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meIt’s going to be a very unusual New Years Eve this New Years Eve. Because due to the corona pandemic, many things that until now have been part of the celebration on this occasion are prohibited. In Berlin, for example, the big party at the Brandenburg Gate, attended by hundreds of thousands in recent years and broadcast on television, will be canceled. There shouldn’t be any big celebrations anywhere else in the country either, people shouldn’t gather in large groups. The traditional fireworks at the Brandenburg Gate will also not take place this New Year’s Eve. Overall, there will be far fewer fireworks and explosions in the country than usual, much to the delight of some and the chagrin of others.
Because the sale of pyrotechnics, that is, rockets and explosions on New Year’s Eve, has been banned throughout the country by the Federal Ministry of the Interior. Until now, the sale of pyrotechnics was allowed from December 29 to 31; the Germans made the explosion cost more than 100 million euros each year. It is also forbidden to serve and drink alcohol in public at this turn of the year, and there is also a ban on gathering and gathering.
Burning and lighting previously purchased firecrackers is not strictly prohibited. For this reason, the capital has designated 56 zones of prohibition of fireworks in which in no case should fireworks be lit. These include Potsdamer Platz, Breitscheidplatz at the Memorial Church and the area around the Brandenburg Gate, but also parts of Neukölln and Kreuzberg-Friedrichshain, Märkisches Viertel, the old town of Spandau, and several popular parks. The police union criticized the project as “insane.” Police will have a hard time enforcing the bans, Norbert Cioma, the head of the union in Berlin, warned on Wednesday. “No one should be surprised when people break the rules and there are attacks on emergency services,” he said. It will not be possible to prevent all illegal firecrackers, said Berlin Interior Senator Andreas Geisel (SPD). But 2,600 police officers would be on duty in Berlin on New Year’s Eve. The police cannot be everywhere, but wherever they are, “they will enforce the law,” Geisel announced.
The rules of fireworks differ from city to city
To monitor compliance with the crown rules, the Baden-Württemberg police are announcing increased controls. According to information from the Presidium in Aalen, additional police forces will be on the move and will mainly control public places. Mannheim police also want to check hot spots for buildup. North Rhine-Westphalia also wants to be prepared for all eventualities. With a large number of more than 4,800 police officers, the most populous state wants to ensure a safe New Years Eve. “It is extremely difficult for the security authorities to predict how people will behave,” Interior Minister Herbert Reul (CDU) said in Düsseldorf.
