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

https://mins.news/en/video/26426

- DW News, 2026-08-19 16:00 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUOLod0VyOQ

> 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.

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