Photo: DPAParty-goers and tourists love Berlin, the capital of techno and home to a vibrant art scene. I got here at one in the morning" to get a birth certificate, the father of three told AFP. Postponed weddingsBut for those having to queue hours to register their child's birth, it is little comfort. "The state of the Berlin justice system is such that, for the prosecution service in particular, law is no longer applied," he said. For the FDP's Jasper-Winter, the city was simply not ready for the drastic transformation in demand and population size following the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Source: The Local December 08, 2017 03:00 UTC