Berlin’s famous club scene has long been hyped as among the best in the world. But a new study has shown that aside from comprising an essential stitch in the city’s “poor but sexy” fabric, Berlin’s nightlife has a very real economic value to match its unmeasurable street cred.
Pressure is mounting on Berlin’s long-serving mayor over revelations he knew a close political ally had avoided paying taxes on money stashed in a Swiss bank. The mayor has tried to avoid the scandal while on a ski break.