Berlin

The Berlin House of Representatives has been dealing with the enormous mess surrounding BER Airport for a long time. This Friday, the next round will take place. The House's second review board on the matter will meet, in oder to try to establish the reasons for the delay and for the unbelievable increase of the project's costs.

Once the girl was reported missing, police started an extensive search. Many of her relatives, class and school mates were questioned. Since the investigation…

For the 16th time in a row, the old year's tourist numbers were exceeded in Berlin. How many more tourists will come along this year? The sky seems to be the…

The grid operator Stromnetz Berlin told residents they could apply for compensations by filling out an online form. It is unclear whether that message reached anyone affected by the blackout, since radios, TV sets and the Internet do run on electricity.

Some Berliners are asking themselves why Verdi did not wait until later in the negotiation process. On the other hand, many residents in the German capital are…

At this point, only employees who have been with the state-owned company since 2005 or longer qualify for 36.5 hours, while everyone else does not. Verdi says this was not fair. But the BVG firmly rejects the union's demands. Their representatives say they would have to employ 1,500 additional people if Verdi's demand was implemented.

Another aspect is the personnel. The BVG does not have enough drivers and mechanics. Now they are coming up with a brilliant idea. After thinking about it…

There is even more: "Berlin, I Love You", yet another flick set in this city, will be released at some point soon. Nobody actually knows when. It was supposed…

Then it hit me. I actually never hated you, my lovely Berlin. The problem wasn't you, but me. With what kind of eyes did I look at you? With what kind of nose did I smell the stink of your U-Bahn stations? With what kind of ears did I hear your annoying street noise?