Past news

Together with Frankfurt (Oder) and the districts of Märkisch-Oderland and Oder-Spree, the IHK Ostbrandenburg is calling for considerable investment in the region's transport routes.

The Berlin-Brandenburg Aviation Initiative is calling on the next federal government to take concrete measures to improve the competitiveness of the location in national and international comparison.

The relaxation of the debt brake passed today in the Bundesrat paves the way for urgently needed investments. The IHK Ostbrandenburg has compiled a list of 25 infrastructure projects that have the highest priority from the perspective of the regional economy.

The European Twin Cities Frankfurt (Oder)-Słubice together with the European University Viadrina are holding the 1st Dialogue Forum of the Twin Cities at the Collegium Polonicum Słubice on June 2 and 3, 2025. The thematic focus will be on the challenges and opportunities in dealing with differences. Registration for participation is possible until 21.03.2025.

In the category "Road and Railway Bridges", the Oder Bridge of the Ostbahn is the winner. We congratulate Dipl.-Ing. Andreas Gollek!

A delegation visited the Polish city of Gorzów Wielkopolski and met with colleagues from the control centre of the administrative district of Lubusz, the city guard number 2 and the commandant's office of the state fire brigade in order to deepen the cross-border work of the emergency services between Poland and Germany.

The exciting topics ranged from the importance of the twin city of Frankfurt (Oder) - Słubice to the impact of reducing bureaucracy and the challenges of cross-border financing. Finally, Arite Stemmermann took first place with her look at the generation mix in start-ups.

The working group of health insurance associations in the state of Brandenburg has retroactively limited its obligation to provide benefits to all those with statutory health insurance to fixed amounts as of 01.01.2025. What impact does this have on residents?

The SME sector in the state of Brandenburg welcomes the plans of the upcoming federal government for a 500 billion euro investment package to modernize infrastructure, which is to be voted on in the German Bundestag next Tuesday. At the same time, Brandenburg's chambers of industry and commerce are warning against the misuse of the funds and are calling for a consistent focus on investment projects.

It is one of the most extensive school construction projects in Oder-Spree: the Spree Campus in Fürstenwalde. The Oder-Spree district is spending around 39 million euros on the construction of the new elementary school and the associated gymnasium.