Giffey’s government retreat: Berlin Senate presents goals for the first 100 days
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Berlin Senate presents goals for the first 100 days
Teachers becoming civil servants, digital administration and, of course, building, building, building new apartments: Franziska Giffey’s cabinet has decreed a roadmap that is intended to get the most important aspects off the ground quickly.
The new Berlin Senate has given itself a program for the first 100 days. During a two-day retreat in Nauen, Brandenburg, the red-green-red coalition agreed on 40 measures and eleven so-called flagship projects that should be implemented or at least initiated. There are no surprises on the list, the three coalition partners are firmly committed to the agreed coalition agreement.
The cooperation was “intensive”, said Berlin’s governing mayor Franziska Giffey (SPD) on Sunday afternoon. On Tuesday, the Senate will decide the guidelines for the next five years.
Building should become the core of government work
The Senate places a focus on site. One of the most important goals is the establishment of an alliance for new housing construction and affordable housing. Giffey had declared this one of the most important issues in the election campaign. She sees the new building as an answer to the rent cap favored by the left, which Giffey rejects. The alliance is intended to bring the Senate and districts together with state-owned and private housing companies as well as cooperatives and tenants’ associations. Ideas are being sought on how to reconcile the economic goals of companies with protecting tenants from sharply rising rents.
However, under pressure from the left and the Greens, the coalition agreement also included the examination of the successful referendum on the expropriation of large real estate groups. That should take over. A commission that, according to the 100-day plan, should convene and within a year draw up a recommendation for further action.
The coalition had announced that at least 200,000 new apartments should be built in Berlin by 2030. In the first 100 days of the red-green-red government, a special Senate commission to accelerate housing construction is to be set up for this purpose. The Senate Chancellery is in charge here – a sign that Giffey wants to make the topic of construction a top priority for the boss, as announced, and apparently also wants to closely monitor it.
Civil servants, higher minimum wage, digitization
I am educational resort the major project of becoming a teacher is to be initiated. A Senate resolution and a communication concept are to be adopted for this purpose. In addition, the education administration should strengthen the digital competence of the teachers and the range of language training in day-care centers should be expanded.
The plan is to increase the national minimum wage from EUR 12.50 to EUR 13. It would then also be binding for all orders awarded by the State of Berlin. In addition, the coalition has agreed to develop a concept for a police station at Kottbusser Tor.
Further services are to be offered online in the citizen registration offices, including the digital registration certificate. In order to remedy the shortage of skilled workers in the digitization of administration, a dual course of study in administrative computer science is to be introduced at the University of Economics and Law.
Start of construction for long-planned bridges
to die economic administration should launch a “restart program” to lead gastronomy, trade and art businesses out of the corona crisis.
to die health administration meanwhile remains in pandemic mode: No major projects are planned here for the time being.
die too Traffic and Environment Administration initially set manageable goals for the first 100 days. The high point is likely to be the ground-breaking ceremony for three new bridges: after long planning, work on the new construction of the Wuhletal Bridge (Marzahn-Hellersdorf), the Moltke Bridge (Steglitz-Zehlendorf) and the Pyramiden Bridge (Treptow-Köpenick) are to begin. In addition, Bettina Jarasch (Greens), Senator for Transport, wants to continue to push ahead with the expansion of cycle paths and bus lanes, together with the districts.
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