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 'Berlin is dying': Protests as police clear one of capital's few remaining squats Police cleared one of Berlin's last squats on Friday, as a symbol of the German capital's free-spirited ideals faces the reality of soaring rents and gentrification. https://www.thelocal.de/20201009/police-clear-berlin-squat-symbol-of-citys-radicalism Fri, 09 Oct 2020 14:31:03 +0200 police-clear-berlin-squat-symbol-of-citys-radicalism Berlin far left threaten €1m of damage per police raid Far-left activists in Berlin warned on Sunday that they would exact €1m in revenge in revenge for any police raids on their squats and other 'projects' in the capital, after dozens of cars were burned at the weekend. https://www.thelocal.de/20160208/far-left-threaten-1m-of-damage-per-police-raid Mon, 08 Feb 2016 13:42:51 +0100 far-left-threaten-1m-of-damage-per-police-raid Petition seeks to save famous Berlin street art More than 4,500 people have signed an online petition to save two of Berlin's most famous murals which are threatened by a new apartment complex. https://www.thelocal.de/20141010/petition-seeks-to-save-famous-berlin-blu-street-art Fri, 10 Oct 2014 11:54:00 +0200 petition-seeks-to-save-famous-berlin-blu-street-art US company buys Berlin squat for €150m UPDATE: An iconic building in Berlin, which was occupied by squatting artists for two decades, has been sold to a US investment fund for €150 million. https://www.thelocal.de/20140926/us-company-buys-iconic-berlin-squat-for-150m Fri, 26 Sep 2014 10:21:00 +0200 us-company-buys-iconic-berlin-squat-for-150m Berlin squat ripped apart by fire UPDATE: One of Berlin’s biggest squats was torn apart by a fire on Thursday night following an argument. https://www.thelocal.de/20140919/berlin-squat-ripped-apart-by-fire-cuvry-brache Fri, 19 Sep 2014 13:22:00 +0200 berlin-squat-ripped-apart-by-fire-cuvry-brache Berlin's squats are at your service In their struggle to opt out of the capitalist system, squatters and collectives in Berlin offer services from Mario Kart tournaments to yoga, creating a parallel economy as The Local discovered. https://www.thelocal.de/20140404/berlin-squats-at-your-service-2 Fri, 04 Apr 2014 16:58:00 +0200 berlin-squats-at-your-service-2