Stories from Schwerin · Germany

The Filmkunstfestival Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is currently underway at the Filmpalast Kapitol in Schwerin.

Armin Müller-Stahl and his band are scheduled to perform songs, read, and recite tonight at 8 PM. The event will take place at the Filmpalast Kapitol in Schwerin.

Manuela Schwesig, Minister President of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, stated that many small and medium-sized enterprises, social employers, and the public sector cannot afford a specific premium.

The Landtag in Schwerin has passed a reform of the Security and Public Order Act. The reform addresses emergency calls and cases involving missing children and adolescents.

The city of Schwerin has unveiled plans for a large state garden show scheduled for 2035. The project aims to develop three key areas: the Schwimmende Wiese, the old Vorwärtsgelände, and the former freight station.

Art crime investigators began searching a property and grounds in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern on Monday morning. The search aims to locate nearly 500 gold coins stolen from the Celtic Roman Museum in Manching in 2022. Authorities suspect the missing gold is hidden on the property of a primary suspect and his partner. Over 400 Celtic gold coins and a gold cast cake remain missing three and a half years after the theft.

Conflicting reports have emerged regarding a tracker used during an election. While the tracker was intended to send location data to a rescue initiative, the initiative stated they did not want to share that data with others.

Michael Gartenschläger, a 32-year-old from Hamburg, was shot and killed by East German border guards on April 30, 1976. Gartenschläger was attempting to dismantle an SM70 self-firing device at the Inner German border in the Schwerin district.

Farmers and hunters in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern are collaborating to save fawns from agricultural machinery. Fawns tend to hide in the grass when threatened, making them difficult to spot by mowers. Heat-imaging drones are used to scan fields before mowing. In the past year, approximately 3,000 fawns were rescued by 41 drone teams, with hunters covering over 90% of the area.

Sebastian Elas, a CDU politician, has been elected as the new Lord Mayor of Schwerin in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. He secured the position in a runoff election with approximately 54 percent of the vote. Martin Horn retained his position as Lord Mayor of Freiburg im Breisgau, winning with an absolute majority of nearly 53 percent in the first round of voting.