Saxony's Infrastructure Minister Regina Kraushaar (CDU) wants to advocate faster procedures, reliable investments and fewer regulations with regard to the construction industry. Ahead of the special conference of construction ministers in Berlin next Thursday, she made it clear that the federal and state governments must act together so that housing construction, infrastructure projects and municipal investments can be implemented again.
Minister: Construction is stuck in many places
"Unfortunately, construction is not just stuck in one place, but in many places at the same time. Costs, procedures, standards and financing are slowing projects down. That's why no single lever is enough," said Kraushaar at a conference of the Construction Industry Association East in Dresden. If you want to build more again, you have to speed up approvals, put standards to the test and make investments plannable.
According to Kraushaar, Saxony wants to contribute to this "digitally, pragmatically and close to practice". This can only be done together with the federal government. The background to her announcement is the persistently difficult conditions for the construction industry. Nationwide, fewer homes were completed in 2025 than at any time in more than ten years. At the same time, high construction costs, uncertain supply chains, financing costs and complex regulations are weighing on the industry.
