Overview

• An emergency injunction by the Verwaltungsgericht Berlin blocks the 23 August unveiling and legal effect of the planned switch to Anton-Wilhelm-Amo-Straße.
• The court reinstated the suspensive effect of a pending suit against the 2021 general order and found no overriding public interest for immediate enforcement.
• The panel indicated the resident’s case is unlikely to prevail on the merits, underscoring that the pause is procedural and temporary.
• Street signs with the new name are already installed; the court said timing the event for the UN remembrance day does not create legal urgency.
• The Bezirksamt Mitte has filed a complaint with the Oberverwaltungsgericht to proceed, and the renaming remains paused unless that review overturns the injunction.