Termine und News

Once again this year, pro agro is expecting at least 80,000 visitors to the country's major event, which will take place on the weekend of June 13 and 14, 2026. Farms can use the opportunity to give a wide audience an insight into modern farming processes and present their products and services. Potential hosts can register until February 22nd.

The Berlin-Brandenburg metropolitan region is not getting off the ground economically at the start of 2026. The latest figures from the economic report of the Berlin and Brandenburg chambers of industry and commerce reveal the structural crisis. At 102 points, the economic climate index is now only slightly above the standstill mark (100 points). Two thirds of companies cite the economic policy framework conditions as the greatest risk to business development.

It is a pressing issue in almost every company: The introduction and use of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is increasingly becoming part of everyday working life in companies and organisations. For employees, this development is often associated with a sense of threat.

The establishment of the Border Information Point of the PRO EUROPA VIADRINA Euroregion in Frankfurt (Oder) with the catchment area in the Märkisch-Oderland district, the Oder-Spree district and also in the city of Frankfurt (Oder) is continuously gaining in intensity, content and contour thanks to the support and involvement of numerous regional players. The East Brandenburg Chamber of Industry and Commerce is one of the competent supporters of this project.

The district council adopted the budget for 2026 at its meeting on February 11, 2026. The operating budget includes expenditure of 546.5 million euros. Despite the strained municipal financial situation, the district is sending a clear signal for stability and investment in the future. However, it combines the resolution with specific blocking notices for selected construction projects.

The 15 East German chambers of industry and commerce that make up the Heringsdorf Circle are calling on the German government to submit a bid for Expo 2035 in the Berlin-Brandenburg capital region to the International Expo Bureau (Bureau International des Expositions) in Paris. Expo 2035 can actively support structural change in Berlin and the eastern German federal states and provide sustainable support through innovation, investment and training.

Unemployment rate rises to 6.8 percent due to seasonal factors - manufacturing industry still without strength: In January, a total of 15,596 people were registered as unemployed in the city of Frankfurt (Oder), the district of Märkisch-Oderland and the district of Oder-Spree. That is 814 more than in December and 27 fewer than in January 2025.

In order to promote innovative product developments and marketing concepts in rural areas, the association awarded the "pro agro Marketing Prize – naturally Brandenburg!" for the 27th time this year. The Gläserne Molkerei was awarded first place in the pro agro marketing prize in the "Food Industry" category for its new caffeine drink from the milk shelf – a great recognition for organic farming from Brandenburg.

Actors from regional development and economic development from Oderland-Spree exchanged views on strategies, cooperation and prospects for a strong region with the aim of jointly shaping the future of the region.

Chambers of Industry and Commerce in Berlin and Brandenburg call for action on the i2030 rail infrastructure program - The chambers of industry and commerce in Berlin and Brandenburg have reacted with disillusionment to the federal government's response to a minor question from the Green parliamentary group in the Bundestag on the i2030 infrastructure program. The answer makes it clear that the further financing of central rail projects, including the reconstruction of the Potsdam main line and the extension of several S-Bahn lines, is not secured.