Brandenburg Calls for Energy Price Cuts and Bureaucratic Reforms to Support Struggling Industries

Government and business leaders emphasize the need for federal and EU action to stabilize key sectors during Germany's prolonged recession.

Brandenburg's Ministerpräsident Dietmar Woidke and industry leaders met to address challenges facing the steel, automotive, and energy sectors.
Key demands include reducing electricity and gas prices, simplifying bureaucratic processes, and accelerating the recruitment of skilled foreign workers.
Economic pressures have led to widespread short-time work and the threat of closures in industrial plants across the region.
The state government urged the federal government to implement a '100-day program' to prioritize energy policy and construction reforms.
Germany is experiencing its longest recession in over two decades, with a second consecutive year of negative GDP growth in 2024.