Monthly Archives: October 2011

Berlin under construction: Kunsthalle, Library, Autobahn

Slowly but surely first rumors/reports about the coalition talks between Conservatives and Social Democrats are leaking, According to the media recent talks between SPD and CDU were focusing on plans to build a new public art gallery – the Berlin Kunsthalle – and a new public library – the “Metropolen Bibliothek” – the latter to […]

Firebombs disrupt rail traffic in Berlin and Brandenburg

In the last four days over 15 Firebombs were found near in seven different locations in  and around Berlin. Only some went off, damaging technical equipment, disrupting rail traffic – but nobody got harmed. On the other hand tens of thousands of commuters are late on a daily basis – anger and frustration are on […]

Green-Red coalition talks fail at Autobahn plans

First it seemed as if both sides had found a compromise regarding the expansion of the city autobahn A100 – a compromise that would have kept the Social Democrats and the Greens from loosing their face. But now this compromise appears to be a foul compromise – and both parties have a different interpretation of […]