Initiativkreis Ruhr urges GRW funding rules from 2028 to keep Ruhr region eligible

• Initiativkreis Ruhr urged Germany to keep the Ruhr region eligible for GRW regional aid in the post-2028 map redesign.
• It warned that proposed indicator changes could sideline core economic metrics, risking loss of aid despite high industrial transition pressure.
• The group called for binding weight on labor market, productivity, industrial value creation, investment capacity, with an explicit transformation-stress measure.
• It pressed for transparent indicator selection and weighting, with mandatory involvement of affected municipalities in the decision process.

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