Past news

The Märkisch-Oderland district council has approved the 2025 district budget by a majority. It has a volume of €532 million. However, it will only become legally binding once it has been approved by the Ministry of the Interior and Local Government.

The 1000 yellow parcels that will be making their way from the Oder-Spree district to all over Germany in the coming weeks and months are intended to inspire people to return to their old home.

"No more business as usual! After the Bundestag elections, we now need a decisive change of course to stop the free fall in German competitiveness." This is what Potsdam's IHK President Ina Hänsel, Chairwoman of the State Working Group of the Brandenburg Chambers of Industry and Commerce, says.

The social welfare office of the Oder-Spree district is simplifying access to housing benefit by digitizing the application process. Since January 1, 2025, citizens have been able to apply for housing benefit from the comfort of their own home on the district's website without having to visit the office in person.

As of now, the chambers of commerce are once again launching the prestigious competition. Companies can now apply for the most important business prize in the country, which is being awarded for the 21st time this year and recognizes outstanding entrepreneurial achievements.

With funding from the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media, it has been possible to digitize the records of the Vereinigte Kaufmannschaft zu Frankfurt an der Oder.

The Agency for Renewable Energies e. V. (AEE) honors the Oder-Spree district as Energy Community of the Month in February.

On Sunday, February 9, 2025, another PlusBus line will start in the district under the name "PlusBus Oderland-Spree".

At the first international conference on the future of Europe, the Ministry for Regional Policy and EU Funds invited the twin city of Frankfurt (Oder)-Słubice as a positive example of the use of subsidies from the EU Cohesion Fund.

In order to further develop the Oder-Spree district as a municipal healthcare and care location and make it fit for the future, the Oder-Spree district has set out to bundle Oder-Spree Krankenhaus GmbH, Rettungsdienst im Landkreis Oder-Spree GmbH and Seniorenheime des Landkreises Oder-Spree gGmbH into a single association under one umbrella brand.