Past news

Intact ecosystems are important habitats. These include forests, soils or near-natural green spaces in the city and in the countryside. They store carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, serve as protection in the event of flooding or provide cooling in hot weather.

On December 13, 2024, the first small projects were approved in the Gorzów office of the Euroregion at the first meeting of the Euroregional Steering Committee (ELA) for the small project funds in the PRO EUROPA VIADRINA Euroregion.

On December 11, 2024, the foundation stone was ceremoniously laid for the new fire department technical center at Am Biotop in Strausberg. The district of Märkisch-Oderland has a fire department technical center (FTZ) with an integrated disaster control warehouse to fulfill the tasks of supra-local fire protection and supra-local assistance. The FTZ is also a training and further education facility for firefighters and members of aid organizations.

On December 11, 2024, Wilfried Harald Lausch, the former plant manager of the city of Frankfurt (Oder)'s own sports center, was honored with an entry in the city's Golden Book on the occasion of his retirement. This high recognition was preceded by many years of outstanding work in the field of competitive sport, in particular as head of the Brandenburg Olympic Training Center. For more than three decades, Wilfried Lausch played a decisive role in shaping the sporting infrastructure and performance of the Frankfurt (Oder) sports center.

From April 2025, anyone wishing to embark on a course of study that individually promotes international career paths is in the right place at the European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder). Prospective students can now enrol for a variety of Bachelor's and Master's degree programs in the fields of cultural studies, law and economics. Enrolment for the summer semester 2025 runs until March 15, 2025.

The Unithea theater festival will celebrate its 25th edition in the twin city of Frankfurt (Oder) – Słubice on June 13 and 14, 2025. Following the positive response to the diverse performances this year, a team of students and employees of the European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder) is currently working on the preparations for next year's anniversary edition. The focus is on the theme of "Passion". The application phase for artists is currently underway.

At the end of last year, the Verein der Freunde und Förderer des Museums Viadrina e.V. was able to acquire a valuable piece of Frankfurt's city history. It is a so-called Kratervase from the year 1846, which was produced at the time by the Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur Berlin (KPM). The krater vase can now be viewed on the second floor of the Junkerhaus of the Viadrina Municipal Museum.

Thierbachshof presented a donation of 150 euros to the Steinhöfel youth fire department as part of its atmospheric Christmas market last Sunday. With this gesture, operators Anne-Kathrin Kuhlemann and Markus Haastert thanked the young firefighters for their exemplary commitment, especially in the area of recruiting young people for the indispensable tasks of the volunteer fire department.

In the "Our village has a future" competition, "Kummse", as Kummersdorf is affectionately known, took first place for the Oder-Spree district and was awarded the title at district level on December 3, 2024 at Beeskow Castle.

Artists can currently register until Tuesday, December 17 for the Open Studios on the first weekend in May (May 3 and 4, 2025) to open their studios or take part in the joint exhibition. At the event, visitors will have the opportunity to talk to the artists and find out more about the art scene in the twin city.