Infrastructure: Foundation for a Competitive Economy

Efficient infrastructures are essential for growth, competitiveness, and security of supply. The DIHK (German Chamber of Commerce and Industry) consolidates the perspectives of businesses and highlights where transport routes, digital networks, energy systems, and planning processes need to interact – for reliable, modern, and future-ready infrastructure in Germany.

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Autobahnbrücke in Rheinland-Pfalz

Traffic Committee

The German Chamber of Commerce and Industry's Traffic Committee addresses key issues in mobility and logistics – ranging from infrastructure and competitive conditions to workforce development and climate protection in transport.

Wohnhaus-Reihe

Construction and Real Estate Committee

The DIHK Committee for Construction and Real Estate monitors key developments related to construction, housing, infrastructure, and real estate markets, consolidating the perspectives of the economy.

Urban Development and Spatial Planning: Housing Construction Yes – But Not at the Expense of Business

The German government is modernizing urban development and spatial planning regulations. The German Chamber of Commerce and Industry fully supports the goals of accelerating procedures and promoting housing construction, but sees significant need for improvement in the protection of commercial...

Date of publication 09.06.2026
Helena Melnikov_Reaktion

Helena Melnikov on the Infrastructure Future Act

"It is overdue and correct that the coalition is speeding up the expansion and modernization of the infrastructure."

Date of publication 11.12.2025
Helena Melnikov_Reaktion

Commencement of the Parliamentary Legislative Process for the Infrastructure Future Act

Helena Melnikov, Chief Executive of the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DIHK), comments:

Date of publication 11.05.2026
Porträtbild Dirk Binding, Bereichsleiter Dienstleistungen | Infrastruktur | Regionalpolitik

Reduction of the air traffic tax long overdue

DIHK Head of Transport Policy Dirk Binding on the cabinet decision to amend the Air Traffic Tax Act

Date of publication 01.04.2026

DIHK publishes Construction Monitor Acceleration Pact

DIHK: States must stay committed to the Acceleration Pact.

Date of publication 20.11.2025
Vermessung Baustelle

The DIHK Acceleration Monitor

54 legislative measures under observation

Date of publication 29.01.2026