Saxony-Anhalt: Ideas competition: State is looking for concepts for structural change

Magdeburg (dpa/sa) - The state of Saxony-Anhalt has launched the "Revierpionier" ideas competition for the central German lignite mining area. More than 100 interested citizens came to the opening event, as the Ministry of Education announced on Tuesday. All citizens from the districts of Anhalt-Bitterfeld, Burgenlandkreis, Mansfeld-Südharz, Saalekreis and the city of Halle are invited to submit ideas. One focus of the competition is on innovative concepts for structural change after the coal phase-out. The ideas can be submitted between January 27 and March 12, 2023. According to the information, the continuation of the ideas competition in the next few years is already being planned.