Overview

• At a German‑Polish Chamber of Commerce conference in Warsaw on Tuesday, Franziska Giffey delivered a roughly five‑minute reply after a moderator cited a Free University survey showing critical views of Berlin from other states.
• She said Berlin recorded about 30 million overnight stays last year, placing the capital among a small number of cities worldwide with comparable tourism volume.
• Giffey pointed to marquee events such as the Festival of Lights and Christopher Street Day and stressed Berlin’s importance to the start‑up sector.
• She described a population drawn from more than 170 nations and framed “freedom” as Berlin’s core brand for residents, founders and investors.
• Berlin’s economics administration said she traveled to Warsaw on Monday with a business delegation to promote the city as an investment location and meet Polish companies, according to dpa referencing Der Tagesspiegel.