German minister unveils plan to block Berlin expropriations

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2026-10-25

Berlin (dpa) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's conservative-led government is seeking to block plans by a possible left-wing administration in Berlin to expropriate tens of thousands of flats from commercial landlords in a bid to curb soaring rents in the capital. Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt is pushing for new federal legislation that would impose significant hurdles on the city-state government's plans to bring large swathes of Berli......

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