The Senate injects into its clubs an average of 81,429 euros.
According to Der Tagesspiegel newspaper published this weekend, Berlin clubs have received, on average, about 80,000 euros in aid from the German capital’s Senate. This is part of the Emergency Aid 1 program that was approved by local authorities in early April and that supports the clubbing sector, which has become one of the most affected by the pandemic since most of the nightclubs are closed from last March and will be closed until July 31st. Some have re-opened in a terrace format and respecting the distancing measures, but this has not served to alleviate the losses suffered by the interruption of their main activity.
In total, 38 companies have applied for this aid. Among them they represent a total of 46 clubs, festivals and concert halls because some of them have several businesses; among which are About Blank, Kater Club, Sage, or Tresor, according to the German newspaper.
The figures have been released after a written question by Green Party MP Georg Kössler to the Berlin Senate. The politician was delighted that most of the emergency aid has already been paid because it shows that Berlin takes club culture seriously.
‘We have to make sure that the clubs don’t sink, because they are an important part of Berlin and are among the sectors most affected by the Coronavirus crisis. I hope that the Senate will continue to support the clubs when the need arises. I want the people to dance and celebrate together again when the pandemic ends, so our clubs must survive’, Kössler wrote in his inquiry to the senate.
