As the Senate prepares landmark decisions on rent controls and social housing targets, Berlin faces its most consequential planning moment since reunification.
As the capital pushes toward carbon neutrality, newly published statistics show where progress is accelerating—and where ambitious targets face their steepest challenges.
As gentrification pressures mount, a grassroots cultural centre on Kottbusser Damm is becoming a lifeline for residents seeking affordable space and genuine community bonds.
As violent crime surges in Kreuzberg and Neukölln, city officials face critical choices about policing strategy, mental health response, and youth intervention that could reshape emergency services across the capital.
Community members in one of Berlin's most pressured neighbourhoods voice concerns that new government registration rules could accelerate displacement rather than solve the rental affordability crisis.
With enrolment surging across Humboldt and Freie Universität, housing shortages and stretched resources are reshaping life in Charlottenburg, Dahlem and beyond.
Senior officials outline new safety measures for the city's neighbourhoods as violent incidents involving young offenders spike across Charlottenburg, Neukölln and Mitte.
As the capital races to cut emissions by 60% within four years, officials and environmental scientists outline their strategy—and acknowledge the mounting pressure.
Education authorities announce €12 million investment in classroom technology while universities grapple with housing shortage affecting international students.
With rents in Prenzlauer Berg and Friedrichshain soaring past €15 per square metre, city planners face a decisive moment on zoning reform, social housing targets, and whether to finally rein in short-term rentals.
From Kreuzberg's renewable energy expansion to Charlottenburg's urban farming surge, the capital is accelerating its environmental commitments with tangible progress.
Years of failed negotiations over affordable housing and transport funding have pushed the city's fragile three-party government to the brink of collapse.
Community members from Wedding to Neukölln voice frustration over gentrification, rising rents and displacement threatening the social fabric of the city's working-class districts.
