Berlin commerce honest boss sees no misconduct in himself – Berlin – Muricas News

The top of Messe Berlin, which was concerned within the RBB disaster, Martin Ecknig, sees no misconduct on his half. He instructed the “Berliner Morgenpost” (Monday) when requested whether or not he had made errors: “Others have to guage that. I say to myself: No, I haven’t made any errors.”

There are allegations of nepotism in opposition to the resigned chief commerce honest supervisor Wolf-Dieter Wolf and the director of broadcasting Berlin-Brandenburg (RBB), Patricia Schlesinger, who was fired with out discover. Each rejected the allegations.

Wolf had additionally been chief supervisor of the general public broadcaster ARD in private union – Schlesinger’s husband and ex-“Spiegel” journalist Gerhard Spörl had obtained a number of orders from Messe Berlin. Amongst different issues, he coached the top of the commerce honest.

Investigations are at the moment underway on the state-owned commerce honest, and the Senate administration can be concerned. Ecknig defined Wolf’s function within the awarding of the contract to Spörl: “He made the suggestion that I get to know Mr. Spörl. He was circuitously concerned in awarding the contract.”

Board assembly scheduled for Thursday

Wolf had withdrawn from the supervisory board in August “to keep away from attainable harm to Messe Berlin GmbH and likewise to not burden the continued investigations,” because the Senate Division for Economics had introduced.

When requested in regards to the classes that may be drawn from the entire thing, the commerce honest boss instructed the newspaper: “Our techniques are sturdy and have additionally confirmed themselves. We've got nothing to right in relation to tenders.” On the similar time, he additionally stated within the interview: “We will definitely be taught one thing from this in order that we are able to take care of comparable conditions much more consciously sooner or later.”

The supervisory board of the state-owned commerce honest will meet on Thursday. It's anticipated that there might be not less than an interim standing of the continued investigations.

Additional Ifa editions anticipated in Berlin

In the meantime, Messe Berlin expects additional Ifa editions. The electronics honest may stay in Berlin past 2023, it stated.

The contract with the rights holder GFU will expire after the discharge subsequent yr. “We're in talks in regards to the time past that,” stated commerce honest boss Martin Ecknig in an interview with the “Morgenpost”. They don't touch upon the honest. “However I’m nonetheless optimistic about the way forward for the IFA, which is able to happen beneath the radio tower for a few years to return.”

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In keeping with Ecknig, the talks with the Society for the Promotion of Shopper Electronics (GFU) and the commerce honest organizer Clarion additionally take care of the function of Messe Berlin on the Ifa. “On the Ifa we've got the distinctive state of affairs for us that the trademark rights and the implementation rights are held by the GFU,” defined Ecknig. This isn't the case with different Berlin commerce gala's such because the Inexperienced Week, the ITB journey honest and Innotrans.

This yr’s Ifa opens to the general public this Friday. “We're not on the pre-corona stage,” stated Ecknig. There are nonetheless some journey restrictions, particularly in China.

As well as, many exhibitors needed to make their resolution about collaborating within the Ifa in view of the Ukraine struggle. “I believe we might be very glad with 80 p.c utilization of the exhibition middle.” This looks like a “restart” on the exhibition middle. (dpa)