Brandenburg Chamber of Industry and Commerce: Declining demand for personnel masks ongoing shortage of skilled workers / Targeted strategies to secure skilled workers in Brandenburg form the basis for economic growth – The shortage of skilled workers is currently only in third place among the economic risks for the Brandenburg economy, according to the special evaluation of the autumn economic survey by the Brandenburg Chambers of Industry and Commerce.

The stage is set for "Das NEINhorn" and his friends. On January 17, the theater version of the cult children's book, performed by the ensemble of the Uckermärkische Bühnen Schwedt, can be seen at the Frankfurt Theaterhaus Kleist Forum. The day before, the play will be shown as a morning performance for school classes and daycare groups.

How can freedom of broadcasting be preserved when public service broadcasting is increasingly being criticized - up to and including court proceedings? The 22nd Frankfurt Media Law Days on Wednesday, January 14 and Thursday, January 15, 2026 at the European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder) will address this key question.

For the 122nd time, cabaret artist Arnulf Rating and the Maulhelden team will present the weirdest show in town on January 14 at Frankfurt's Kleist Forum: from 7:30 p.m., "Der Blaue Mittwoch" offers an insight into what is raging on the stages of the Berlin and Brandenburg scene or flourishing in secret.

The NextStepNetzwerk is moving: In 2026, the monthly regulars' tables of the NextStepNetwork #darumFrankfurtOder will take place at BLOK O in Karl-Marx-Straße 182. The first exchange of the year will take place on Tuesday, January 13 at 5 p.m.

Journalist and author Michael Thumann will be presenting his book "Eisiges Schweigen flussabwärts: Eine Reise von Moskau nach Berlin" at the European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder) on Monday, January 12, 2026. As part of the Jerzy Giedroyc Research Colloquium, the Moscow correspondent for the weekly newspaper Die Zeit will speak on the topic of "An iron curtain in the 21st century – causes and consequences of the new division of Europe".

Every year, Frankfurt musicians Søren Gundermann and Thomas Strauch put us in the mood for the upcoming festive season with their program "Es ist ein Gnu entsprungen" and show that there is still a lot to discover in Christmas songs that are more than 100 years old. The mix of classics, jazz and witty performances can be experienced on December 23 at 6 p.m. in the Kleist Forum.

The "Best of Poetry Slam" is back at Frankfurt's Kleist Forum: On December 18, it will once again be about choosing perhaps the best story of all time. Top poets from German-speaking countries will give an insight into what moves them and their world.

On December 3, 2025, the agreement was signed between Mittlere Oder e.V., the German supporting association of the Euroregion PRO EUROPA VIADRINA, and the district of Märkisch-Oderland, on cooperation in setting up an information and advisory network to implement the Border Information Point of the Euroregion PRO EUROPA VIADRINA in Frankfurt (Oder).

Originally founded in 1964 in Meissen, Saxony, by Martin Schreier and other musicians, the STERN-COMBO MEISSEN toured live from the beginning of 2024 to mid-September 2025 on its extremely successful anniversary tour with well over 60 concerts under the motto "60 years ... the long way". In 2025/26, STERN-COMBO MEISSEN will once again be performing live on many stages across the country.