Overview
- Munich’s city council approved and filed a final bid described as the 'zirkuläre Spiele' that stresses compact venue distances, reuse of existing sports facilities, conversion of the athletes’ village to housing and transport projects such as an S-Bahn north ring and a U4 extension.
- Berlin’s Abgeordnetenhaus voted to submit the capital’s plan, replacing a citizen referendum with a parliamentary decision that passed with CDU, SPD and AfD support while the Greens and Linke opposed it.
- Public legitimacy differs across bids because Munich and parts of Rhein‑Ruhr won citizen referendums, Hamburg will hold a referendum on May 31, and Berlin faces a divided public plus opponents who aim to force a citizens’ referendum as early as 2027.
- Financial and risk questions are central: Berlin’s Senat estimates core operating costs at about €4.82 billion with €5.24 billion of revenues, figures critics call incomplete and point to likely extra costs for security and infrastructure based on past overruns.
- All four regions must submit final materials by early June and the DOSB will evaluate them using federation input and a points matrix before its extraordinary members’ meeting on 26 September in Baden‑Baden to name the single national nominee.