Housing rights coalition asks Berlin government to socialize corporate-owned housing properties
An expert committee constituted to assess the feasibility and legality of implementing the mandate of the 2021 Berlin referendum submitted its final report last month. The report states that the expropriation of properties of real estate firms with 3,000 or more units is legally permissible
The rise and rise of far-right in Germany
A recent poll indicated that 20% of voters might support the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD). There is no mistaking that it is a political earthquake and in the coming years, the party could become indispensable in the formation of a federal government in Berlin
Christian Democrats gain in repeat elections to Berlin State parliament
The conservative Christian Democratic Union emerged as the single largest party in Berlin even as the incumbent Social Democrats-Greens-Die Linke coalition retained its majority. Housing rights groups have urged the new State parliament in Berlin ensure the socialization of large housing stocks which was approved in a referendum in 2021
Police violence against protesters in Dusseldorf, Germany condemned
On Saturday, hundreds of people including journalists were injured in police action in Dusseldorf against those who were opposing a law mooted by the North Rhine-Westphalian (NRW) State government which would penalize certain kinds of protest
German Left alleges government complicity in COVID-19 outbreak at meat plant
The unsafe work conditions at a meat processing plant in Gütersloh, owned by Tönnies Holding Group, has led to a severe outbreak of COVID-19 amongst its employees
“We won’t pay for your crisis”
Interview with Patrik Köbele, Chairman of the German Communist Party (DKP), on the German communists’ take on the COVID-19 crisis
German Left demands national rent cover, protests CDU’s pro-real estate policies
Die Linke (The Left) in Germany has demanded that rent hikes be halted. It has also called for a ban on evictions during this period of crisis triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic
Germany announces fresh measures to safeguard workers amid lockdown
The relief package announced by the coalition government headed by chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday mainly provides respite to small businesses and low-income workers who are forced to stay home due to the COVID-19 lockdown
In Germany, Die Linke’s Bodo Ramelow re-elected as Thuringian PM
The elections held on February 5 ended in political chaos when Thomas Kemmerich of the liberal Free Democratic Party declared a victory with the support of conservatives and the far-right
Thuringian State premier resigns following national outrage over far-right support
Thomas Kemmerich, who was elected as prime minister of the German State of Thuringia with the support of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) on February 5, resigned the next day
Berlin State stops rent hikes for five years
Berlin has been facing a housing crisis and soaring rents. As per reports, rents in the city have increased by 60% since 2011
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