EconomyGermany's coal phase-out: How one region is being transformed

Coal once sustained jobs, the economy and local identity in Germany’s eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt. After Berlin decided in 2020 to end coal use by 2038 at the latest, it approved €4.8 billion for the state, alongside additional EU funding, to cushion the social impact. The report examines what the money has achieved and whether residents are benefiting.