Berlin News in English Media

Berlin to issue sustainability bonds worth 750 million euros | TheMayor.EU

TheMayor.EU / Denis Balgaranov — Monday, 30. January 2023

"The city of Berlin is only the second German state to create sustainability bonds, after North Rhine-Westphalia. Finance Senator Daniel Wesener ..."

France, Germany Plan High-Speed Paris-Berlin Train Service – Bloomberg.com

Bloomberg.com / Ania Nussbaum — Sunday, 22. January 2023

"The nations “support the deployment of the high-speed train route between Paris and Berlin, as well as the night train service, both announced for ..."

Berlin fashion spoof causes chaos as Adidas denies involvement – The Guardian

The Guardian / Philip Oltermann — Monday, 16. January 2023

"At a spoof launch event in central Berlin, bruised and bloodied models stumbled across the catwalk in “realitywear” garments in front of an audience ..."

Berlin thieves on trial for Dresden Palace heist return badly damaged diamonds

EL PAÍS in English / Elena G. Sevillano — Thursday, 12. January 2023

"The miracle was an attempt by the alleged thieves, all members of the same Berlin-based mafia family, to get sentence reductions. The jewels were ..."

Red Flag: What’s behind the Silvester Riots? – Exberliner

Exberliner / Nathaniel Flakin — Wednesday, 04. January 2023

"Exberliner Berlin's New Year's Eve riots made international news. Did we really experience a "new dimension of violence"? Nathaniel Flakin thinks this is ..."

You can get from London to Berlin in just 16 hours thanks to a new sleeper train – Time Out

Time Out / Faima Bakar — Friday, 30. December 2022

"The new pan-European rail service is launching in May 2023 and will connect London St Pancras with Berlin."

Shutting Down The Berlin Spectator

The Berlin Spectator / Imanuel Marcus — Monday, 26. December 2022

"Before I came to Berlin, I lived all over the place, including in former Yugoslavia, where I was a war reporter. As a foreign correspondent for German ..."

Christmas Eve with the Police in Berlin’s Neukölln District

The Berlin Spectator / Imanuel Marcus — Sunday, 25. December 2022

"The reason he was on duty yesterday night was The Berlin Spectator's request to accompany cops on Christmas Eve. Attacked by Protesters. Bonack is one ..."

Jazz, Nazis and Bryan Ferry: how Babylon Berlin became TV’s most decadent drama

The Guardian / Matt Charlton — Friday, 18. November 2022

"It's the most expensive – and most successful – German drama ever made. As its brilliant portrait of the tragic hedonism of 1930s Berlin reaches a ..."

Death of cyclist in Berlin provokes debate over road protests – The Guardian

The Guardian / Kate Connolly — Thursday, 10. November 2022

"The death of a cyclist after a traffic collision in Berlin has revived a growing debate in Germany about climate crisis protests."

How Berlin Friedrichstraße ended up at the centre of the car-free debate

The Local Germany — Friday, 04. November 2022

"One of Berlin's most iconic streets has become embroiled in a fierce debate over the future of mobility in Germany after a decision to block part ..."

Berlin’s Energy Hardship Fund – way out for households in the winter | TheMayor.EU

TheMayor.EU / Denis Balgaranov — Thursday, 27. October 2022

"Authorities believe that "no Berliner should have to sit in the cold and dark". Yesterday, Berlin city authorities announced they want to set up ..."

Beautiful, decadent, damaged: a walk back in time through roaring 20s Berlin – The Guardian

The Guardian / Matt Charlton — Friday, 14. October 2022

"With the fourth series of Babylon Berlin starting on Friday, this atmospheric stroll peels back the history of a city that rarely stopped dancing ..."

Berlin welcomes festival of light amid dark energy predictions – The Irish Times

The Irish Times / Derek Scally — Friday, 07. October 2022

"After months of urging residents to save energy, not even the city Christmas lights are guaranteed. Berlin's governing mayor Franziska Giffey earned ..."

The Hottest Startups in Berlin | WIRED UK

Wired UK / Megan Carnegie — Thursday, 06. October 2022

"Look out, London—Berlin is fast catching up in all areas, from sheer volume of funding by startups to its rapid transition into a center for ..."

Red Flag: Ten years on from the refugee protests at Oranienplatz – Exberliner

Exberliner / Nathaniel Flakin — Thursday, 06. October 2022

"On October 6, 2012, refugees occupied Oranienplatz in Kreuzberg. Angela Davis will be in Berlin for the 10 year anniversary."

Berlin TXL: $8 billion project to transform Tegel Airport into an eco city | CNN Travel

CNN / Tom Page — Monday, 03. October 2022

"The project, dubbed Berlin TXL, has been designed as a climate-friendly community full of sustainable technologies, with integrated university campus ..."

Berlin to turn Checkpoint Charlie into a public square of remembrance | TheMayor.EU

TheMayor.EU / Denis Balgaranov — Thursday, 29. September 2022

"The most famous border crossing in Berlin. When the Berlin Wall was erected in 1961, East German authorities were desperately trying to stop the ..."

Eliud Kipchoge takes 30 seconds off his men’s marathon world record in Berlin

The Guardian / Sean Ingle — Sunday, 25. September 2022

"Eliud Kipchoge took a remarkable 30 seconds off his own marathon world record to finish in a time of 2hrs 1min and 9secs at the Berlin marathon."

Natasha Wodak takes down Malindi Elmore’s Canadian women’s marathon record in Berlin

CBC / Lori Ewing — Sunday, 25. September 2022

"Natasha Wodak of Surrey, B.C., shattered the Canadian women's marathon record on Sunday in Berlin, running 42.2 kilometres in two hours 23 minutes ..."

How to watch the Berlin Marathon for free on Sunday, September 26 – Athletics Illustrated

Athletics Illustrated / Christopher Kelsall — Friday, 23. September 2022

"The 2021 BMW Berlin Marathon, live stream, results, start lists, and schedule. The event takes place on Sunday, September 26 at 8:00 local time / 7:00 ..."

How a whiskey-fueled meeting in 1949 led to Berlin’s famed techno scene – NPR

NPR / Bobby Allyn — Friday, 23. September 2022

"BERLIN, Germany — On a recent Sunday morning, hundreds of people, most dressed in all black, lined up outside Berghain, the Berlin techno club ..."

Rent for Students Increases by 18.5% in Berlin & by 6% in Whole of Germany – Erudera

Erudera — Friday, 23. September 2022

"Students in Berlin have to pay 18.5 percent higher accommodation prices this year compared to last year, a recent report looking into the increase ..."

Berlin museum to drain the blood of visitors at new ‘Nosferatu’ exhibition – Far Out Magazine

Far Out Magazine / Sam Kemp — Thursday, 22. September 2022

"A Berlin museum is set to conduct a blood drive at a new exhibition exploring the legacy Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau's 1922 horror 'Nosferatu'."

Benin bronzes go on last exhibition in Berlin before repatriation – Vanguard News

Vanguard News — Sunday, 18. September 2022

"Among the items being exhibited at the Humboldt Museum in Berlin, beginning this weekend are a pair of thrones and a commemorative bust of the ..."

What we know so far about Berlin’s follow-up to the €9 ticket – The Local Germany

The Local Germany — Saturday, 17. September 2022

"After weeks of debate, Berlin has settled on a new budget ticket to replace the €9 ticket for a limited time. Here's what know about the travel ..."

A Critic’s Guide to Berlin Art Week – Frieze

Frieze / Mitch Speed — Friday, 16. September 2022

"Walter Price, 'Pearl Lines', 2022, exhibition view, Barbara Wien, Berlin. Courtesy: the artist and Barbara Wien, Berlin, and Greene Naftali, ..."

Berlin says ‘nein’ to World Cup fan zone and calls off Germany’s street party – The Guardian

The Guardian / Associated Press — Saturday, 10. September 2022

"Berlin's local environment authority told news agency DPA on Saturday that it was unlikely to approve the special exemptions needed to hold such ..."

How the Uferhallen in Berlin are trying to survive – Monopol Magazin

Monopol Magazin / Laura Ewert — Saturday, 10. September 2022

"Tarpaulins, water canisters, containers, an old bus. Sculpture Berlin at Berlin's Uferhallen is showing artworks on a large scale. A man in work ..."

Berlin: Connected to Seventeen Very Different Sister Cities

The Berlin Spectator / Imanuel Marcus — Monday, 29. August 2022

"Berlin has countless squares. One of them, Los Angeles Square in the area of former West Berlin, is ..."

Berlin: ‘Procession of Love’ Moves Through City

The Berlin Spectator — Saturday, 27. August 2022

"The Techno dancers moved through several big intersections, including the one of Greifswalder Strasse and Danziger Strasse, two of Berlin's more ..."

Berlin considers extending €9 public transport offer – The Local Germany

The Local Germany — Friday, 26. August 2022

"Berlin's Social Democrats (SPD) want to extend the €9 ticket for a limited period, according to media reports. The party, which leads the ..."

Berlin Airport Now Allows Passengers To Queue Virtually For Security – Simple Flying

Simple Flying — Thursday, 25. August 2022

"Berlin Brandenburg is the first European airport to offer the virtual queuing solution which has already seen success in the United States and ..."

Berlin’s best parties are its daytime raves: here’s how to hit the clubs in the afternoon

Lonely Planet — Wednesday, 24. August 2022

"From clubbing etiquette to being dressed just right, this insider's guide to Berlin's daytime rave scene has everything you need to know."

Germany: Why the Schlesinger Scandal Stinks Like the Oder River – The Berlin Spectator

The Berlin Spectator — Sunday, 21. August 2022

"Its new director Tom Buhrow just pulled the emergency brake. Did he do so on time? Berlin, August 21st, 2022 (The Berlin Spectator) — Depending on ..."

Electric street lights could save Berlin €6.5 million a year, but gas fans aren’t happy

Euronews / Reuters — Friday, 19. August 2022

"What will replace Berlin's gaslights? LISI NIESNER/REUTERS A gas street lamp glows at a construction site for a new LED streetlight in Berlin ..."

Beat Building: how to make a Berlin techno beat

MusicRadar — Friday, 19. August 2022

"We're showing you how to program drum patterns in a variety of genres. Next up is 4/4 Berlin techno."

I had babies in Germany 10 years apart. This is what I learned about healthcare … – The Guardian

The Guardian / Sharmaine Lovegrove — Saturday, 13. August 2022

"My son was born soon after we moved to Berlin to open a bookshop. Last year I had twins – and things went far less smoothly."

Ukraine war: Refugees find solace at a Berlin art collective – Euronews

Euronews / Jona Källgren — Friday, 12. August 2022

"For a long time, art seemed pointless, but moving into a Ukrainian art collective in Berlin has helped. "For the first two months I couldn't pick ..."

Berlin: Firefighters Still Active in Grunewald, Train Tracks Reopened

The Berlin Spectator — Sunday, 07. August 2022

"Berlin's Avus city highway was still blocked on Sunday morning. Every few hours, the Berlin Fire Department and other authorities involved in the ..."

Berlin: Forest Fire Erupts in Grunewald, Explosions at Ammunition Site

The Berlin Spectator / Imanuel Marcus — Thursday, 04. August 2022

"A large fire has erupted in Grunewald, Berlin's largest forest. Explosions at a location used for the detonation of explosives and ammunition are ..."

Berlin set to build car-free housing district on former Tegel Airport – Dezeen

Dezeen / Alice Finney — Wednesday, 03. August 2022

"Construction is set to begin on the redevelopment of Berlin's former Tegel Airport into a research park, residential district and nature reserve."

Berlin’s landmarks go dark as Germany races to save energy for winter

The Washington Post / Ellen Francis — Friday, 29. July 2022

"From Charlottenburg Palace to Berliner Dom, Germany's capital is switching off lights at historic monuments as it faces Russian gas cuts."

International Literature Festival Berlin Calls for a Day of Ukrainian Readings

Publishing Perspectives / Porter Anderson — Wednesday, 27. July 2022

"International Literature Festival Berlin's day of Ukrainian readings is scheduled for August 7, the festival's opening date."

Berlin’s old airport is becoming a new eco-neighbourhood – Time Out

Time Out / Ed Cunningham — Wednesday, 27. July 2022

"Since Berlin's Tegel airport stopped flying planes back in 2020, it's been used for many, many things, from a mini-golf course to a centre for ..."