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Many millions for structural change and the previous meager resultsStructural change was once again on the agenda in the Burgenland district. The district council committee on structural change met on 01.06.2026 at the district administration office. Traditionally – one might say – the item “citizens’ question time” was of course not on the agenda. Probably for reasons of democracy, participation and co-determination, the district administration would prefer to handle structural change without interference from these citizens, this sovereign. Those affected are simply supposed to keep quiet so that the great measures can be carried out. One topic was the funding programme “Unternehmen Revier”. On 01.06.2026 projects were presented that are still ongoing or already completed. From the perspective of committee chair Elke Simon-Kuch (CDU), the funding programme “Unternehmen Revier” is one of the most important funding programmes. However, she was immediately corrected. During the presentation of the previous projects, it was stated that compared to the large-scale structural change, this is a small federal funding programme. With 1.6 million euros per year for the Central German mining region, this is not a major project. The Burgenland district has so far supported nine projects with these funds. In addition to the focus on hydrogen, the Elster raft ditch was included at the beginning. Further projects include the production of CO₂-neutral biochar by BEHORE GmbH as well as “Saale.Unstrut HANDMADE” for the development of regional markets and regional value-creation cycles. Added to this are the “Hall of Crafts” and the “Vocational Campus” of GfM GmbH. Completed projects include the “hybrid wind turbine” by Hesseland GmbH and the load-bearing “straw building elements” by the architectural office Perspektive. The project “AsTeMed” (Assisted Telemedicine in Rural Areas) by the project sponsor Medical Data Processing Zeitz was also mentioned. Further projects related to the Burgenland district were briefly presented. The federal funding programme is set to expire on 31.12.2027. There is a wish to continue it or replace it with a similar programme. Interested readers may simply watch the video for further details. It can be paused and rewound at will, and playback speed can also be increased. The audio quality is not optimal, as in such committees microphones and cameras are preferably placed at a considerable distance. Criticism came from Dirk Jonas (AfD). It was not really clear to him what the aim of this funding programme is supposed to be. New innovative projects were supposedly to be promoted. However, telemedicine has existed in Zeitz for quite some time. Straw building elements also do not appear to be anything new. Regarding the vocational campus, he sees strong similarities to the career guidance center. He does not see where the new, innovative aspect of such projects lies. Structural change is supposed to create value-adding jobs. For Dirk Jonas, this is not apparent in this programme with 1.6 million euros per year for the Burgenland district. It is expected that around 6,000 jobs will be lost in the course of structural change in the region. It was added that the straw building elements are load-bearing components. The straw is processed in such a way that it can carry corresponding loads in buildings without additional beams. To what extent this represents an innovation in construction and is competitive compared to existing building materials could not be determined. The production of biochar for various applications (fertilizer, feed) from organic residual materials is intended to save CO₂. Regarding the vocational campus, it was explained that children there can try out activities from different professions. In the past, this would probably have fallen under the category of shop classes. Those of an older generation may remember something similar from the area of ESP (Introduction to Socialist Production) and PA (Productive Work) at school. Regarding the number of jobs created, the projections are that 40 to 60 jobs could be created – so the hope goes. Elke Simon-Kuch explained that the end of lignite open-pit mining is planned for 2034. Dirk Jonas (AfD) pointed out that this is a political decision. A brief internet search shows that the CDU was historically a strong supporter of lignite use until the declaration of the climate change debate. Simon-Kuch stated that the existing open-pit mines will be exhausted in the coming years. Jonas countered that there had already been planned expansion areas. Simon-Kuch’s further argument that settlements would disappear if mining areas were further developed is not particularly convincing when looking back just 15 years. In the past, this had been a decided matter under and with the CDU. Jonas also sees a conflict of interest regarding the necessary raw materials for straw building elements and biochar. These raw materials could be used more sensibly for energy production. Rico Lisker (AfD) asked whether analyses are carried out to determine whether there is even a market in Germany for the products developed with these subsidies. He referred to the development of CO₂-neutral gasoline. There are interested parties in North America and Asia, but none in Germany. There is also no interest in CO₂-neutral kerosene in Germany. Regarding green hydrogen, there are interested parties, but no one is willing to pay the higher prices. MIBRAG has temporarily put this topic on hold because it could not find buyers for green hydrogen. The response stated that while funding applications are reviewed for feasibility by many institutions to ensure that such projects do not simply end up shelved, there is no examination or analysis of how many jobs they will create. Henrik Schuhmann returned to the Elster raft ditch project, which he sees as belonging to tradition and tourism. However, such projects can no longer be supported under this funding programme. Author: AI-Translation - Michael Thurm | |
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