Military expansion blocks Tegel refugee accommodation
The Bundeswehr issued a moratorium on the civilian conversion of Tegel, scrapping plans for new refugee housing.
Thursday, 14 August
Berlin’s largest refugee shelter to close by year’s end
Tegel’s sprawling refugee complex - once dubbed “Germany’s worst and most expensive” - is being dismantled as […]
Tuesday, 29 July
Berlin forecasts significant increase in homelessness by 2029
Over the past three years, the number of people experiencing homelessness in Berlin has doubled. By 2029, […]
Thursday, May 22
Container “villages” fall short: 2,500 refugee spaces scrapped
Berlin falls short on refugee housing plan, with 2,500 planned spaces in shipping container villages cancelled or […]
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“It honestly felt like working at a prison”: Inside Berlin’s controversial Tegel refugee centre
Once a modern, cutting edge airport, Flughafen Tegel's abandoned terminals are now the most infamous refugee camp […]
