low employment regions, disparities in income and other structural problems must be specifically supported in the future, both in eastern and western Germany, according to Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel (SPD). The SPD leader calls “an all-German funding system that strengthens social cohesion in our country even after the expiry Solidarity Pact in 2019″.
Just structurally weak regions are affected by demographic change, Gabriel said. They should not fall further behind and lose touch with the general economic development
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The Solidarity Pact for Development of Eastern expires in of 2019. In March 1993, the Federal Government and the states had agreed to support the East German states financially, to bring them gradually over a comparable economic standard with the Western. This targeted funding major successes had been achieved, Gabriel said.
Nevertheless, give it in Germany continues to be a regional disparity in income and employment. A similar opinion on the future structural policy will be presented on Friday. It is proposed to extend some previously limited to East Germany support programs to all structurally weak regions. An approximation only on market-based processes is more than questionable. Although There was still an East-West divide. However, there are also in West Germany regions with low economic values.
The Eastern Federal Government Commissioner, Iris Gleicke, expressed similar to Gabriel. They pointed out that especially many very weak regions in the east subject. Of the 138 substances classified as structurally weak regions accounted for 62 percent to the east. Even the economically strongest cities fell short of the strength of comparable cities in West Germany.
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