Future Bonn: Negotiations for the additional agreement take on!

On January 7, 2025, the Federal Ministry of Living, Urban Development and Building published a press release that deals with the current state of negotiations on the additional agreement on the Berlin/Bonn Act. The federal government and the federal states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate are involved in the talks, as well as the Federal City of Bonn. The aim is to record the level of negotiations in a joint statement.

The signing of the declaration of intent is planned for January 2025. The press release emphasizes that the members of the region in the Bundestag, in the state parliament and in the European Parliament are informed about the state of negotiations. Klara Geywitz, Federal Minister of Housing, Urban Development and Building, emphasizes the need to further develop the Federal City of Bonn.

core targets of the additional agreement

The message is said to strengthen Bonn as a location for federal employees, the United Nations and International Organizations. The key points from April 2024 are underpinned in terms of content. Mayor Katja Dörner expresses her regret about the non -possible conclusion of the additional agreement within this legislative period. Minister Nathanael Liminski from North Rhine-Westphalia underlines the goal of moving a new federal government to resume negotiations.

dr. Fedor Rußose from Rhineland-Palatinate emphasizes the importance of regional cooperation and democracy agency. The district councilors of the region welcome the decision to capture the negotiation results in a Letter of Intent. The additional agreement builds on the Berlin/Bonn law and is a political mandate from the coalition agreement.

The new election of the Bundestag, which takes place on February 23, 2025, prevents the originally planned conclusion in March 2025. As central cornerstones from April 2024, among other things: Bonn as the seat of the United Nations and International Organizations, Bonn as a sustainability location, as well as Bonn as a national and international cyber security location. In addition, Bonn is highlighted as a cultural center and location of the democracy mediation, as well as as a location for the federal and residence location for federal employees.

In order to check the federal interest in the projects, four studies were commissioned. The results are to be recorded in a letter of intent in January, such as Citizens for Beethoven

For further details on the press release see the complete message on the website of the Federal Ministry of Housing, Urban Development and Building at bmwsb.bund.de .