Overview
- Schleswig’s higher administrative court granted an interim injunction that suspends the Föhr-Amrum blanket ban, ruling the state immission law is no basis for prohibiting private fireworks.
- Judges noted fireworks regulation falls under federal explosives law, so any comprehensive bans require federal authority, with the municipal ordinance stayed beyond this New Year.
- Several Berlin districts reaffirm limits on pure-bang pyrotechnics to 31 December 18:00 through 1 January 07:00 via local general orders.
- The Berlin Senate plans narrowly defined no-fireworks areas at high-risk locations such as Alexanderplatz, parts of Schöneberg, Sonnenallee and Admiralsbrücke.
- Police in Berlin issued multilingual letters warning about dangerous “Kugelbomben” and reminding families of fines that can reach €10,000, as political debate intensifies over a nationwide sales ban sought by Greens and tougher penalties favored by the CDU.