Overview

• The Administrative Court in Berlin granted an emergency motion by the Pro Mohrenstraße initiative, restoring the suspensive effect of a pending lawsuit against the 2021 renaming order.
• The district’s plan to officially inaugurate Anton-Wilhelm-Amo-Straße on August 23 is on hold at least until the court rules on the application.
• The court found the interest in swift execution does not outweigh waiting for unresolved cases to be addressed.
• New street signs had already been installed in parts of Mitte, with plans for six months of crossed-out “Mohrenstraße” plates and free ID and vehicle document updates from September 15.
• The renaming, intended to honor philosopher Anton Wilhelm Amo, follows decades of activism and a July ruling by the higher administrative court that upheld the measure’s lawfulness.