Coal phase-out: Final race for research funds –

Cities and scientists are battling it out for the large-scale research centre in Upper Lusatia. Hundreds of millions of euros, 10,000 jobs and prestige are at stake. Right in the middle: Görlitz. Read the whole article here: www.sächsische.de (only in German)

The struggle for the large-scale research centre in Upper Lusatia is becoming more intense. This can be seen in the high frequency with which the applicants appear in public in the region. Along with the expansion of the Görlitz-Berlin railway line, it is the largest single project in the phase-out of coal by 2040.