Overview

• Each tier currently contributes €1.5 billion annually but federal subsidies are only secured through 2025 under existing law.
• Berlin’s mayor Kai Wegner and regional transport ministers insist the federal government must shoulder a larger share to prevent state budget strains.
• The Association of German Transport Companies has cautioned that the €3 billion combined subsidy will not cover rising losses from higher operating costs.
• Brandenburg’s transport minister has announced cuts to lightly used regional services next winter in the absence of firm funding guarantees.
• A special conference of transport ministers is set for June 27 to negotiate a long-term financing deal, with final clarity targeted by October.