Overview

• Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for the redevelopment of Berlin’s Tempelhofer Feld, a major urban green space, to address Germany's housing shortage.
• Environmental groups, including BUND, oppose the plan, arguing the field is vital for urban ecology, recreation, and climate regulation in the city.
• Critics highlight that a 2014 referendum rejected similar plans, with Berliners voting to preserve the area as a public space.
• Scholz’s housing policy has faced criticism for failing to meet his earlier pledge of 400,000 new homes annually, with only 300,000 built in recent years.
• Opposition parties, including the Greens, argue that the government should focus on tenant protections and affordable housing reforms rather than controversial construction projects.