Overview

• In a July 13 interview with Web.de News, Berlin’s economic senator called for a nationwide funding plan to balance successes and shortcomings across eastern states
• She pointed to Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Berlin and Brandenburg as key boom regions driving recent economic momentum
• Giffey highlighted innovation centres in Potsdam, Leipzig and Dresden as examples of the east’s leadership in technology and clean energy
• She underscored persistent structural deficits, noting lower wages and the west’s concentration of corporate headquarters and investment capital
• Giffey advocated for increased support for SMEs, cultural projects and start-ups to strengthen the SPD’s appeal to both workers and entrepreneurs