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. ..."

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

The city of Frankfurt (Oder) and the municipality of Słubice invite the residents of both cities to the second Frankfurt-Słubice Citizens' Picnic on cross-border urban development. The event will take place as part of the "European Festival of Neighbors" on Friday, May 12, 2023 from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Plac Sybiraków in Słubice.

The city of Frankfurt (Oder) would like to present its budget more transparently and make it accessible at a lower threshold in order to make municipal activities and their financing even more comprehensible. This is to succeed from now on with the "interactive budget", a tool of the company Axians IKVS GmbH, which can now be viewed on the city website.

In Frankfurt (Oder), there is a diverse project landscape. The existing projects and participation formats are summarized on the citizens' platform Frankfurt (Oder). Profiles and further information provide information on the individual offerings.