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Berlin wants a 9-euro follow-up ticket with Brandenburg if possible

2022-08-30T14:16:58.651Z


Berlin wants a 9-euro follow-up ticket with Brandenburg if possible Created: 2022-08-30Updated: 2022-08-30 4:11 p.m Franziska Giffey, Governing Mayor of Berlin, speaks at a press conference. © Christoph Soeder/dpa Berlin is pushing ahead with the successor to the 9-euro ticket. Prime Minister Giffey still wants to convince neighboring Brandenburg. But if he resists, there will probably be an is


Berlin wants a 9-euro follow-up ticket with Brandenburg if possible

Created: 2022-08-30Updated: 2022-08-30 4:11 p.m

Franziska Giffey, Governing Mayor of Berlin, speaks at a press conference.

© Christoph Soeder/dpa

Berlin is pushing ahead with the successor to the 9-euro ticket.

Prime Minister Giffey still wants to convince neighboring Brandenburg.

But if he resists, there will probably be an isolated solution.

Berlin - The Berlin Senate wants to quickly prepare a regional successor solution for the 9-euro ticket and also convince the neighboring state of Brandenburg of the idea.

This was announced by the Governing Mayor Franziska Giffey (SPD) and Mobility Senator Bettina Jarasch (Greens) on Tuesday after a Senate session.

At the same time, they made it clear that Berlin wants to introduce the new ticket for October, November and December on its own if necessary.

It would then apply to local public transport (ÖPNV) in tariff zones AB in the city area, but not in zone C, i.e. in the surrounding area of ​​Brandenburg.

"It is now important for us to get everyone around the table and discuss the specific steps," said Giffey.

"It is clear that if we want to create a connecting ticket from October 1st to December in Berlin, we have to act very quickly."

Therefore, a video switching conference with all those involved is already planned for this Thursday, including representatives of Brandenburg, the BVG, the S-Bahn and the Berlin-Brandenburg Transport Association (VBB).

There it should be about the "sphere of action" of the temporary ticket financed from state funds, but also about the price.

Giffey said that she also spoke to Brandenburg's Prime Minister Dietmar Woidke (SPD) about the subject on Monday.

Yes, there is still a need for discussion with the neighboring country on the subject.

But she sees “no complete categorical rejection” there.

Both countries set their local transport tariffs in the VBB.

"We will certainly not risk bursting open the VBB," said Jarasch, looking at the Berlin ticket plans.

Rather, you believe in an understanding with the VBB.

"And there are opportunities that Berlin can do on its own if necessary," added Jarasch.

"However, that is not our wish.

Our wish is actually to get something done together with Brandenburg.” She has calculated various models.

Giffey also described a joint solution with the neighboring country as desirable, especially with regard to commuter flows.

"We will talk to the people of Brandenburg about what's going on," she said.

But Berlin itself can only look at tariff zone AB - similar to the free student ticket, which is also not valid in tariff zone C.

According to Giffey's assessment, an inexpensive connection solution, like the 9-euro ticket that has been in use for three months, has broad acceptance among the population.

People see it not only as a contribution to climate protection and mobility change, but also as a socio-political measure with concrete relief in times of high prices for energy and food, for example.

The heads of the red-green-red coalition in Berlin agreed last Friday to offer a transitional, inexpensive successor solution financed by the state after the 9-euro ticket financed by the federal government expired on Wednesday (31 August).

The hope is that from January a uniform nationwide ticket will apply again, with the federal and state governments contributing to its financing.

Brandenburg's state government was irritated at the weekend by the advance from Berlin, which had not been agreed.

On Tuesday came rejection from the SPD faction in the Brandenburg state parliament.

First of all, they want to wait for a successor agreement in the federal government, said SPD parliamentary group leader Daniel Keller.

"We need a nationwide solution, not special paths for individual countries." Greens and leftists in the state parliament, on the other hand, were open to regional transitional solutions together with Berlin - if possible in the entire VBB network, i.e. not just in the tariff zones ABC.

In Berlin, AfD parliamentary group leader Kristin Brinker accused the Senate of "cheap shop window politics" in the energy crisis.

More investment in public transport is needed.

FDP politician Felix Reifschneider explained: "The idea of ​​extending the 9-euro ticket in Berlin is expensive populism."

Representatives of several initiatives handed over more than 10,000 signatures to Senator Jarasch for an inexpensive public transport ticket.

The signatories call on the Senate to find a long-term solution for a 9-euro ticket.

dpa

Source: merkur

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