Overview

• The Schwerin administrative court ruled July 23 in an expedited proceeding that the festival can proceed as before, overturning an alcohol ban and other safety conditions after finding no evidence of past disorder.
• Organizers classified the August assembly as a public gathering to sidestep a new €8,000 parking lease fee imposed by the municipality of Gägelow.
• Nordwestmecklenburg county officials lodged a complaint with the Greifswald higher administrative court, arguing that their security assessments were overlooked.
• The Greifswald court’s upcoming decision will decide if restrictions on alcohol service and glass containers return before the festival on August 22–23.
• Since 2007 the event in the neo-Nazi-influenced village of Jamel has drawn national attention as a stand against right-wing extremism and counts SPD state leaders among its patrons.