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Berlin controls informal rentals
Berlin is clamping down on the informal holiday rental market encouraged by websites such as Airbnb on the grounds that it having a detrimental effect on hotels and other official forms of tourist acc...
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This festival, which runs from 9-16 April, focuses on new films that have been shot in or around Berlin and Brandenburg.
It screens documentaries, shorts and features before they go on general rel...
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Lesbian cemetery opened in Berlin
A space for the burial of lesbians has been reserved in central Berlin graveyard.
Spaces for 80 burials or ashes have been set aside in the Lutheran Georgen Parochial cemetery, which was first laid...
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Tourists to Berlin who are accompanied by their dogs will have to pay an added sum on their hotel bills.
From the beginning of 2014 visitors to Berlin are paying a five per cent hotel tax on top of...
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The prestigious Berlin film festival opens on 6 February, with the important European film market as the first event on the schedule. In addition to the film screenings and the glamour of the celebrit...
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Berlin senate bans short rentals
Berlin’s senate has voted against short term lets to tourists in an attempt to stop rising rents in the city.
It is estimated that as many as 12,000 apartments have been taken off the long-te...
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Berlin’s 40th marathon lines up
Berlin Marathon, which is reputed to be one of the fastest in the world, takes place on 29 September this year with about 40,000 runners from 120 countries, helped along by 5,000 volunteers.
It is...
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Berlin wins rights to Knut the Polar Bear
The Berlin Zoo has won its battle to keep the rights to the name Knut, the popular polar bear it bred in captivity until it unexpectedly died in 2011.
The name generates a large income for the Berl...
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Berlin Palace gets cornerstone
The cornerstone was laid for the Berliner Schloss in mid-June but without the support of German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, and surrounded by criticism that the palace is an unnecessary and expensive p...
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Speeding is one of the top traffic offences in Germany according to figures published in May by the Federal Motor Transport Authority. Both men and women have more points on their licences for driving...
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English language theatre company producing two plays a year and organising interactive workshops.
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English Language Teachers Association Berlin-Brandenburg
Organisation for networking and professional development for English teachers in the Berlin area, offering social events and regular workshops.
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English speakers cultural club for informal conversation in English, offering a place to meet new people. Weekly meetings take place in a pub or Beer Garden.
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The BCCG association promotes trade between Germany and the United Kingdom and networking between their business members.
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Berlin International Women's Club
This is an international, multi-cultural social club for women in Berlin.
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Club for Berlin's drinkers with a running problem. Meet up every Sunday at 16:00 in the summer and at 15:00 in the winter.
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Berlin's only English-speaking historical association. Regular monthly meetings on historical themes with guest speakers and follow-up discussions.
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American Women's Club of Berlin
Organises many cultural, philanthropic and social activities for its members.
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American Chamber of Commerce in Germany
AmCham Berlin aims to promote trade, investment and unrestricted competition between the United States and Germany.
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This professional and business club has members of all nationalities promoting international networking.
