Overview

• Meeting in Neubrandenburg, the two governments prioritized new regional services based on a mid-August study aimed at commuters, businesses and tourism.
• Dietmar Woidke urged the federal government to provide Deutsche Bahn long-term certainty via a credit-financed special fund with equal access for eastern projects.
• Cross-border links to Poland were a focus, with Polish chargé d’affaires Jan Tombiński joining talks on improving connections and deepening regional cooperation.
• Energy policy featured as both states, strong in renewables yet facing high power prices, reiterated calls for fairer grid-cost distribution and lower consumer prices.
• Media reports said an expansion of the Rostock–Schwedt oil pipeline was on the agenda, a point not confirmed by the state chancelleries.