Past news

A framework agreement between the European Union (EU) and the USA was formally concluded on the night of July 28, 2025: US tariffs on EU imports now amount to 15 percent. This is significantly lower than the 30 percent originally announced, but much higher than in the past. For this reason, the chambers of industry and commerce in Brandenburg continue to warn of the economic consequences of the settled customs dispute for export-oriented industries if there are no long-term agreements on relief for all industries in the near future.

A few weeks ago, the collection of Neumark silver was ceremoniously presented to the public at the Viadrina Municipal Museum. With the support of the Verein der Freunde und Förderer des Museums Viadrina e.V., it has since been possible to add another piece to the Frankfurt silver collection.

The Hirschaue estate was one of the winners of this year's Brandenburg Innovation Award as part of a joint project. The "reffiSchaf" project aims to establish a value chain for lamb and sheep meat and supports the preservation of Brandenburg's sheep farms and their cultural landscape.

Economist Prof. Dr. Charlotte Köhler is the new Vice President for Digitalization at the European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder). The University Senate elected her to the position on Wednesday, July 16, at the suggestion of Viadrina President Prof. Dr. Eduard Mühle.

Anne Voigt has been head of the Frankfurt (Oder) Music School since June 2025. Born in Hamburg, she is a trained saxophonist, music teacher and long-standing head of department with more than 30 years of experience in teaching, ensemble work and artistic practice.

In an open letter, the Pro Wirtschaft alliance addresses an appeal against the excessive regulation of housing construction, which is massively hindering urgently needed investment and the creation of affordable housing. The alliance members are in favor of practical reforms in housing construction and are calling for rapid relief for investors, municipalities and the economy in the region.

New generation at the helm of the BSOF: Felix Mildenberger is to become the new Chief Conductor and Artistic Director of Brandenburg's only A-list orchestra. He succeeds Jörg-Peter Weigle,whose contract ends with the 2024/25 season.

A great success for the MOVE team from the Oder-Spree district: the tour for mobility education and participation of young people has been nominated for the nationwide "Good Citizen Participation 2025" award.

Minister Keller accepted an invitation from the Oderland-Spree Municipal Working Group (KAG) on June 27 to find out about current projects in the area of economic development and business park development. The work of the KAG was presented by the chairman of the working committee, Mr. Rainer Schinkel.

The city of Frankfurt (Oder) and the municipality of Słubice are partners in the Interreg VI A project "Mobile Twin City", which will run from 1 May 2024 to 31 October 2026. Since the beginning of the year, the digital bilingual newsletter "Mobile Double City" has been published by the Frankfurt-Słubice Cooperation Center and sent by e-mail.