the receipt it spits out. Fri, 17 May 2013 15:20:00 +0200 http://www.thelocal.de/money/20130517-49773.html Germany said Friday that French President Francois Hollande's proposal for a eurozone economic government was "interesting" but reacted coolly to his call for strengthened European budgetary powers. Fri, 17 May 2013 14:47:00 +0200