US EditionInside Germany: A Racist Street Name, a 'Chips Ban' and the Fear of Change
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Today in Berlin, a nationwide dispute over colonial street names and their renaming is coming to an end.
Inside Germany: A racist street name, a 'chips ban' and the fear of change
From the as of yet still unchanged name of a central Berlin street to a ban on the sale of crisps in Bavaria after 8pm and a few of the other changes coming your way, here's what we're talking about at The Local this week.
The renaming of a boulevard in Anton-Wilhelm-Amo-Straße after Germany's first scholar born in Africa is blocked for the time being. The dispute over the elimination of a symbol of the colonial era continues.
For years, the name of Berlin's Mohrenstraße has been discussed. On Saturday, it was supposed to be renamed Anton-Wilhelm-Amo-Straße. But the Berlin Administrative Court stopped this for the time being.
For years the Berlin district of Mitte wants to rename the Mohrenstraße. Several court proceedings survive the idea. But shortly before the official renaming at the weekend, an urgent request stops the project.
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