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On this page I compile news and reports from various international news outlets. What do english language news outlets report about Berlin? What does ‘the world’ think of Germany’s capital? This is Berlin in the News – and News from Berlin.
The Berlin Biennale Struggles to React – Frieze
Frieze / Ela Bittencourt — Friday, 20. June 2025
"Like most 21st-century biennials, the 2025 Berlin Biennale – curated by Turin-based Zasha Colah – feels as though it's walking an unsteady ..."
Tour a Historic Berlin Apartment Renovated by a Husband and Wife Designer Duo
Architectural Digest / Mailin Sophie Zieser — Sunday, 08. June 2025
"Altbauwohnung in Berlin von Adele Helmers und Stephan Raczak. Adele Helmers and Stephan Raczak, an American and German, respectively, were the dream ..."
Where to find the best döner kebab in Berlin – Financial Times
Financial Times / Jason Chau — Friday, 30. May 2025
"Berlin has long prided itself on its progressive ideals, from its many sustainability initiatives to the flourishing of vegan food that is ..."
We spent 24 hours in a Berlin Kneipe
The Berliner — Monday, 26. May 2025
"As Berlin's beloved Kneipen die out, we spent a full day at Bierbaum 2 to see exactly what happens when there's no last call."
Berlin wants to host the Olympics again as 100th anniversary of 1936 Games looms
AP News — Friday, 23. May 2025
"Berlin is making a bid to host the Olympics again, possibly 100 years after the city hosted the 1936 Games under the Nazis."
‘It means everything’: how Union Berlin Women completed epic journey to the top – The Guardian
The Guardian / Sophie Downey — Tuesday, 06. May 2025
"“I can't describe how I feel,” Lisa Heiseler says as she reflects on a momentous weekend for Union Berlin Women. Just three days after her side ..."
36 Hours in Berlin: Things to Do and See – The New York Times
The New York Times / Valeriya Safronova — Thursday, 01. May 2025
"This year, the Museum Island's 200th anniversary shines a light on some of Berlin's oldest cultural institutions, while new restaurants and bars offer ..."
Shuttered Berlin club Watergate returns with outdoor summer series · News RA
Resident Advisor / Hattie Lindert — Wednesday, 23. April 2025
"The beloved venue, which closed its doors early this year, is returning to host four events at Sage Beach Berlin this summer."
Berlin’s economic rise comes at a price | The Manila Times
The Manila Times / Reuters — Monday, 31. March 2025
"BERLIN — The Art House Tacheles used to be the epicenter of the alternative art and culture scene in Berlin, an impressive five-story building in ..."
Moved From the US to Berlin, Didn’t Feel Accepted Until 7 Years Later – Business Insider
Business Insider / Mackenzie Fly — Monday, 03. March 2025
"Mackenzie Fly moved from the US to Berlin because she loved the city but had a rough time getting a long-term visa and almost gave up."
Germany’s largest photo festival brings images from around the world to Berlin
Secret Berlin / Kathrin Boehme — Tuesday, 25. February 2025
"Spring is coming and with it the biggest photography festival in the whole of Germany: the "European Month of Photography" starts this week in Berlin ..."
Berlin Film Festival 2025: All Of Deadline’s Movie Reviews
Deadline / Pete Hammond, Damon Wise, Stephanie Bunbury, Nicolas Rapold — Saturday, 15. February 2025
"The Berlin Film Festival kicked off its 75th anniversary edition February 13 with the opening-night world premiere screening of The Light, ..."
Berlin Film Fest Kicks Off in Snowstorm as Tilda Swinton Mocks Trump – Variety
Variety / Ramin Setoodeh, Elsa Keslassy — Thursday, 13. February 2025
"The Berlin Film Festival launched with some heat -- thanks to fiery speeches -- as film execs, buyers and movie stars trekked through the snow."
Rents rise faster in Berlin than anywhere else in Germany
The Berliner — Wednesday, 05. February 2025
"With an 8.5 percent surge in late 2024, Berlin rents are rising at almost double the national average."
What is Berlin style today? | Vogue Business
Vogue Business / Maliha Shoaib — Wednesday, 05. February 2025
"We speak to the Berlin Fashion Week community about whether the black-leather-techno stereotype still rings true today."
It’s Berlin Fashion Week!—The Best Street Style Photos From the Fall 2025 Shows | Vogue
Vogue / Caroline Kynast — Tuesday, 04. February 2025
"Head-to-toe black and sickeningly cool looks can only mean one thing—Berlin Fashion Week is back. This season, Berliners are trying on an American ..."
Copenhagen and Berlin rub shoulder pads with the big four fashion weeks – The Guardian
The Guardian / Ellie Violet Bramley, Chloe Mac Donnell — Monday, 03. February 2025
"It looks and sounds like one of the four most famous fashion weeks: London, Paris, New York or Milan. But this is a cloudy February night in Berlin."
Thousands protest against far-right in Berlin – Germany – BBC
BBC / Seher Asaf — Sunday, 02. February 2025
"Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Berlin to protest what they see as a breach of a taboo in post-war German politics."
Unemployment Rates Surge in Berlin and Brandenburg – The Germany Eye
The Germany Eye — Saturday, 01. February 2025
"Unemployment in Berlin and Brandenburg rises significantly in January, reaching 2.993 million. Learn about the economic trends and implications."
How I spent a long weekend in Berlin exploring its turbulent past and vibrant present – Irish Examiner
Irish Examiner / Jillian Bolger — Saturday, 01. February 2025
"Hope and history rhyme in Berlin. ... I remember the night as clear as anything: November 9, 1989 sitting watching TV as the Berlin Wall was breached ..."
Tens of thousands protest Germany’s far right as Musk backs AfD – France 24
France 24 / AFP — Saturday, 25. January 2025
"Organisers in Berlin claimed that 100,000 people attended the protests in the capital. ... Berlin created a 'Sea of Lights for Democracy' in front of ..."
The most extraordinary Brutalist buildings in Berlin – BBC
BBC — Friday, 24. January 2025
"From the Mouse Bunker to the Embassy of Czechoslovakia, the Cold War buildings that changed history."
Berlin gallery shows artworks evacuated from war-torn Ukraine – France 24
France 24 / AFP — Thursday, 23. January 2025
"A Berlin gallery opened an exhibition Thursday of artworks from a museum in Ukraine that were evacuated to Germany in 2023 to spare them from ..."
The strange loophole that transformed Berlin from tenant’s paradise to landlord’s playground
The Guardian / Tim White — Wednesday, 22. January 2025
"The reasons for Berlin's housing crisis are complex, yet there is one simple and resolvable mechanism driving the stratospheric rent increases of ..."
Berlin Film Festival 2025 Lineup Revealed – Deadline
Deadline / Zac Ntim — Tuesday, 21. January 2025
"The Berlin Film Festival unveiled the full list of titles set for its official 2025 competition alongside perspective and specials sidebars."
Is this the end of Berlin’s famous club scene? – BBC
BBC / Joe Baur — Tuesday, 14. January 2025
"From techno temples to hedonistic hideouts, anything-goes revelry has been core to Berlin's soul for the past century. But rising rents and rapid ..."
Why Berlin’s Budget Cuts Should Be a Wakeup Call | Frieze
Frieze / Zuzanna Czebatu — Monday, 13. January 2025
"Berlin's cultural scene has long branded itself as radical and political. Yet, while exhibitions and performances often critique systemic inequalities ..."
Dream journey: a nostalgic trip aboard the sleeper train from Amsterdam to Berlin – The Guardian
The Guardian / Catherine Fairweather — Sunday, 12. January 2025
"Taking the overnight train from Amsterdam to Berlin and on to Dresden is all about slow travel and the romance of life on the track."
With antisemitism in Berlin at a post-WWII high, Israeli expats explain why they stay
The Times of Israel / Bart Schut — Thursday, 09. January 2025
"(AP Photo/ Ebrahim Noroozi). Reporter's notebook'Our German neighbors are very friendly, as they should be'. With antisemitism ..."
Komische Oper Berlin Cancel Planned Production Due to Budget Cuts – OperaWire
OperaWire / Francisco Salazar — Tuesday, 07. January 2025
"The Komische Oper Berlin has canceled its production of “Mein Friend Bunbury.” Via social media, the company said, “We would like to start the ..."
Palestinian influencer said arrested in Berlin for launching firework through window of …
The Times of Israel / AP — Sunday, 05. January 2025
"A Palestinian social media influencer has been arrested by German authorities at the Berlin Brandenburg Airport on suspicion of attempted arson ..."
A High-Speed Rail Line Now Connects Paris and Berlin – InsideHook
InsideHook / Tobias Carroll — Saturday, 04. January 2025
"A Deutsche Bahn InterCity Express, or ICE, train, arrives at the Hauptbahnhof, or main train station, in Berlin, Germany. Adam Berry/Bloomberg via ..."
A discotheque in Berlin founded by Soviet Jews finds new life – NPR
NPR / Rebecca Collard — Wednesday, 01. January 2025
"Some 200000 Jewish refugees came to Germany after the fall of the USSR, and brought cultural traditions — like partying hard during Christmas."
Paris to Berlin by train is now faster by five hours. We try out the new service | Rail travel
The Guardian / Nicky Gardner — Tuesday, 24. December 2024
"The journey between the two capital cities was scheduled to take 13 hours, and despite dawdling along the way, we arrived in Berlin bang on time."
Berlin Moves Forward With €130 million Cuts to Arts and Culture – ARTnews.com
ARTnews.com / Angelica Villa — Monday, 23. December 2024
"Berlin's government has pushed through a €130 million cut—12% of its culture budget—despite weeks of protests and warnings from the arts sector."
Goodbye to Berlin, Europe’s self-effacing capital – Financial Times
Financial Times / Guy Chazan — Saturday, 21. December 2024
"The FT's departing correspondent on the city's transformation over the past decade."
Berlin culture cuts described as ‘death knell’ for city’s future – The Irish Times
The Irish Times / Derek Scally — Thursday, 19. December 2024
"On Thursday Berlin's city-state government backed a controversial emergency Bill that cuts €3 billion from the capital's €40 billion annual budget."
Berlin Film Festival to Open With Tom Tykwer’s ‘The Light’ Starring Lars Eidinger – Variety
Variety / Elsa Keslassy — Thursday, 05. December 2024
"The film marks Tykwer's return to the big screen after seven years and four seasons as writer and director of the hit series “Babylon Berlin.” “We ..."
BVG plans autonomous buses by 2027 – The Berliner
The Berliner — Saturday, 30. November 2024
"Self-driving buses could soon become a reality in Berlin, as the BVG teams up with the city of Hamburg to test autonomous fleets."
Just in: Berlin cancels festival due to funding cuts – Slippedisc
Slipped Disc / norman lebrecht — Saturday, 30. November 2024
"Berlin's Konzarthaus has called off its Projections festival in February due to the effects of budget cuts amounting to 1.8 million Euros."
Culture cuts in Berlin are a wake-up call for all of Europe – DOMUS
DOMUS / Nicholas Noel — Friday, 29. November 2024
"Berlin's cultural scene is facing one of the most serious crises in recent years: the Senate, i.e. the city's local government, has announced ..."
Berlin’s €29 ticket cancelled, austerity measures approved
The Berliner — Friday, 22. November 2024
"Berlin commuters are in for a shock as the city bids farewell to its €29 ticket -a short-lived promise of affordable travel."
Berlin Police chief warns Jews, gay people to ‘be careful’ in Arab neighborhoods
The Times of Israel / ToI Staff — Tuesday, 19. November 2024
"Berlin's police chief on Monday advised the city's Jewish and gay residents to be extra vigilant when traveling in neighborhoods with high Arab ..."
How the Berlin Wall Became a 100-Mile Bike and Pedestrian Trail – Smithsonian Magazine
Smithsonian Magazine / Joe Baur — Thursday, 07. November 2024
"Once one of the world's most dangerous border crossings, Berlin's symbol of death and division has been turned into a tangible way to experience ..."
Hunt for Berlin bomber as bag filled with explosives left at station – Evening Standard
Evening Standard / Nicholas Cecil, Rachael Burford — Thursday, 31. October 2024
"German police have launched a manhunt for a suspect who abandoned a bag of explosives at a Berlin train station and ran away after being stopped by ..."
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