Senate

At a hotel in neighboring Brandenburg, Berlin's new Governing Mayor Franziska Giffey and her Senators got together over the weekend. Their intention was to decide what they want to get done in the coming weeks.

In late September, the Social Democrats (SPD) in Berlin won the state elections. They teamed up with the Greens and 'Die Linke' again. Now, they presented an…

Berlin's Housing and City Development Senator Katrin Lompscher stepped down on Sunday. The reason: She had failed to return payments she received for…

The Berlin Senate is waging war against pollution. It approved its 'air pollution control plan' today, which contains partially drastic steps against traffic in the capital's city center, as well as vehicles propelled by Diesel engines. Some driving bans will be imposed. In addition, parking fees will be increased substantially.

Riding cabs in Berlin will be more expensive soon. The city state's Senate is about to take a decision to increase taxi fares by eight percent, according to…