Berlin

It is unclear whether the fact that this round of talks was not announced as "negotiations", but as "talks", will improve the chances for results or at least some kind of approximation. More warning strikes are a possibility, according to Verdi, meaning there is pressure.

In the early morning, some trains could not accept any more passengers since they were full. This kind of situation is a regular occurrence in Tokyo or Mexico…

The minute the Equal Pay Day was announced, criticism was expressed, as expected. Some men dared to say they did not want to be discriminated. Others stated…

While the union wants a reduction of working hours to 36.5 hours a week for all 14,000 employees with no loss of pay, as well as Christmas bonuses for new employees and a one-time-payment for everyone, the BVG firmly rejects the demands. The BVG says it would have to employ hundreds of additional drivers if Verdi's demands were implemented.

Berlin got 102.5 digitization points and the first place. Hamburg and Bremen hit the second and third places with 88.5 and 79.8 points, respectively. Did we…

The main reasons for the accidents which happened in 2018 were mistakes drivers made while taking turns (11,567 cases), not giving other drivers their right of…

Decreasing the number of accidents involving cyclists, especially deadly ones, is one of the goals the Berlin Senate is pursuing. Eleven bicyclists were killed on the streets of the German capital in 2018. Several of the victims were run over by large trucks making right turns.

This week, police in Berlin had to deal with two missing person cases, one of which is probably homicide, with serious accidents, an illegal car race, attacks…

Berlin's other train system, the S-Bahn, provides a good example of how long it takes from ordering new trains or wagons to actually putting them into service.…

In Berlin, the number of homicides increased by 3 to 94 cases, compared to 2017. Police identified 123 suspects, among them 63 foreign nationals. What the victims of homicides in Berlin are concerned, 58.1 percent were male, 14.4 percent under 21 years of age and 33.6 percent were German nationals.