Coastal States of Germany Demand More Financial Aid for Port Infrastructure

The five northern coastal states of Germany are calling for more financial aid from the federal government to invest in their port infrastructure. At a conference in Rostock-Warnemünde, the ministers and senators of the five coastal states (Niedersachsen, Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Hamburg and Bremen) demanded at least 400 million euros annually instead of the 38.3 million euros that have been allocated for all states since 20 years. Wirtschaftssenatorin Kristina Vogt pointed out that 38.5 million euros is not enough to build a school or to upgrade docks for export and import activities. Senator Melanie Leonhard stressed on the importance of ports for the entire economy and called on the federal government to recognize this financially.

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