Overview
- Hotel operations ended on January 31, leaving roughly 40 employees uncertain about their jobs.
- The management has not given a detailed reason for the shutdown, while staff and the NGG union cite underinvestment and repeated operator changes over recent years.
- The works council is negotiating a social plan for employees, with no concrete commitments announced.
- Mayor Sven Schulze met with staff and confirmed talks with the property owner Aroundtown; he ruled out a municipal purchase.
- The NGG organized a candlelight vigil on Sunday calling for a viable solution to keep the protected DDR-era high‑rise in active use.