Berlin’s Hackescher Markt S-Bahn station on a frigid January night. (Courthouse News photo / William Dotinga)
LUXEMBOURG (CN) Germany has been violating European Union pollution standards since 2010, the bloc’s top court ruled on Thursday.
Not available in English, the decision from the European Court of Justice says that Berlin failed to take appropriate measures to curb nitrogen dioxide emissions between 2010 and 2016.
“The Federal Republic of Germany has manifestly failed to adopt appropriate measures in good time to ensure that the time limits for exceeding the limit values fixed for NO2 are as short as possible,” the Seventh Chamber wrote.
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Lockdown rules could soon be relaxed after the Covid-19 incidence rate fell below the crucial 100 case threshold. Photo: IMAGO / A. Friedrichs
Friday, May 7
On Friday there were 596 new Covid-19 infections reported in Berlin. The seven-day incidence currently stands at 98.6 cases per 100,000 people
Covid-19 incidence rate falls below 100
On Thursday Berlinâs Covid-19 incidence dropped below the crucial threshold of 100 cases per 100,000 people, paving the way for a less stringent lockdown. The seven-day average incidence rate currently stands at 98.6, while the R-value has fallen to 0.7. If the seven-day incidence remains below 100 for five consecutive days, current âemergency brakeâ rules â including the 10pm curfew and strict limits on gatherings â will fall away. Additionally, the Senat signalled this week that restaurants could reopen to outdoor diners if the decrease in the case rate continues.
Accepting PayPal on the streets
Kai sells Karuna Kompass, a street magazine. With people reluctant to pay cash during corona, he s gone digital. Stefan Bartylla, 29.4.2021 - 14:43 Uhr
Artikel anhören Photo: Stefan BartyllaKai and Karuna.
Berlin - Corona has hit the city s neediest particularly hard. Many have given up hope but some are finding new ways to cope with the unfamiliar situation. Kai has lived in a homeless shelter in Grünau, in southwestst Berlin, for five years and sells the street magazine published by social welfare non-profit Karuna e.V. in the city centre. He s found a solution to help him get through the pandemic. For donations and newspaper sales, Kai is going digital: you can support him using a QR code and PayPal.