Past news

A digital giveaway market for Märkisch-Oderland has been online since February 23. Citizens of the district can use it to give away household items in good condition or exchange them for other everyday items free of charge and without the hassle of creating an account. The waste management company MOL is thus also gradually developing the digital services offered by its waste app MOL.

With the district reform in 1993, implemented under the then Prime Minister Manfred Stolpe, the independent city of Frankfurt (Oder) and the newly founded district of Oder-Spree officially became neighbors. After more than 30 years of good cooperation and neighbourly relations, there was a premiere on Tuesday, 20 February 2024: the administrative heads met together for the first time.

From the 2024/25 school year, the Karl-Liebknecht-Gymnasium in Frankfurt (Oder) will be setting up a language learning class for Polish for the first time. This will enable even more pupils to learn the language – in future even from Year 5. The Ministry of Education (MBJS) and the city of Frankfurt (Oder) also see the offer as a further contribution to intensifying neighborly relations with Poland.

ALCARO Invest, an owner-managed and nationwide specialist for the development, operation and letting of logistics and commercial real estate, has received planning permission for the second logistics property in Log Plaza Frankfurt (Oder). René Wilke, Mayor of the City of Frankfurt (Oder), personally handed over the building permit yesterday to Peter Bergmann and Arne Haeger, the responsible project managers at ALCARO Invest.

A new online portal from the Federal Employment Agency (BA) has been up and running at www.mein-now.de since the start of the year. With "meinNOW", people in employment, employers, the unemployed and further training providers have a central entry point for all topics relating to further vocational training. "meinNOW" offers guidance and information and makes the topic of continuing vocational training accessible to all interested parties digitally and in one place on the internet.

State Secretary Uwe Schüler from the Ministry of Infrastructure and Regional Planning of the State of Brandenburg handed over a funding notification for 150,000 euros to District Administrator Gernot Schmidt at the train station in Müncheberg on February 2, 2024.

As part of the work of the round table "Future and educational opportunities for children in Frankfurt (Oder) – active against child poverty", active members of the Frankfurt Children's Charter sub-working group and interested parties meet regularly to discuss the current challenges facing children and young people and to develop new ideas and projects. Anyone interested in the Kindercharta regulars' table is welcome to attend on the last Wednesday of the month (outside of vacations) at the WG Bar.

Florian Vogel, Artistic Director of the Kleist Forum, has extended his contract until the end of the 2026/27 season, ensuring the continued development of the theater's artistic work. "I am very happy to continue to take on the challenge of developing an ambitious and highly entertaining program for this wonderful theater for another three years ..."

Minister of Culture Dr. Manja Schüle and Minister of Infrastructure Rainer Genilke, together with State Conservator Prof. Dr. Thomas Drachenberg, presented the 2023 balance sheet for monument funding in the state of Brandenburg in Potsdam today. One outstanding example of funding is the conversion and refurbishment of the historic town hall of the city of Frankfurt (Oder) in line with its listed status.

Axel Vogel, Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Climate Protection of the State of Brandenburg, visited Frankfurt (Oder) as part of his tour of districts and independent cities.