Berlin is on track to officially declare its nightclubs as cultural institutions, RA reports.
Having been previously classified as "entertainment venues" alongside brothels, arcades and casinos, the change in legal status will protect certain nightclubs in the German capital from gentrification, and means they will be permitted to open in more parts of the city. They will also benefit from tax breaks.
According to the Live Musik Kommission, an almost unanimous vote on Wednesday, 5th May, declared in favour of the recommendation to change the status of nightclubs and live venues from entertainment sites to cultural sites. On Friday, 7th May, the recommendation will be presented at the Bundestag and, according to Die Linke politician Caren Lay, is expected to be signed off without debate.