22. September 2026

Prof. Dr. Volker Kronenberg on the Importance of Bonn as a Second Seat of Government Prof. Dr. Volker Kronenberg on the Importance of Bonn as a Second Seat of Government

On September 21, Prof. Dr. Volker Kronenberg commented in a WDR report on the significance of the recently adopted new agreement regarding the Federal Republic of Germany’s second seat of government for Bonn and the region.

Prof. Dr. Kronenberg im Interview mit dem WDR
Prof. Dr. Kronenberg im Interview mit dem WDR © WDR
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Prof. Dr. Volker Kronenberg explained that it is crucial for Bonn that the new agreement now provides certainty that the remaining federal institutions will not be relocated to Berlin, neither abruptly nor gradually. Bonn will remain the second political center at the federal level, Kronenberg said.

You can watch the entire segment with Prof. Dr. Kronenberg here.

Prof. Dr. Volker Kronenberg is the spokesperson and director of the Center for Advanced Security, Strategic, and Integration Studies (CASSIS), as well as a professor of political science at the University of Bonn.

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