Overview

• At a German-Polish Chamber of Industry and Commerce conference in Warsaw, Berlin economy senator Franziska Giffey delivered a five-minute rebuttal to broad criticism of the capital.
• Her response followed the moderator’s reference to a Freie Universität survey reflecting negative views of Berlin from other German states.
• She promoted Berlin to Polish companies, stressing last year’s 30 million overnight stays and asserting only about ten cities worldwide reach that level.
• Giffey cited headline events such as the Festival of Lights and Christopher Street Day, the city’s start-up ecosystem, and a population drawn from over 170 nations.
• The speech formed part of a Berlin economic delegation’s trip focused on courting investment; no new policy steps were announced in the reports.