Overview
- The new Helmut-Kohl-Allee street sign was revealed Saturday after a state-hosted ceremony held with the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung and the Bundeskanzler-Helmut-Kohl-Stiftung.
- Berlin’s governing mayor Kai Wegner and KAS chair Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer spoke at the event in the foundation’s academy near the renamed street.
- Angela Merkel, Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and Maike Kohl-Richter did not attend, and Kohl’s widow is pursuing a court injunction to stop the federal Kohl foundation from using his name.
- The renamed stretch runs from the Victory Column through the Tiergarten toward CDU headquarters, placing the honor within sight of party and foundation buildings.
- The Senate approved the change in September to mark 35 years of German unity, and the May 9 date also reflects Europe Day from the 1950 Schuman Declaration.