Germany Extends Job Guarantee for PCK Refinery Workers to Mid-2025

The extension aims to ensure stability for employees and support the federal government's transition plan for sustainable energy.

The German government has extended the employment guarantee for workers at the PCK refinery in Schwedt, Brandenburg, until the end of June 2025.
This move follows the refinery's shift from Russian oil to alternative sources after the 2023 ban on Russian pipeline oil due to the Ukraine war.
Brandenburg officials, including Minister-President Dietmar Woidke, had strongly advocated for the extension to provide job security and planning stability.
The PCK refinery, which supplies fuel and energy products to Berlin, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, and parts of Poland, has maintained stable operations without layoffs or supply disruptions.
The refinery, majority-owned by subsidiaries of Russian oil company Rosneft under German trusteeship, is also part of a federal initiative to transition to greener energy solutions.