Overview
- The coalition will amend Berlin’s Neutrality Law to permit female teachers to wear Islamic headscarves unless they pose a demonstrable threat to school peace.
- Lawmakers plan a July 10 vote on the package during the final House of Representatives session before the summer recess.
- Under changes to the ASOG, police will gain expanded video surveillance authority in high-crime areas and enhanced telecommunications monitoring alongside longer exclusion orders for violent ex-partners.
- A training levy will be introduced to finance up to 2,000 extra apprenticeship positions, triggering charges only if targets are unmet by year-end.
- The reform agenda also includes drafting a framework to socialize large property companies and linking Berlin’s minimum wage to federal rate increases.