When Joe Biden comes to Berlin for his working visit this Thursday, it will also be a kind of farewell to politics for him. Shortly before the end of his term as US President, he is visiting Germany for two days. Berlin is in a kind of state of emergency at this time: three restricted areas have been set up, around the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Bellevue Palace, where he is received by Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, and the government district. Local transport sometimes comes to a standstill. It is not yet known whether and how Biden will appear publicly.