Berlin was a top center like Cottbus, but also from Vetschau and Berlin within 60 minutes, said of the Lausitz-government Representative, Klaus Freytag, the "märkische Allgemeine" (Monday) from Potsdam. "That makes it attractive to live outside of the metropolis, behind the motorway ring, and to work. Lusatia belongs to the capital region.“ Freytag also promoted a close cooperation with Saxony. It was important that "we think the Region Lausitz as a unit," said the Brandenburg Lausitz Officer. "How can a project be jointly implement, which has a beam power for Spremberg and Hoyerswerda alike. This needs to be organised in the framework of municipal cooperation.“ The Bundestag and the Bundesrat voted in favor of early July, laws include a timetable for the decommissioning of coal-fired power plants by 2038 and assistance of 40 billion euros. Of these, around 10 billion Euro go to Brandenburg. Include structure projects, the Expansion of the Berlin-Cottbus railway line.