Overview

• Berlin's Mayor Kai Wegner has called the proposed administrative reform a 'fresh start' to improve efficiency and responsiveness in the city's governance.
• The reform seeks to clearly define responsibilities between the Senate and districts to eliminate bureaucratic inefficiencies and end the long-criticized 'Behörden-Pingpong'.
• The initiative has gained broad political support, with backing from the CDU-SPD coalition as well as the Grünen and Linke factions.
• Legislative and constitutional changes are being debated in the Abgeordnetenhaus, with a two-thirds majority required for constitutional amendments.
• The reform is prioritized as one of the most significant projects of the current coalition, with plans for a final decision before the summer recess.