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Stop Heimstaden: Tenants fight mega-sale of 4,000 Berlin flats

The residents of Neukölln’s Donaustrasse 107 were in fighting spirit. While they saw off the gloomy weather hanging over their garden party with Glühwein and colourful cakes, they also had a bigger problem to contend with: the grim prospect of falling into the hands of the Scandinavian housing company Heimstaden. “It’s not just about this […]

Spanish tombs on the outskirts of Dresden and Berlin

We are located in Dresden, capital of Saxony, in what used to be the German Democratic Republic (GDR). Leaving from the north of the city, already where the houses end, we pass under a highway and to the left is the Heidefriedhof, one of the cemeteries that the municipality has.We enter and find a typical […]