Kretschmann wants EU funding for economically strong regions

Baden-Württemberg’s Minister President Winfried Kretschmann (Greens) is calling on the EU to amend the state aid law so that economically strong regions can also receive structural aid. At the annual meeting of the state’s Automotive Industry Strategy Dialogue in Brussels, which was also attended by Commissioner for the Internal Market Thierry Breton and Federal Minister for Digital Affairs and Transport Volker Wissing (FDP), Kretschmann said, „If Europe wants to be at the forefront of international competition, it must strengthen its innovation regions like Baden-Württemberg.“ He added that the EU must create new instruments for this purpose.