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Police speak of peaceful CSD in Berlin: In Berlin, several hundred thousand people come to Christopher Street Day. Dancing in the streets ...
cz.de/weltgeschehenpanorama/christopher-street-day-polizei-spricht-von-friedlichem-csd-berlin

CSD 2023: Protests at opening speech - "Wegner must go!" chants: The Governing Mayor's opening speech at Christopher Street Day was disrupted ...
t-online.de/region/berlin/id_100211928/csd-2023-proteste-bei-eroeffnungsrede-wegner-muss-weg-rufe.html

CSD in Berlin: Naughty, colorful, loud and boos for Kai Wegner - this is how the Pride Parade 2023 went.
berliner-zeitung.de/mensch-metropole/pride-month-csd-in-berlin-frech-bunt-laut-und-buhrufe-fuer-kai-wegner-so-lief-die-pride-parade-2023-li.371965
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Berlin's Governing Mayor: Kai Wegner wants to add to the Basic Law for queer people.
spiegel.de/panorama/gesellschaft/christopher-street-day-in-berlin-kai-wegner-stellt-grundgesetzaenderung-in-aussicht-a-3801a919-cc8b-4b17-9aba-f4b76b289e79

Berlin's Governing Mayor: Kai Wegner wants to add to the Basic Law for queer people.
spiegel.de/panorama/gesellschaft/christopher-street-day-in-berlin-kai-wegner-will-fuer-queere-menschen-das-grundgesetz-ergaenzen-a-3801a919-cc8b-4b17-9aba-f4b76b289e79

Christopher Street Day - Berlin turns into a rainbow.: Celebrating and demonstrating go well together at the CSD. In Berlin, several hundred thousand people are ...
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CSD Berlin 2023: Newsblog about the Berlin Pride: +++ 500,000 people expected for Christopher Street Day +++ CSD motto 2023: "Be their voice - and ours! .. ...
berliner-zeitung.de/news/csd-2023-in-berlin-newsblog-alle-infos-zum-christopher-street-day-im-liveticker-route-der-berlin-pride-parade-li.371206

Explain to me: CSD Berlin - Worth knowing about the Pride: In our shortcast we inform you about the most important topics in Berlin and Germany ...
morgenpost.de/podcast/erklaersmir/article238994047/erklaers-mir-shortcast-csd-berlin-pride-parade.html
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Many proceedings pending: Internet hate preacher Paul Brandenburg arrested at BER airport - | Pre-trial detention
tagesspiegel.de/berlin/viele-verfahren-offen-internet-hassprediger-paul-brandenburg-am-ber-festgenommen--untersuchungshaft-16218874.html

"They helped build Germany": Berlin honors Turkish guest workers: Kai Wegner (CDU), Governing Mayor of Berlin, attends the celebratory event "65 years of the ...
morgenpost.de/berlin/article413552602/sie-haben-deutschland-mit-aufgebaut-berlin-wuerdigt-tuerkische-gastarbeiter.html

Wegner: Attack on our cosmopolitan society: Berlin's Governing Mayor Kai Wegner (CDU) spoke of an "attack on our free and cosmopolitan society" after the ...
saarbruecker-zeitung.de/nachrichten/politik/topthemen/wegner-angriff-auf-unsere-weltoffene-gesellschaft_aid-152086127

OpinionWegner annoys Merz: Morgenpost from the editorial team.
morgenpost.de/berlin/article411686081/wegner-aergert-merz.html

Remembering Hatun Sürücü: 21 years after the “honor killing” in Berlin: Hatun Sürücü was shot dead because she wanted to lead a self-determined life ...
faz.net/aktuell/gesellschaft/kriminalitaet/erinnerung-an-hatun-sueruecue-21-jahre-nach-dem-ehrenmord-von-berlin-110834283.html

“The attack was a turning point”: Kai Wegner wants to make Berlin a “model city for crisis resilience.”
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Key FactsWegner Praises Crisis Management After Berlin Blackout
Jan 15, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: morgenpost.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: morgenpost.de
- Power has been restored to everyone since January 7, a good day earlier than initially forecast.
- The suspected arson attack, allegedly carried out by left-wing extremists, left 45,000 households and over 2,000 businesses without power for days.
- Provisional repairs will take weeks or months; the Senate plans to change responsibilities and expand surveillance.
- Opposition parties criticized Wegner’s one-hour tennis break on the first day and his refusal to apologize so far.
You have massively damaged the trust in politics. An immediate apology would be the least you could do.— Elif Eralp, Left Party's top candidate for the September election, speaking in the state parliament

While Berlin crumbles, Wegner dances at a hundred anniversary celebrations: Grüßaugust instead of mayor?
berliner-zeitung.de/politik-gesellschaft/waehrend-berlin-zerbroeselt-tanzt-wegner-auf-hundert-jubilaeumsfeiern-gruessaugust-statt-buergermeister-li.2341339
Key FactsWegner’s Struggles: Berlin’s Housing and Transit Crisis
Aug 9, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: berliner-zeitung.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: berliner-zeitung.de
- Berlin experienced a continued decline in building permits in 2024, falling 38.5% from the previous year, worsening the housing shortage.
- Local opposition and slow bureaucracy hinder new construction despite the enactment of the Schnell-Bauen law to speed up building.
- Annual refugee-related expenses reach 2.24 billion euros amid persistent protests against new accommodation sites across the city.
- Public transport struggles with staff shortages and aging equipment, significantly reducing service reliability and availability in Berlin.
A caliphate – and the ideology associated with it – is incompatible with our rule of law and democratic constitutional order and has no place in Germany.— Kai Wegner, Governing Mayor, comments on the incompatibility of caliphate ideology with German law.

Governing Mayor Kai Wegner defends naturalization procedures in Berlin: The Berlin authorities have come under fire for increasing the number of naturalizations ...
berliner-zeitung.de/news/regierender-buergermeister-kai-wegner-verteidigt-einbuergerungsverfahren-in-berlin-li.2344328

Wegner calls again for reform of the debt brake: “The situation is dramatic”: CDU leader Friedrich Merz is an advocate of the debt brake, but his party colleague ...
welt.de/politik/deutschland/article252624012/Wegner-fordert-erneut-Reform-der-Schuldenbremse-Die-Situation-ist-dramatisch.html

Berlin's mayor condemns riots: Governing Mayor Wegner called the attacks on police officers on New Year's Eve an "attack on our state" - and then praised Berlin ...
focus.de/politik/deutschland/390-festnahmen-720-strafverfahren-haben-ein-gesellschaftliches-problem-berlins-buergermeister-verurteilt-krawalle_id_259540417.html

Christmas market Hamburg: Christmas market Hamburg: Overview of Christmas markets in Hamburg with information on dates, opening times ...
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"Will turn Neukölln into Gaza!" Berlin Palestine demo escalates.: Fires, parade, fireworks: Neukölln experienced another night of riots on Wednesday ...
focus.de/panorama/israelfeindliche-demonstrationen-spd-innenpolitiker-rechnet-mit-staerkeren-auswirkungen-des-nahost-konflikts-auf-berlin_id_225899418.html

Another controversial paint campaign: last generation sprays world clock: Recently, climate activists sprayed university buildings and received strong criticism ...
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Key FactsWorld Clock on Alexanderplatz sprayed by Climate Protection Group
Oct 17, 2023 · Reading time: ~20 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: spiegel.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: spiegel.de
- The protected World Clock is now glowing orange.
- The activists also marked buildings in Freiburg and Lübeck.
- The Last Generation generates attention through their actions.

Kai Wegner: “We are currently experiencing a tipping point in our society”: Berlin's mayor Kai Wegner sees society at a critical point because of migration ...
welt.de/politik/deutschland/article247959300/Kai-Wegner-Wir-erleben-gerade-einen-Kipppunkt-in-unserer-Gesellschaft.html

Climate referendum: Berlin is crazy, but not insane: The residents of the German capital have decided: Their city doesn't have to be "climate neutral" by 2030 ...
nzz.ch/meinung/klima-volksentscheid-berlin-ist-verrueckt-aber-nicht-wahnsinnig-ld.1732207

Paid articlePaywall Last round in the dispute over Nettelbeckufer in Erfurt: Will the Nettelbeckufer name remain? The SPD mayor finds support for his proposal from the CDU ...
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Election in Berlin: Giffey keeps all coalition options open: Shortly before the Berlin elections, the CDU is ahead of the SPD in the polls ...
spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/berlin-franziska-giffey-haelt-sich-alle-koalitionsoptionen-offen-a-cc1cfb5e-cf50-410c-9041-d03fd1c78b44

"With CDU-SPD back or with Green forward": Jarasch reacts to Wegner's rejection before Berlin election.
tagesspiegel.de/berlin/nach-tagesspiegel-interview-jarasch-reagiert-auf-wegners-absage-vor-berlin-wahl-9294368.html
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