New Year

In Germany, First Ministers, First Mayors and the Governing Mayor of Berlin used their New Year speeches to remind people to keep on following the Corona rules. Brandenburg's Dietmar Woidke said endurance was required in 2021 as well.

In Berlin, thousands of police officers from several federal states were on duty on New Year's Eve. Luckily, there were less problems than anticipated, but some…

Angela Merkel just recorded her last New Year's address as Chancellor. She said this winter was hard, and it would continue to be. And she slammed conspiracy…

In the next 48 hours, thousands of policemen and policewomen will be enforcing assembly bans, Corona restrictions and 56 fireworks ban zones in Berlin. The Police Department prepared for two difficult days.

Berlin just forbade the use of pyrotechnical products in 56 zones throughout the city on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. They include streets, squares and…

Berlin's Interior Senator Andreas Geisel fears an escalation on New Year's Eve. This is not only about fireworks and firecrackers. Corona deniers intend to…

In Germany, environmental protection organizations and Green politicians have demanded a fireworks and firecracker ban on New Year's Eve for a long time. With Corona, they got their most convincing argument to date.

The impossible will be achieved in 2020. It will also be commemorated. The year of the impossible itself is not only possible, but a fact. If it wasn't, it…

In Berlin, millions welcomed the new year at countless parties. The largest one in Germany took place at Brandenburg Gate. At the same time, countless fires…

In her new year's speech for 2020, Chancellor Angela Merkel, said humanity needed the power to leave known paths and act quickly. Global warming was threatening. Berlin's Governing Mayor Müller held a new year's speech too.