Every glance at a property portal shows us: most of the flats offered to us Berliners are unaffordable. They are illegal because they are above the rent index. Many are even so high that they constitute extortionate rent and are therefore punishable by law.

At the same time, we can find many of the apartments on holiday rental portals in which we could actually be living as tenants. That is also prohibited.

Although this happens in plain sight, Berlin hardly takes any action against these violations of the law. This state inaction regarding criminal landlords is at all our expense.

Therefore, we demand: Priority for the enforcement of laws in the interests of tenants. The Senate must support the districts in putting an end to mass violations of the law. We demand a crisis unit against arbitrary landlord practices that consistently prosecutes breaches of the law.

In Berlin, people are now paying money just to have their name on a doorbell. That is a scandal. What sounds like a bureaucratic problem means exclusion, dependency and existential uncertainty in everyday life for many people and their families. Without registration, it is impossible to open a bank account, take a job or apply for benefits such as child benefit, housing benefit or student financial aid.

This is exacerbated by the Berlin housing crisis. An overheated housing market long ago ceased to determine only who can live where, but also who can practically exercise their rights and who cannot.

Particularly affected are homeless and unhoused people, people in precarious living conditions, those with low incomes, students, single parents, refugees, migrants and people without a secure residence status.

Registration is more than just an administrative act. A democratic city must not tie belonging and participation to a tenancy agreement, passport or wealth. Whoever lives in Berlin must be able to exercise their rights, have a say and take part in the political life of this city – and that includes local voting rights for all. Especially in times of right-wing extremism, social hardship and societal division, Berlin must lead the way as a progressive city and offer a practice of solidarity in opposition to the federal government's restrictive course.

Therefore, we demand: All people living in Berlin must be given the opportunity to register in Berlin on a regular basis. To achieve this, a Berlin identity card is needed that practically recognises this belonging and secures it in everyday life.

Everyone in Berlin must have the opportunity to get from A to B in their everyday lives. That must not be a question of one's budget. Because mobility is an essential prerequisite for participation and the exercise of fundamental rights. Especially in a big city like Berlin, this is relevant to the daily lives of hundreds of thousands.

The 9-euro ticket showed that affordable mobility is possible for everyone. Especially for people with little money, it made getting around noticeably easier. Despite this, it was scrapped again. Since then, ticket prices have only known one direction: upwards.

So far, passengers in particular are paying the high ticket prices. Corporations are not contributing fairly to the financing of local public transport. Yet they benefit directly from it: customers get to their shops, and employees reach their workplace. That is why corporations must also contribute to the financing of public transport.

Therefore, we demand: A fair funding model for public transport in Berlin so that a €9 ticket can be introduced. Corporations that benefit from local public transport must also contribute to its financing. In the long term, the goal remains fare-free public transport. Berlin must also campaign at federal level for the reintroduction of the €9 ticket.

The current school system means stress for parents and children. It is socially unjust. Even before they get a real chance to develop their skills and interests, children are divided into different types of schools. The pressure on grammar schools is high. This increases the barriers to entry and children sometimes have to put up with long journeys across the city. This drives the social division of Berlin.

In hardly any other country in the world are children separated into different types of school at such an early age. There is still a social mix in Berlin's districts. This must also be reflected in the schools.

Therefore, we demand: Comprehensive school as a mainstream school. All children should be taught together until year 10. All schools must offer an integrated upper school.

A Vonovia tenant pays an average of 166 euros of their rent every month to the group's shareholders. While many of us no longer know how to pay the next bill, the housing corporations are making massive profits.

Berliners are in agreement: housing should no longer be speculated with. That is why, in 2021, over 1 million Berliners voted for the referendum on the socialisation of large, profit-oriented housing corporations. Furthermore, an expert commission of the Senate has concluded that socialisation is both feasible and affordable.

Nevertheless, the current coalition of the CDU and SPD is refusing to implement the clear will of Berliners. That is a democratic scandal and ensures that our rents continue to end up in the pockets of the shareholders of Vonovia, Heimstaden and co.

Therefore, we demand: Corporations must not make a profit from our basic need for housing. The will of over 1 million Berliners must no longer be ignored. The „Expropriate Deutsche Wohnen & Co“ referendum must be implemented.