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Imanuel Marcus is the founder and editor-in-chief of The Berlin Spectator. Originally from Hamburg, he used to be a war reporter in Bosnia and Croatia, and a U.S. correspondent for German and Swiss radio stations in Washington D.C.. He also lived in Mexico and Bulgaria. Contact: imanuelmarcus (at) gmail.com

Features

Chronology: Germany and the Corona Pandemic 2021

Imanuel Marcus Mar 6, 2021

The Coronavirus has killed tens of thousands of people in Germany since it hit the country a year ago. More than two million Germans got infected. In 2021, things are supposed to improve.

Berlin

Berlin: The Emancipated City, its Holiday and the Danger of…

Imanuel Marcus Mar 6, 2021

In Germany, Berlin is the only federal state that made International Women's Day an official holiday. Now, the situation in the Corona pandemic makes Governor…

Berlin

Berlin Adopts New Corona Rules, Makes Minor Change

Imanuel Marcus Mar 5, 2021

The city state of Berlin has adopted the new Corona rules Chancellor Merkel and the First Ministers agreed on earlier this week. One change was made though.

Business

Passenger Numbers Slump at BER Airport, Lufthansa to Publish Numbers

Imanuel Marcus Mar 4, 2021

In February, the number of flight passengers at BER, a fancy new airport in Brandenburg province, decreased substantially yet again. Lufthansa's numbers for 2020, which it will release today, will likely be pretty bad too.

Germany

Germany Changes Corona Rules, Announces Several…

Imanuel Marcus Mar 4, 2021

Angela Merkel and her colleagues from the capitals in Germany's sixteen federal states adopted a new strategy in regard to the Corona rules. A complicated list…

Editor's Choice

Germany: Extremist AfD to be Observed by Office for…

Imanuel Marcus Mar 3, 2021

Germany's intelligence is now investigating the AfD. The decision was taken in February, according to the 'Tagesspiegel' daily. It has quite a few implications.

Germany

Germany: Government to Ease Corona Restrictions

Imanuel Marcus Mar 3, 2021

In Berlin, yet another Corona conference is scheduled to take place today. The likely outcome is an easing of the contact restrictions, to some extent. Some businesses will be allowed to reopen.

Features

Winfried Kretschmann: The Green Superstar from the Southwest

Imanuel Marcus Mar 2, 2021

In Germany's federal state of Baden-Württemberg, the name Winfried Kretschmann is a synonym for the word winner. In two weeks from now, the Green politician…

Current Issues

Daylight Saving Time: ‘Who has the Time for those…

Imanuel Marcus Mar 2, 2021

Just as we have begun to love the "winter time" the Europeans switch to for the cold season, we have to throw it overboard again. Sound the alarm! The time for…

Features

Elections 2021: Germany’s Greens Want to Govern

Imanuel Marcus Mar 1, 2021

After the elections in September of 2021, the German Greens intend to lead. Since the last elections, the party has managed to double the support it can expect. The Greens' history is enlightening.

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