Overview
- Ministers from both state cabinets met Tuesday in Zweibrücken, reaffirming a unified push on fiscal and industrial priorities.
- Anke Rehlinger urged the federal government to provide rapid, targeted aid to highly indebted localities, saying the Länder have done their part.
- Alexander Schweitzer said the states secured a commitment for €100 billion to flow to Länder and municipalities and signaled broader investment talks referencing €400 billion.
- The cabinets called for an accelerated rollout of promised hydrogen infrastructure for steel and chemical industries and for speedy implementation of industrial power-price measures.
- Leaders highlighted transport upgrades including the Homburg–Zweibrücken rail link, extended cooperation on youth detention and policing, and noted local security measures around the meeting venue.