Stuttgart (dpa / lsw) – Baden-Württemberg is pushing for significantly more help from Brussels in the international location competition. Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann (Greens) and Economics Minister Nicole Hoffmeister-Kraut (CDU) write in a letter to EU Commission President Ursula von that “new tools are needed in EU funding and state aid law” and that they should not be disadvantaged compared to other European transformation regions der Leyen, which is available to the German Press Agency.
The two politicians write that international competition is making it increasingly difficult to locate and expand green future technologies in the south-west. “So we are observing with growing concern that important settlements are being built past Baden-Württemberg.” You are in tough competition with Asia and the USA. “If companies receive subsidies from third countries, this should also be an option in Europe, Germany and Baden-Württemberg.”
The state government has been insisting for a long time on more funding from the European Union for regions in transition, which up until now has mainly been paid out to structurally weak states. Baden-Württemberg also sees itself as a transformation region with its automotive industry in transition. In addition, the state is demanding greater legal leeway in order to be able to provide financial support for company settlements.
