The Oder-Spree municipal job center is starting the new year with an anniversary: 20 years since it was founded in 2005. It was a time in which the Oder-Spree district faced an enormous challenge, as the unemployment rate was almost 20 percent. Since the job center was founded, the labour market situation has developed positively. Today, the unemployment rate is around 6.4 percent - a significant decrease that reflects a stable and sustainable development of the labor market.

The author and literary scholar Prof. Dr. Ottmar Ette will be presenting his new novel "Mein Name sei Amo" at the European University Viadrina on Wednesday, 15 January at 6.00 pm. In it, he describes in literary terms the life of Anton Wilhelm Amo, who became known as the first African-born philosopher in the German-speaking world in the 18th century.

The European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder) is intensifying its international networking. It has just become the first university in Brandenburg to be accepted into two renowned global university alliances.

Since Thursday, December 19, 2024 from 12:00 noon, Polnische Straße has been completely reopened to traffic after a full closure of around seven months. The road connection built in 2021 from Polnische Straße in the Frankfurt (Oder) South freight village (GVZ) to the B 112 was extended by an additional lane over a length of 700 m in order to increase the efficiency of public transport access to GVZ-Süd.

Since December 18, the district of Märkisch-Oderland has had a completely revamped website. The new website with a sleek and modern design as well as a clear and user-friendly structure can be accessed at www.maerkisch-oderland.de.

Wim Jonas Niemand from Neuenhagen and Friederike Schick from Altlandsberg accepted an unusual invitation to perform at the Nikolaisaal Potsdam on December 6. As a young piano duo, they were able to perform a piano concert in the state capital accompanied by the Brandenburg State Orchestra Frankfurt.

Intact ecosystems are important habitats. These include forests, soils or near-natural green spaces in the city and in the countryside. They store carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, serve as protection in the event of flooding or provide cooling in hot weather.

Great turnout on Tuesday at the fire department and disaster control technical center in Fürstenwalde - the Oder-Spree district handed over five vehicles to the municipalities.

On December 13, 2024, the first small projects were approved in the Gorzów office of the Euroregion at the first meeting of the Euroregional Steering Committee (ELA) for the small project funds in the PRO EUROPA VIADRINA Euroregion.

The year comes to a fairytale end at Frankfurt's Kleist Forum: On New Year's Eve afternoon, the classic "Drei Haselnüsse für Aschenbrödel" can be experienced as a cinematic sand painting, accompanied by the well-known music and a narrator.