Past news

Bad Freienwalde Tourismus GmbH and e.dis would like to give the youngest residents of the spa town and its districts a special treat in the run-up to Christmas. For this reason, Bad Freienwalde Tourismus GmbH invites all children to hand in their polished shoes to the Tourist Information Office by December 4, 2024. The shoes should be provided with a name tag and the age of the child to ensure a smooth process.

The members of Mittlere Oder e.V., the German supporting association of the PRO EUROPA VIADRINA Euroregion, met on 22.11.2024 at the European University Viadrina in Frankfurt (Oder) for the ordinary general meeting. In addition to the annual financial statements for the previous years, the work and budget plan for 2025 was also discussed and approved.

The Bad Freienwalde Tourismus GmbH team is delighted to present the new picture calendar for the year 2025! The calendar shows a collection of old postcards depicting restaurants and hotels from earlier times. Month by month, the historical views offer an interesting look at the development of Bad Freienwalde.

The most wonderful time of the year is just around the corner and some people can hardly wait for the Advent season. The Seenland Oder-Spree Tourism Association is shortening the waiting time this year and inviting guests and locals alike to plan an eventful pre-Christmas season in advance. From December 1 to 24, unique experiences, offers and inspiration can be found behind every door of the Advent calendar on the website seenland-oderspree.de.

40 graduates were honored on 21.11.2024 for their outstanding achievements as the best in dual training in the concert hall in Frankfurt (Oder). All of them completed their exams with at least 92 points and thus achieved the grade "very good".

Just in time for European Waste Prevention Week, the Märkisch-Oderland waste management company (EMO) is launching a new website at www.abfallberatung-mol.de. It is dedicated to the topics of waste prevention, resource protection and waste recycling. Every year in November, the European Week for Waste Prevention draws attention to the topics of resource and climate protection. This is what the three R's of the Europe-wide campaign week stand for: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.

"Regional art & culture" – that is the concept behind KUKURYKU! On Thursday, November 21, the spin-off from the European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder) was awarded the 2024 Courage Award by the Oderland-Spree Start-up Partners working group.

On November 21, 2024, the Spreepark event hall in Beeskow provided a large stage for start-ups in the Oderland-Spree region. The event was hosted by the Oderland-Spree start-up partners' working group, which presented the 2024 Founder Award and the 2024 Encouragement Award on this evening. The "Succession Award for the Oderland-Spree Region", sponsored by the East Brandenburg Chamber of Industry and Commerce and the Frankfurt (Oder) Chamber of Skilled Crafts, was also presented for the first time in the region.

The Office for Agriculture, Veterinary and Food Inspection can announce further progress in the fight against African swine fever (ASF) in our region: Restricted zone II in the districts of Spree-Neiße and Oberspreewald-Lausitz is being reduced in size, while restricted zone I in the districts of Märkisch-Oderland, Oder-Spree, Dahme-Spreewald and in the independent city of Frankfurt (Oder) is largely being lifted and transferred to free territory.

The "Chefinsache/Chefsache" campaign for skilled workers and locations was launched in Marzahn-Hellersdorf and Märkisch-Oderland (MOL) with an impressive poster campaign. The aim of the campaign is to highlight the Metropolitan Region East as an attractive place to live and work and to support regional companies in recruiting skilled workers.