The renaming will take a few weeks but should be done this year, said a BVG spokeswoman for the German press Agency. "As open to the world company and one of the largest employers in the capital of the BVG rejects any Form of racism or any other discrimination", - stated in the message. "From understanding and respect for the sometimes controversial debate about the name of the street the BVG has decided not to use him more for the naming of the metro station."

the Name of the road itself, which goes back probably to dark-skinned inhabitants once in the area, has for years been a point of contention renamed. In the city center district is already checked, whether the road should be renamed. Because of the desired involvement of the residents, however, spoke of a longer process.

inaugurated in 1908, the U-station has a long name history. Until 1950 it was called the Imperial court, then in East Berlin until 1986, Thalmann place until 1991, the Otto-Grotewohl-Straße. The adjacent moor road since then has been the name-giving. Cem Özdemir went over to rye: "your identitary chatter before disgusts me" FOCUS Online/Wochit Cem Özdemir buttoned rye: "your identitary chatter disgusts me"