Past news

With effect from June 1, 2023, the position of Head of Economic Development in the Municipality of Frankfurt (Oder) has been reoccupied with Sebastian Jungnickel. Claus Junghanns, Mayor and Councillor for Order and Safety, Economy and Central Services: "I am very pleased that the city of Frankfurt (Oder) could win a competent and strong leadership head of economic development with Sebastian Jungnickel. ..."

The tourism federation lake country Oder Spree takes over together with the LEADER region Märkische lakes a pioneer role and develops together with participants from tourism, research and nature protection offers, which move the bird world of the region into the focus and make it for guests as well as native experiencable.

Each year, a different Hanseatic city plays host, inviting people to celebrate Hanseatic history, tradition and international understanding. The 43rd International Hanse Convention, which expects delegations from more than 60 cities from different countries, will take place this year from June 22 to 25 in the Polish city of Toruń.

The KulturPass is an offer from the German government for all those who reach the age of 18 in 2023. They receive a virtual budget of 200.00 euros, which they can use for tickets, books, CDs, records and the like. The KulturPass app has been available since June 14, 2023, and includes a wealth of cultural institutions and creative experiences for young people. Various cultural institutions in Frankfurt (Oder) are also taking part in the campaign, offering a portfolio of cultural highlights.

The Frankfurt "Theater des Lachens" was awarded the 2023 Children's and Young People's Theater Prize by the INTHEGA Board for trend-setting children's and young people's theater in the area. The award ceremony took place last week during the INTHEGA congress in Bielefeld. The "Theater des Lachens" presents a diverse range of theater to the city and region.

The current exchange deadline affects holders of driver's licenses born between 1965 and 1970 who are still in possession of a paper document. These must be exchanged by January 19, 2024.

The round table "Sustainable Industrial Estates" goes into the next round. Together with the host municipality of Storkow (Mark), issues surrounding the topic of compensation and substitution measures were highlighted.

Further key core elements of the Citizen's Allowance introduced in January 2023 will take effect at the start of the second half of the year. Following the new standard rates introduced at the beginning of the year, the expanded toolbox for subsidies and the cooperation plan will now be introduced.

In the context of a four-day German-Polish conference, this year's Tourism Day took place on Tuesday, June 13 in Frankfurt (Oder). There, the first résumés of the German-Polish "Odra Velo" project could be drawn and joint successes could be looked back on.

Which places are particularly important to citizens in the twin city of Frankfurt (Oder)/Słubice? Where would they like to see change? A German-Polish team of researchers from the Leuphana University of Lüneburg and the University of Natural Sciences in Wroclaw is asking these and other questions until the end of June. The city of Frankfurt (Oder) and the municipality of Słubice are supporting the research project and invite citizens to participate in the survey until Friday, June 30, 2023.