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Iconic airport may become nation's biggest asylum home

Fri, 22 Jan 2016 10:56:15 +0100

A heated debate ensued on Thursday evening about plans to transform Berlin's defunct Tempelhof airport grounds into a refugee facility for 7,000 people - which would make it the largest in the country.

Police intervene in Berlin refugee home brawls

Mon, 30 Nov 2015 09:22:05 +0100

Clashes broke out Sunday between hundreds of asylum seekers at a shelter in Berlin, in the second mass brawl to erupt over the weekend in Germany's crowded migrant accommodations.

Greens battle Tempelhof refugee shelter plan

Wed, 18 Nov 2015 11:29:53 +0100

Temporary refugee homes could appear on the grounds of Berlin's former Tempelhof Airport - if planners can overturn a recent law that prevents building on one of Berlin's most iconic public parks.

Wowereit confirms December resignation

Tue, 26 Aug 2014 12:58:00 +0200

UPDATE: Klaus Wowereit, Berlin's long-serving mayor, confirmed on Tuesday he would step down from his post on December 11th. His popularity has taken a dive over the scandal of Berlin's new international airport.

Berlin: Give foreigners a referendum vote

Thu, 17 Jul 2014 16:32:00 +0200

An overwhelming majority of Berliners believe the law should be changed to allow foreigners to vote in city referendums.

Tent pegs banned at Berlin's Tempelhof park

Fri, 06 Jun 2014 17:21:00 +0200

The manager of Tempelhofer Feld, Berlin's biggest park, insisted on Friday there was no danger to visitors from unexploded World War II bombs, despite enforcing a ban on disturbing the earth at the former airport.

Berliners hail Tempelhof referendum win

Mon, 26 May 2014 20:44:00 +0200

Berliners celebrated a rare victory against developers on Monday, after a referendum on Sunday voted to scrap building on the capital's former airport-turned-park, the Tempelhofer Feld.

Berlin voters reject Tempelhof development

Mon, 26 May 2014 00:33:00 +0200

UPDATE: Berlin Mayor Klaus Wowereit admitted defeat on Monday after voters on Sunday rejected plans for a large-scale property development on their former Tempelhof Airport, which has in recent years become a popular inner-city park.

Berlin's ghost airport vote approaches

Wed, 14 May 2014 10:43:00 +0200

Berliners going to election polling stations on May 25th will be asked to decide on the fate of the former Tempelhof airport, now a huge park. The Local takes a look at the arguments for and against building on it.

Future of Berlin Airlift site hangs in balance

Tue, 28 Jan 2014 11:49:00 +0100

UPDATE: The fate of one of Europe’s oldest city airports will be decided by a referendum in Berlin this spring, city authorities announced on Tuesday morning.

Berlin Airlift site touted as tech start-up hub

Tue, 08 Oct 2013 14:23:00 +0200

Berlin's iconic Tempelhof airport could become a hub for internet start-ups. The huge buildings have been largely empty since its closure in 2008, and those in the city's growing tech company scene could be the people to fill it.

Surfers want to make waves in Berlin

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 08:36:00 +0100

Surfing in Berlin? Two entrepreneurs are hoping to build a huge wave pool in the heart of the German capital, allowing surfers to get tubed at the city's former Tempelhof Airport.

Berlin Airlift remembered at Tempelhof

Wed, 12 May 2010 13:46:00 +0200

Just days after Berlin's Tempelhof Airport was turned into a giant city park, people gathered on Wednesday in the German capital to commemorate the Berlin Airlift.

Whistles for Wowereit at Tempelhof park opening

Sat, 08 May 2010 17:34:00 +0200

Around 50 demonstrators whistled through Berlin mayor Klaus Wowereit's speech at the opening of a new park on the former Tempelhof airfield on Saturday.

Allied Museum angles for space at Tempelhof Airport

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:54:00 +0100

Berlin’s Allied Museum has unveiled a proposal to move from its remote location in the city's Zehlendorf district to Tempelhof Airport by 2014.

Taxiing for takeoff at Berlin's Tempelhof

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:28:00 +0200

Berlin’s Tempelhof Airport might be closed to air traffic, but Roger Boyes, correspondent for British daily The Times, believes it could still help the German capital soar.

Tempelhof to become enormous city park

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 18:59:00 +0200

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.

Berlin Festival takes off at Tempelhof Airport

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 14:30:00 +0200

Thousands of music fans descended on Berlin’s iconic Tempelhof Airport over the weekend for the fourth installment of the Berlin Festival, which brought Jarvis Cocker and a not-so-scandalous Peter Doherty to the German capital.

Buttering the bread of Berlin's fashion scene

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:21:00 +0200

Exberliner Magazine talks to Karl-Heinz Müller, the man behind this week's Bread & Butter fashion show taking place at Berlin's iconic former airport Tempelhof.

Would-be airport squatters held back by huge police presence

Sun, 21 Jun 2009 12:19:00 +0200

More than 100 people were arrested in Berlin on Saturday while trying to storm and squat the disused Tempelhof airport.