Termine und News

Autumn revival on the labor market after a rise in unemployment: In September, a total of 14,825 people were registered as unemployed in the city of Frankfurt (Oder), the district of Märkisch-Oderland and the district of Oder-Spree. This is 515 fewer than in August and 542 more than in September 2024. The unemployment rate is 6.5 percent. In August, it stood at 6.7 percent and in September last year at 6.3 percent.

While several hundred thousand young people have started their training in Germany, the application phase for the next generation has already begun. The Chambers of Industry and Commerce (IHKs) and the German Chamber of Industry and Commerce (DIHK) are once again supporting them with a strong nationwide campaign that whets the appetite for training – fresh, bold and right on the pulse of the target group.

On 23.9.2025 from 4 p.m. there will be a celebration in the old hangar at Strausberg airfield. The "Startup Hangar Strausberg", one of the six startup centers funded by the state, will begin operations. Startups based in Brandenburg will be supported here to the east of Berlin over the next few years.

Businesses in direct marketing, the food industry and rural nature and equestrian tourism in the state of Brandenburg have until October 15, 2025 to enter the "pro agro Marketing Award 2026 – Naturally Brandenburg!" competition. The prize is awarded in three categories.

The IHK Ostbrandenburg presents the German-Polish study on the acceptance and implementation of the climate transition in the regional economy.

A meeting between Mayor Claus Junghanns and his Słubice counterpart Marzena Słodownik and the German government's coordinator for German-Polish inter-societal and cross-border cooperation, Knut Abraham MP, focused on the border controls on both sides and their negative impact on the twin city.

German-Polish partnerships at municipal level an anchor in cross-border cooperation in the heart of Europe: Knut Abraham, Member of the German Bundestag and Coordinator for German-Polish inter-societal and cross-border cooperation of the Federal Government, also used his visit to Frankfurt (Oder) on September 3, 2025 to meet with representatives of the PRO EUROPA VIADRINA Euroregion and the East Brandenburg Chamber of Industry and Commerce.

As of August 31, 1,295 new training contracts had been registered with the IHK Ostbrandenburg for the starting training year. This is 56 fewer contracts than at the same time last year. One of the reasons for this is that the start of training this year falls during the summer vacations; many school leavers have not yet made their decision or the contracts have not yet been submitted to the IHK.

IHK Ostbrandenburg presents TESLA with EMAS certificate as proof of highest ecological exemplarity: Tesla Manufacturing Brandenburg SE received its EMAS certification certificate on September 1. EMAS is a voluntary environmental management system of the European Union with the highest standards.

After the first 100 days of the new federal government, Brandenburg's chambers of industry and commerce (IHKs) have drawn a mixed conclusion. Although initial measures have been initiated, key expectations of the regional economy remain unfulfilled.