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420 homeless people have found a home through the Housing First scheme
Since 2018, Housing First has been helping homeless people in Berlin to make a fresh start. Demand is high, but the resources available to the charities are limited. more
To this end, an agreement - a so-called Memorandum of Understanding - was signed with the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) on Tuesday. According to the agreement, Berlin is prepared to host the Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in Germany together with other cities. A national bid for the games in 2036 or 2040 is being discussed, but nothing has been decided yet. Berlin's Governing Mayor Kai Wegner (CDU) said after a meeting of the Berlin Senate that such a major event would be a "great opportunity" for Germany and its capital.