Overview
- The motion would let municipalities restrict or ban private fireworks by ordinance starting New Year’s Eve 2026/27, with a nationwide legal ban from 2027/28 if local measures fall short.
- Professional displays would continue to be permitted under the proposal, distinguishing them from private pyrotechnics.
- A YouGov survey found 63 percent celebrating without fireworks, and an Infratest poll for rbb showed 75 percent in Berlin back a ban on private fireworks.
- As an opposition initiative, the proposal faces long odds unless additional parliamentary groups provide backing.
- Die Linke cites five deaths last New Year, hundreds of serious injuries, rising attacks on police and rescue workers, argues Category 1 items could preserve tradition, and urges continued DFB–fan talks on stadium pyrotechnics.