Berlin Briefing
665 episodes - English - Latest episode: 11 months ago - ★★★★★ - 51 ratingsWe curate local news stories from Berlin (mostly reported in German) every weekday morning and report them back in a succinct five to ten minute summary. In English.
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Episodes
08.04.2020 - Letter from Mayor, Emergency aid information, Bonuses, Masks
April 08, 2020 04:00 - 9 minutes - 6.19 MB- Letter from Mayor - Emergency aid information - Bonuses - Masks ** Please check out the show notes for the links to our sources. Twitter: @berlinbriefing Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BerlinBriefing/ Mail: [email protected]
06.04.2020 - Masks & protective clothing, Testing, Digital lectures, Wet wipe canal blockage, Blackmailers
April 06, 2020 04:00 - 8 minutes - 5.47 MB- Masks & protective clothing - Testing - Digital lectures - Wet wipe canalization blockage - Blackmailers ** Please check out the show notes for the links to our sources. Twitter: @berlinbriefing Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BerlinBriefing/ Mail: [email protected]
03.04.2020 - Fines, Ventilators, IBB, Masks, Berlkönig extends free service
April 03, 2020 03:02 - 10 minutes - 6.99 MB- Fines - Ventilators - IBB - Masks - Berlkönig extends free service ** Please check out the show notes for the links to our sources. Twitter: @berlinbriefing Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BerlinBriefing/ Mail: [email protected]
02.04.2020 - Contact ban extended, Reduced employment hours, Mayor von Dassel, Estrel Hotel, FAQs in other languages
April 02, 2020 04:00 - 8 minutes - 5.52 MB- Contact ban extended to April 19th - Reduced employment hours - Mayor von Dassel - Estrel Hotel - Corona FAQs in other languages: https://www.rbb24.de/panorama/thema/2020/coronavirus/service/faq-corona-virus-covid19-berlin-brandenburg-english-version.html ** Please check out the show notes for the links to our sources. Twitter: @berlinbriefing Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BerlinBriefing/ Mail: [email protected]
01.04.2020 - Prolonging movement restrictions, Tafel deliveries, Student aid, Public transport changes
April 01, 2020 04:00 - 7 minutes - 5.14 MB- Prolonging movement restrictions - Tafel deliveries // Berliner Tafel: https://www.berliner-tafel.de/berliner-tafel/ - Student aid // Studentenwerk Berlin: https://www.stw.berlin/en/ - Public transport changes ** Please check out the show notes for the links to our sources. Twitter: @berlinbriefing Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BerlinBriefing/ Mail: [email protected]
31.03.2020 - Mail delivery, Dedicated hospital, Grants and subsidies, Airports
March 31, 2020 04:00 - 7 minutes - 5.26 MB- Mail delivery - Dedicated hospital - Grants and subsidies - Airports ** Please check out the show notes for the links to our sources. Twitter: @berlinbriefing Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BerlinBriefing/ Mail: [email protected]
30.03.2020 - Restriction extension likely, Police monitoring contact ban, Bakeries, IBB overrun
March 30, 2020 04:00 - 7 minutes - 4.92 MB- Restriction extension likely - Police monitoring contact ban - Bakeries - IBB overrun ** Please check out the show notes for the links to our sources. Twitter: @berlinbriefing Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BerlinBriefing/ Mail: [email protected]
27.03.2020 - Protective clothing, Deutsche Wohnen, Women shelters, Pigeons
March 27, 2020 05:00 - 4 minutes - 3.27 MB- Protective clothing - Deutsche Wohnen - Women shelters - Pigeons ** Please check out the show notes for the links to our sources. Twitter: @berlinbriefing Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BerlinBriefing/ Mail: [email protected]
26.03.2020 - After Easter measures, Italian patients, Medical volunteers, Airports, Berliner Tafel, Currywurst
March 26, 2020 05:00 - 6 minutes - 4.5 MB- After Easter measures - Italian patients - Medical volunteers - Airports - Berliner Tafel - Donate to Berliner Tafel: https://www.berliner-tafel.de/spenden/ - Currywurst ** Please check out the show notes for the links to our sources. Twitter: @berlinbriefing Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BerlinBriefing/ Mail: [email protected]
25.03.2020 - Free Berlkönig rides for care workers, Financial aid, Self-quarantine for the elderly, Private moves
March 25, 2020 06:03 - 6 minutes - 4.31 MB- Free Berlkönig rides for care workers - Financial aid - Voluntary self-quarantine for the elderly - Private moves ** Please check out the show notes for the links to our sources. Twitter: @berlinbriefing Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BerlinBriefing/ Mail: [email protected]
24.03.2020 - What is still allowed?, Death toll, Right-extremists in police force
March 24, 2020 05:00 - 8 minutes - 5.75 MB- What is still allowed? - Death toll - Right-extremists in police force ** Please check out the show notes for the links to our sources. Twitter: @berlinbriefing Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BerlinBriefing/ Mail: [email protected]
23.03.2020 - Translation: Statement of Federal Government
March 23, 2020 07:19 - 4 minutes - 2.64 MB- Statement of the Federal Government - March 22nd ** Please check out the show notes over at www.berlinbriefing.de for the links to our sources. Contact us: Twitter: @berlinbriefing Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BerlinBriefing/ Mail: [email protected]
22.03.2020 - Sunday Briefing: Coronavirus update
March 22, 2020 14:30 - 5 minutes - 3.75 MB- Public life further restricted - Childcare for system relevant parents - Police overtime ** Please check out the show notes for the links to our sources. Twitter: @berlinbriefing Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BerlinBriefing/ Mail: [email protected]
20.03.2020 - New hospital, Medical staff needed, Restaurant violations, Food and product delivery
March 20, 2020 05:00 - 5 minutes - 3.41 MB- New hospital - Medical staff needed - Violations - Food and product delivery ** Please check out the show notes for the links to our sources. Twitter: @berlinbriefing Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BerlinBriefing/ Mail: [email protected]
Afternoon Greeting
March 18, 2020 11:37 - 1 minute - 848 KB** Please check out the show notes for the links to our sources. Twitter: @berlinbriefing Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BerlinBriefing/ Mail: [email protected]
18.03.2020 - Closures, High risk, Police and coronavirus, Flixbus
March 18, 2020 05:00 - 8 minutes - 5.51 MBStories: - Closures - High risk - Police and coronavirus - Flixbus Places staying open: - Food and drink shops - Döner, Burger... - Weekly markets - Bakeries - Late stores (Spätis) - Collection and delivery services - Medical supply stories - Opticians and shops for hearing aids - Pharmacies - Drugstores - Petrol stations - Banks - Post offices - DIY stores and garden centres - Newsagents - Book trade - Workshops (cars, bicycles) - Services (e.g. hairdressers, laundries, dry cleaners) - Anim...
17.03.2020 - Coronavirus related restrictions, Night flights, Exams, Bicycle infrastructure
March 17, 2020 05:00 - 9 minutes - 6.39 MB- Coronavirus related restrictions - Night flights - Exams - Bicycle infrastructure ** Please check out the show notes for the links to our sources. Twitter: @berlinbriefing Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BerlinBriefing/ Mail: [email protected]
16.03.2020 - Border closing, Kater Blau, More biking, CityTree, E-Bus depot construction, Regional train traffic reduced
March 16, 2020 05:00 - 6 minutes - 4.62 MB- Border closings - Kater Blau club The Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg Health Office asks all guests who were at Club Kater Blau on 6 and 7 March to stay at home and contact the Health Office by mail: [email protected] - More biking - CityTree - E-Bus depot construction - Regional train traffic reduced ** Please check out the show notes for the links to our sources. Twitter: @berlinbriefing Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BerlinBriefing/ Mail: [email protected]
15.03.2020 - Sunday Coronavirus Update
March 15, 2020 10:26 - 9 minutes - 5.56 MB- Clubs - Public Transport - Schools and Kitas - Events - Senate ordinance - Working parents - Working parents – Federal website - General information by RBB People who fear that they have been infected with the corona virus should first of all stay at home and clarify by telephone whether and where they can be tested for the virus. The Berlin Senate Department of Health has set up a hotline for this purpose. Experts are available between 8am and 8pm at 030/9028-2828. If a patient with res...
13.03.2020 - CV Update, Oberbaumbrücke, Rent cap, Arson
March 13, 2020 05:00 - 6 minutes - 4.54 MB- CV Update - Oberbaumbrücke - Rent cap - Arson ** Please check out the show notes for the links to our sources. Twitter: @berlinbriefing Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BerlinBriefing/ Mail: [email protected]
12.03.2020 - CV update, Roundup
March 12, 2020 05:00 - 6 minutes - 4.27 MB- Coronavirus update - Refugee children - Reachout numbers - Karl-Marx-Allee - Tauentzienstraße - Rent reductions - RE1 - Hoarding ** Please check out the show notes for the links to our sources. Twitter: @berlinbriefing Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BerlinBriefing/ Mail: [email protected]
09.03.2020 - CV update, City hostel, Demo, Bell
March 09, 2020 05:00 - 9 minutes - 6.12 MB- CV update - City hostel - Demo - Bell ** Please check out the show notes for the links to our sources. Twitter: @berlinbriefing Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BerlinBriefing/ Mail: [email protected]
06.03.2020 - BER connections, Violence against women, Officers attacked, CV update
March 06, 2020 05:00 - 8 minutes - 5.62 MB- BER connections - Violence against women - Officers attacked - CV update Additional Coronavirus Info: People who fear that they have been infected with the corona virus should first of all stay at home and clarify by telephone whether and where they can be tested for the virus. The Berlin Senate Department of Health has set up a hotline for this purpose. Experts are available between 8am and 8pm on 030/9028-2828. In Brandenburg there is a state-wide hotline for questions since 5 March:...
10.12.2019 - Shooting ranges, Blackout scenarios, Willy Brandt Haus, Auto-free zones
December 10, 2019 05:10 - 7 minutes - 4.59 MB- Shooting ranges - Blackout scenarios - Willy Brandt Haus - Auto-free zones ** Please check out the show notes over at www.berlinbriefing.de for the links to our sources. Contact us: Twitter: @berlinbriefing Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BerlinBriefing/ Mail: [email protected]
09.12.2019 - Night of solidarity, Moabit Murder Update, Green party conference, Activists steal gravestone
December 09, 2019 05:09 - 7 minutes - 4.83 MB- Night of solidarity - Moabit Murder Update - Green party conference - Activists steal gravestone ** Please check out the show notes over at www.berlinbriefing.de for the links to our sources. Contact us: Twitter: @berlinbriefing Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BerlinBriefing/ Mail: [email protected]
07.12.2019 - Roundup December 1st - 6th
December 07, 2019 05:00 - 5 minutes - 3.49 MB- Rent cap costs - LGBTQ+ assaults - Death threat - More money for BER - Alex police station - BVG displays - Checkpoint Charlie - Airdome - Amazon protests - Tiergarten murder - Smoking on flixbus - Karl-Marx-Allee changes - Open Sunday ** Please check out the show notes over at www.berlinbriefing.de for the links to our sources. Contact us: Twitter: @berlinbriefing Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BerlinBriefing/ Mail: [email protected]
28.11.2019 - Road rules, Climate activists, "Syndikat", Klinsmann new Hertha coach
November 28, 2019 05:27 - 7 minutes - 4.52 MB- Road rules - Climate activists - "Syndikat" - Klinsmann new Hertha coach ** Please check out the show notes over at www.berlinbriefing.de for the links to our sources. Contact us: Twitter: @berlinbriefing Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BerlinBriefing/ Mail: [email protected]
27.11.2019 - Coup scooters, Death in Wedding, Christmas markets, Smuggled cigarettes
November 27, 2019 06:09 - 4 minutes - 2.65 MB- Coup scooters - Death in Wedding - Christmas markets - Smuggled cigarettes ** Please check out the show notes over at www.berlinbriefing.de for the links to our sources. Contact us: Twitter: @berlinbriefing Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BerlinBriefing/ Mail: [email protected]
26.11.2019 - Tesla, Home-based government jobs, BER suitcase dry runs, “Black Friday”
November 26, 2019 06:19 - 7 minutes - 4.64 MB- Tesla - Home-based government jobs - BER suitcase dry runs - “Black Friday” ** Please check out the show notes over at www.berlinbriefing.de for the links to our sources. Contact us: Twitter: @berlinbriefing Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BerlinBriefing/ Mail: [email protected]
25.11.2019 - Essex victims smuggled through Berlin, Lonely deaths, Farmer demo on Tuesday, Feces attack
November 25, 2019 05:25 - 7 minutes - 5.07 MB- Essex victims smuggled through Berlin - Lonely deaths - Farmer demo on Tuesday - Feces attack ** Please check out the show notes over at www.berlinbriefing.de for the links to our sources. Contact us: Twitter: @berlinbriefing Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BerlinBriefing/ Mail: [email protected]
22.11.2019 - Salafists in Berlin, Bahnhof and train cleaning, City rankings, Thunberg inspired Cirque de Soleil show
November 22, 2019 06:11 - 7 minutes - 4.64 MB- Salafists in Berlin - Bahnhof and train cleaning - City rankings - Thunberg inspired Cirque de Soleil show ** Please check out the show notes over at www.berlinbriefing.de for the links to our sources. Contact us: Twitter: @berlinbriefing Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BerlinBriefing/ Mail: [email protected]
21.11.2019 - Police reform, Arrivals center, Car fires, Son of former federal president murdered
November 21, 2019 06:23 - 8 minutes - 5.38 MB- Police reform - Arrivals center - Car fires - Son of former federal president murdered ** Please check out the show notes over at www.berlinbriefing.de for the links to our sources. Contact us: Twitter: @berlinbriefing Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BerlinBriefing/ Mail: [email protected]
20.11.2019 - Terror suspect, “Privatization Brakes”, Water well shortage, Ubahn internet
November 20, 2019 06:07 - 9 minutes - 6.05 MB- Terror suspect - “Privatization Brakes” - Water well shortage - Ubahn internet ** Please check out the show notes over at www.berlinbriefing.de for the links to our sources. Contact us: Twitter: @berlinbriefing Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BerlinBriefing/ Mail: [email protected]
19.11.2019 - Stasi past of Holger Friedrich, Open enforcement model in Tegel, Project Limes, Museum der Moderne
November 19, 2019 06:23 - 10 minutes - 6.53 MB- Berliner Zeitung owner has Stasi past - Open enforcement in Tegel - Project “Limes” - Museum der Moderne ** Please check out the show notes over at www.berlinbriefing.de for the links to our sources. Contact us: Twitter: @berlinbriefing Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BerlinBriefing/ Mail: [email protected]
18.11.2019 - New heart center, Protection of Jewish institutions, Recreational THC pilot, Sony Center CineStar closes
November 18, 2019 06:14 - 6 minutes - 4.2 MB- New heart center planned - Protection of Jewish institutions - Recreational cannabis pilot - Sony Center CineStar closes ** Please check out the show notes over at www.berlinbriefing.de for the links to our sources. Contact us: Twitter: @berlinbriefing Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BerlinBriefing/ Mail: [email protected]
15.11.2019 - Tesla & Brexit, Mandatory measles vaccinations, Fake attack on soldier, Cocaine taxi court case
November 15, 2019 06:20 - 5 minutes - 3.64 MB- Tesla Berlin choice triggered by Brexit - Mandatory measles vaccinations - Attack on soldier probably faked - Cocaine taxi confession ** Please check out the show notes over at www.berlinbriefing.de for the links to our sources. Contact us: Twitter: @berlinbriefing Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BerlinBriefing/ Mail: [email protected]
14.11.2019 - Tesla plans, Museum Vice-Director dismissal, Humboldt Forum delays, Berliner Ensemble postpones play
November 14, 2019 07:55 - 4 minutes - 3 MB- Tesla plans - Dismissal of Memorial Vice-Director confirmed by court - Humboldt Forum delays - Berliner Ensemble postpones play ** Please check out the show notes over at www.berlinbriefing.de for the links to our sources. Contact us: Twitter: @berlinbriefing Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BerlinBriefing/ Mail: [email protected]
13.11.2019 - Shooting range scandal, Warmbier parents demand hostel closure, S-Bahn tender process, Wannsee beavers
November 13, 2019 06:27 - 8 minutes - 5.21 MB- Shooting range scandal: Former cop fails in court - Warmbier parents demand hostel closure - S-Bahn tender process - Wannsee beavers ** Please check out the show notes over at www.berlinbriefing.de for the links to our sources. Contact us: Twitter: @berlinbriefing Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BerlinBriefing/ Mail: [email protected]
12.11.2019 - Berlin Science Prize, Naturkundemuseum extension, Traffic safety action week, Emotet
November 12, 2019 06:05 - 6 minutes - 3.88 MB- Berlin Science Prize - Naturkundemuseum extension - Traffic safety action week - Emotet ** Please check out the show notes over at www.berlinbriefing.de for the links to our sources. Contact us: Twitter: @berlinbriefing Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BerlinBriefing/ Mail: [email protected]
11.11.2019 - Roundup
November 11, 2019 05:53 - 5 minutes - 3.37 MB- Stadt-Derby - Deutsche Wohnen fine - Nikutta leaves BVG - Monitored memorial - Checkpoint Charlie actor ban - Deadly U-Bahn push Invalidenstraße speed limit - Emotet computer virus - Cold relief - November 9th celebrations - Wall piece shipped to White House ** Please check out the show notes over at www.berlinbriefing.de for the links to our sources. Contact us: Twitter: @berlinbriefing Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BerlinBriefing/ Mail: [email protected]
01.11.2019 - Saturday police deployment, Warming station, “Original Play” prohibited, Organic school meals
November 01, 2019 06:47 - 8 minutes - 5.26 MB** Please note: The next Berlin Briefing will be published on November 11th. ** - Saturday police deployment - Warming station - “Original Play” prohibited - Organic school meals ** Please check out the show notes over at www.berlinbriefing.de for the links to our sources. Contact us: Twitter: @berlinbriefing Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BerlinBriefing/ Mail: [email protected]
31.10.2019 - Unemployment numbers, U8 death, New Hertha arena, October temperatures
October 31, 2019 05:54 - 5 minutes - 3.51 MB- Unemployment numbers - U8 death - New Hertha arena - October temperatures ** Please check out the show notes over at www.berlinbriefing.de for the links to our sources. Contact us: Twitter: @berlinbriefing Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BerlinBriefing/ Mail: [email protected]
30.10.2019 - "Quartier Wir", Football & police deployment, Airport blockade, Art theft
October 30, 2019 05:50 - 9 minutes - 5.62 MB- "Quartier Wir" - Football & police deployment - Airport blockade - Art theft ** Please check out the show notes over at www.berlinbriefing.de for the links to our sources. Contact us: Twitter: @berlinbriefing Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BerlinBriefing/ Mail: [email protected]
29.10.2019 - Criminal clan raids, BER check-in, Visa fraud, Spoiled mushrooms
October 29, 2019 05:29 - 6 minutes - 4.11 MB- Criminal clan raids - BER check-in - Visa fraud - Spoiled mushrooms ** Please check out the show notes over at www.berlinbriefing.de for the links to our sources. Contact us: Twitter: @berlinbriefing Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BerlinBriefing/ Mail: [email protected]
28.10.2019 - Rental scooter and bike zones, Referees on strike, Kita displacements
October 28, 2019 07:31 - 8 minutes - 4.94 MB- Rental scooter and bike zones - Referees on strike - Kita displacements ** Please check out the show notes over at www.berlinbriefing.de for the links to our sources. Contact us: Twitter: @berlinbriefing Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BerlinBriefing/ Mail: [email protected]
25.10.2019 - Oberbaumbrücke, Criminal clans, Amri photos, West Nile Virus
October 25, 2019 05:05 - 9 minutes - 5.98 MB- Oberbaumbrücke - Criminal clans - Amri photos - West Nile Virus ** Please check out the show notes over at www.berlinbriefing.de for the links to our sources. Contact us: Twitter: @berlinbriefing Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BerlinBriefing/ Mail: [email protected]
24.10.2019 - Shots at Grenzallee, Littering fines, Police in Görli, Escooter regulations
October 24, 2019 05:57 - 9 minutes - 6.05 MB- Shots at Grenzallee - Littering fines - Police in Görli - Escooter regulations ** Please check out the show notes over at www.berlinbriefing.de for the links to our sources. Contact us: Twitter: @berlinbriefing Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BerlinBriefing/ Mail: [email protected]
23.10.2019 - Drug limit exemptions, Nightline Berlin, Traffic bollards, Späti robbery prevented
October 23, 2019 04:23 - 7 minutes - 4.67 MB- Drug limit exemptions - Nightline Berlin - Traffic bollards - Späti robbery prevented ** Please check out the show notes over at www.berlinbriefing.de for the links to our sources. Contact us: Twitter: @berlinbriefing Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BerlinBriefing/ Mail: [email protected]
22.10.2019 - Bellevue station fire, Road closures, DB Mindbox, “Cocaine taxis”
October 22, 2019 04:22 - 7 minutes - 4.35 MB- Bellevue station fire - Road closures - DB Mindbox - “Cocaine taxis” ** Please check out the show notes over at www.berlinbriefing.de for the links to our sources. Contact us: Twitter: @berlinbriefing Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BerlinBriefing/ Mail: [email protected]
21.10.2019 - Rent cap, Suspected art fraudster arrested, Summer holiday scheduling, AfD teacher reporting portal
October 21, 2019 05:48 - 11 minutes - 6.84 MB- Rent cap - Suspected art fraudster arrested - Summer holiday scheduling - AfD teacher reporting portal ** Please check out the show notes over at www.berlinbriefing.de for the links to our sources. Contact us: Twitter: @berlinbriefing Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BerlinBriefing/ Mail: [email protected]