The Return of Deported Albanian Family with Seriously Ill Teenager to Central Saxony Faces Obstacles

The Return of Deported Albanian Family with Seriously Ill Teenager to Central Saxony Faces Obstacles

The return of the deported Albanian family with the seriously ill teenager to Central Saxony, planned for Tuesday, initially failed. The family’s lawyer, Leo Matthias Waltermann, confirmed this at the request of MDR SACHSEN. As far as he knows, Albanian authorities did not let the family board the plane to Germany. First they had “Free … Read more

Over 300 Migrants Arrested in East Saxony, Germany, Including Suspected Smugglers

Over 300 Migrants Arrested in East Saxony, Germany, Including Suspected Smugglers

The federal police have picked up more than 300 migrants in East Saxony since Friday. As the Federal Police Inspectorate in Ebersbach announced, emergency services picked up a total of 130 migrants in the Bautzen area, near Weißenberg and in the border triangle with Poland and the Czech Republic over the weekend alone. These included … Read more

Thomas Müller on the Verge of Becoming Bundesliga’s Record Holder in Wins

Thomas Müller on the Verge of Becoming Bundesliga’s Record Holder in Wins

Leipzig (dpa) – Thomas Müller is used to winning at FC Bayern. In the top game of the Bundesliga, from 6:30 p.m. (Sky), the Munich international may be able to celebrate a special milestone in his career, the 322nd victory in Germany’s top division. The original Bavarian recently celebrated victory number 321 in a 7-0 … Read more

Deutsche Bahn Announces the Largest Expansion of Services in 20 Years: More Connections and Faster Journeys

Deutsche Bahn Announces the Largest Expansion of Services in 20 Years: More Connections and Faster Journeys

Leipzig (dpa) – Faster connections, more seats, more journeys: With Deutsche Bahn’s timetable change from December 10th, passengers are facing the “largest expansion of services in 20 years”, according to the company. The company announced on Friday that not only the metropolises will benefit from the improvements, but also the regions. According to the railway … Read more

Volkswagen Plant in Cvikau Limited Production during Autumn Holidays; Impact of German Government’s Decision on Electric Car Subsidies and Temporary Worker Contracts

Volkswagen Plant in Cvikau Limited Production during Autumn Holidays; Impact of German Government’s Decision on Electric Car Subsidies and Temporary Worker Contracts

“Due to the current market situation, vehicle production will be limited at the Volkswagen plant in Cvikau (Zwickau) during the autumn holidays in Saxony from October 2 to 13,” said a spokeswoman for the concern. Production of the ID.3 in Dresden will be suspended from October 2nd and resumed from October 16th. Volkswagen is negotiating … Read more

Corruption Scandal in Dresden: Minister Fires State Secretary Over Opaque Subsidy Payments

Corruption Scandal in Dresden: Minister Fires State Secretary Over Opaque Subsidy Payments

Dresden – The possible corruption scandal surrounding opaque subsidy payments is having its first consequences in terms of personnel. Minister of Social Affairs Petra Köpping (64, SPD) fired her State Secretary Sebastian Vogel (44, SPD) on Wednesday afternoon! “Today I asked the Prime Minister to put Mr. Sebastian Vogel on temporary retirement,” Köpping told journalists … Read more

Debate over the Benefits and Drawbacks of Foreign Investment in the Economy

Debate over the Benefits and Drawbacks of Foreign Investment in the Economy

Scholz said the following in the ZDF summer interview on Sunday: “In every economics course, the students learn that the success of an economy can be seen in the fact that its companies also invest abroad. Now I have to hear and read that from time to time that’s bad. That’s good.” This causes a … Read more

Sharp Increase in Corporate Insolvencies in Saxony: Construction Sector Most Affected

Sharp Increase in Corporate Insolvencies in Saxony: Construction Sector Most Affected

Kamenz (dpa/sn) – The number of corporate insolvencies has increased significantly in Saxony. In the first half of the year, 377 companies submitted a corresponding application to the district courts. That was an increase of almost a third compared to the same period last year, the State Statistical Office announced on Tuesday in Kamenz. Creditors … Read more

Ravioli and Rain: The Wacken Festival Experience at the ‘Camp of Lost Souls’

Ravioli and Rain: The Wacken Festival Experience at the ‘Camp of Lost Souls’

Ravioli time at “Camp of Lost Souls” Despite the bad weather and mud, all residents and locals would help the festival guests, everyone would start talking to each other right away, reports Hofmann. There are enough showers with hot water. And: “Because of the arrival stop, it’s not as crowded as in previous years. More … Read more

Dresden Creates Germany’s First Heat Manual for Behavior and Health Protection

Dresden Creates Germany’s First Heat Manual for Behavior and Health Protection

Dresden (dpa / sn) – Saxony’s state capital Dresden has, according to its own statements, drawn up Germany’s first heat manual for behavior and the avoidance of health hazards. It is aimed at employees of municipal and independent institutions in the areas of health, care, social affairs, education and housing, and also contains insights into … Read more