600 million euros for schools in MV: Investment summit decides steps!

600 million euros for schools in MV: Investment summit decides steps!

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Deutschland - Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania is in the middle of a comprehensive investment offensive. According to ndr receives almost two billion euros from the Federal Aid Package to improve the infrastructure. It was a tough negotiation poker, but the result shows that the political will to modernize is undisputed.

in an investment summit in which district councilors, mayors and representatives of the economy and unions took part, Prime Minister Manuela Schwesig emphasized the urgency of these measures. Specifically, the state government plans to put a total of 600 million euros in schools, school infrastructure and digitization by 2037. "Education is one of the most important course for the future," says Schwesig, and emphasizes that the investments are also a question of generation fairness.

diverse investments

The special fund for the federal states and municipalities amounts to a total of 100 billion euros, of which the division extends over different areas:

About two thirds of the money are spent on the municipalities, while one third is directly traveling to the country. This is not only a financial boost, but also an important opportunity to fix existing grievances and create new perspectives for Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.

political reactions

The reactions to the first results are consistently positive. SPD, left and the DGB express their satisfaction with the negotiations and the flow of funds. On the other hand, more critical is the AfD, which describes the distribution as a "political good weather test" and still doubts the effect of such measures.

As part of a meeting of the 16 Prime Minister with Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Berlin about a month ago, Schwesig and her Saxon colleague Michael Kretschmer had pleaded for the provision of 100 billion euros for the federal states. The details of these negotiations resulted in the current additives for Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, which are now to be used specifically for education and infrastructure in order to counteract the nationwide investment backlog href = "https://www.nordkurier.de/mecklenburg-vorpommern/verhandlungspoker-gill-schwesig-zwei-milliarden-euro-in-mv-investieren-3755359" Class = "Source_2"> Nordkurier .

A look into the future

The need for investments is clear not only to make up for the gap in education, but also to meet future challenges. The current economic situation shows solid growth, but at the same time represents requiem for the structural weaknesses of the German economy. Demographic changes and an unequal distribution of prosperity make it clear that there is a need for action here Wirtschaftsdienst .

As the analysis of investment programs shows, well -thought -out investments in education and infrastructure can not only increase employment, but also promote social justice. This could be a decisive factor in order to maintain the acceptance of the social market economy and social cohesion. With the current initiative, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania has the opportunity to actively and sustainably work on securing prosperity.