Overview
- The Berlin Senate approved the change, with the Mitte district now responsible for installing signs and updating records.
- Officials framed the naming as a tribute to Helmut Kohl’s role in German unity and European integration.
- The avenue runs from the Victory Column through the Tiergarten toward the CDU’s Konrad-Adenauer-Haus, adding symbolic resonance.
- Because the street has no residents, the renaming is expected to cause minimal disruption or private costs.
- The step follows a 2023 CDU–SPD pledge to honor Kohl, and coverage notes his legacy remains contested due to the CDU donations scandal.