The Local Germany https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed How Berlin is struggling to deal with growing homelessness in its parks Berlin’s inner-city parks are increasingly becoming camping spots for homeless people, many of them from eastern Europe. Local politicians are grappling for answers, with some calling for severe solutions. https://www.thelocal.de/20171025/how-berlin-politics-is-struggling-to-find-solutions-to-growing-homelessness Wed, 25 Oct 2017 17:03:37 +0200 how-berlin-politics-is-struggling-to-find-solutions-to-growing-homelessness How a murder has forced light into the shadows of Berlin’s ‘lawless’ central park Tiergarten is the green lung in the heart of Berlin. But a murder in September, accompanied by rising social problems, has led local politicians to push the alarm button on the idyllic, forested park. https://www.thelocal.de/20171011/how-a-murder-has-forced-light-into-the-shadows-of-berlins-lawless-central-park Wed, 11 Oct 2017 17:03:45 +0200 how-a-murder-has-forced-light-into-the-shadows-of-berlins-lawless-central-park Towns hire 'rubbish scouts' to keep summer BBQs tidy Towns and cities across Germany are tooling up for the summer, with many hiring extra staff to pounce on people sullying parks with barbecue rubbish. https://www.thelocal.de/20160504/german-towns-hire-rubbish-scouts-to-keep-summer-bbqs-tidy Wed, 04 May 2016 12:48:32 +0200 german-towns-hire-rubbish-scouts-to-keep-summer-bbqs-tidy Protesters enlist statue in 250kg dog poo stunt Upset locals in the small central German town of Einbeck have kicked up a stink about a plague on their public spaces, by collecting 250 kg of dog poo and hanging it around the neck of a local statue. https://www.thelocal.de/20150409/quarter-tonne-of-dog-poo-hung-on-statue-in-protest Thu, 09 Apr 2015 12:40:13 +0200 quarter-tonne-of-dog-poo-hung-on-statue-in-protest Berlin Wall park entrance fee mulled for rubbish People visiting one of Germany’s most popular parks, built on the site of the Berlin Wall, could soon be asked to pay a euro entry – to help pay for the enormous clear-up of litter needed each week to stop it turning into a rubbish tip. https://www.thelocal.de/20120613/43129 Wed, 13 Jun 2012 14:55:00 +0200 43129 Tempelhof to become enormous city park The airfield of Berlin's historic Tempelhof airport will become the German capital’s largest park by the summer of 2010, city officials announced on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20090831/21611 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 18:59:00 +0200 21611