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Karoline Preisler wrote that she had been awarded the Arno Hamburger Prize for Civil Courage by the Jewish Cultural Community of Nuremberg (IKGN). She expressed that she was overwhelmed and grateful and emphasized the beauty of the medal. Arno Hamburger was far more than a British soldier, a witness to the Nuremberg Trials, and head of the IKGN; he took action. She sees the prize named after him as an honor and a commitment, Preisler wrote. #Zivilcourage #Ehrung #Dankbarkeit (translated)

Emanuel Boeminghaus reported that the British malt manufacturer Crisp Malt plans, according to industry reports, to close its malt plant in Hamburg-Eidelstedt by the end of March 2027. The company has not officially confirmed the plans so far. The site has an annual production capacity of 110,000 tons. As reasons for the crisis in the malt industry, Boeminghaus cited the significantly decreased demand for Scotch whisky as well as high energy and transport costs. In Germany, around 350,000 tons of annual malt capacity have already been lost. If the Hamburg plant were to close, the loss would rise to around 460,000 tons, according to his contribution. He cited Vinetur from October 10, 2026, as the source. https://t.co/18Do28BQPK #Industrie #Hamburg #Werksschließung (translated)

The Hamburg Senate is examining a new location for the planned natural history museum after a real estate company has made a more favorable offer near the main train station, while the Greens are questioning the project's priority. #Naturkundemuseum #Hamburg #Elbtower (translated)

The trial against the alleged leader of the sabotage command, Serhii K., will soon begin at the Hamburg Higher Regional Court, with incriminating evidence and intercepted phone calls indicating an official military operation aimed at destroying the Nord Stream pipelines. #NordStream #Sabotage #Prozess (translated)

The federal government has prohibited the takeover of 80 percent of the shares of the Hamburg logistics company Zippel by the Chinese shipping company Cosco for security reasons, although the Federal Cartel Office had previously approved it. #ZippelÜbernahme #Cosco #Sicherheitsbedenken (translated)

The Hamburg Racing Club is facing crucial challenges on October 12, as the members must decide the future of the traditional German Gallop Derby and elect a new chairman, while the location of Hamburg and the status of the race as a "Group I race" are at risk. #GaloppDerby #HamburgerRennClub #Pferderennsport (translated)

The author considered the ban on COSCO's takeover of the logistics company Zippel to be correct. In his view, the Federal Government is thus preventing the deepening of dependence on China and is not repeating the mistake it made in 2023 with the Port of Hamburg. https://t.co/ApfUaT8Ar7 #Logistik #Wirtschaft #China #CN #DE (translated)

The federal government has prohibited the sale of 80 percent of the shares of the Hamburg logistics company Zippel to the Chinese state shipping company Cosco for security reasons, as this could jeopardize the resilience of German and European supply chains. #Logistik #Investitionen #Sicherheit (translated)

Björn Harms wrote that the reports about the revelations from the Glut magazine regarding the municipal company "Fördern & Wohnen" have expanded. Focus and the Hamburger Morgenpost have also reported on this. A managing director spent only five months in office and received 453,000 euros for it; according to Harms, the taxpayer bears the cost. https://t.co/qmEMMKGTCs #Hamburg #Skandal #Steuerzahler (translated)

The podcast "House of Block," in which Christina Block's daughters speak publicly for the first time about the years-long family conflict, is causing new discussions and open questions before the Hamburg Regional Court in the ongoing criminal proceedings against the Hamburg steakhouse heiress. #BlockProzess #HausDerBlock #Familienkonflikt (translated)

The Hamburger Renn-Club breaks with the tradition of the Gallop Derby by hosting the most important horse race of the year for the first time on a Saturday instead of a Sunday, in order to align more closely with the international sports calendar. #DeutschesDerby #Galopprennen #Traditionsbruch (translated)

Manaf Hassan criticized the closeness of Federal Constitutional Court President Stephan Harbarth to the political leadership. A photo from the weekend in Bremen shows Harbarth at the state ceremony for the Day of German Unity directly next to leading politicians, he wrote. The court president must stand for the separation of powers, but had previously served as a CDU member of the Bundestag, a member of the CDU federal executive, and as deputy chairman of the CDU/CSU faction in the Bundestag. Harbarth had switched from the faction leadership to the Federal Constitutional Court in November 2018 and was elected vice president the day after his election as a judge. About a year and a half later, he became president. Hassan described it as unusual that Harbarth reached the head of the court without prior judicial activity in Karlsruhe. Before that, Harbarth had worked as a partner in a law firm that split from Shearman & Sterling in 2008, becoming SZA Schilling, Zutt & Anschütz. Until 2004, Hanno Berger also worked there in Frankfurt on tax law. Berger is considered a central developer of the Cum-Ex transactions, in which banks and investors received refunds for capital gains tax that they had never paid. Experts estimate the damage, according to Hassan, at a double-digit billion amount. Berger later advised, among others, the Hamburg Warburg Bank and has since been legally convicted. Harbarth worked during those years in the Mannheim office of the law firm; what he knew about Berger's activities remains unclear, Hassan wrote. Additionally, Hassan referred to decisions and proceedings at the Federal Constitutional Court: The First Senate under Harbarth's chairmanship had examined and largely approved central Corona measures in 2021. In the Second Senate, there has been a complaint regarding the election review from BSW for almost two years, which wants to achieve a recount of the federal election and entry into the Bundestag. If BSW were to enter Parliament retroactively, the black-red coalition would lose its own majority, according to Hassan. He asked how Harbarth could be at the head of the court while also publicly standing next to the government, whose actions the court should control. #Bremen #Bundesverfassungsgericht #Politik (translated)

Ultras Clips reported that supporters of Hamburger SV and FC København paid tribute to 26-year-old FC København fan Mathias Blindbæk Schlüter during a friendly match. The author said Schlüter died in a traffic accident on September 22 and had helped foster a close friendship between the clubs’ fan groups. Supporters of both teams displayed banners honouring him, with messages in German and Danish that meant “Mathias forever,” Ultras Clips wrote. #Fodbold #SupporterKultur #Solidaritet (translated)