United States Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska and Co-Chair of the Standing Committee of Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region) and Aaja Chemnitz (Member of Danish Parliament representing Greenland for Inuit Ataqatigiit and Chair of the Standing Committee of Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region) should purchase Greenland from the Kingdom of Denmark attention has rapidly turned to what the future may hold The appeal of Greenland is easy to understand It is also a storehouse for all sorts of minerals the building blocks of society that will determine who leads—and controls—the industries of the future a businessman turned president would be interested The question has been asked and firmly answered by the government of Greenland “As legislators representing Greenland in Denmark and the United States should recognize that the future will be defined by partnership To ensure our alliance reaches its full potential ambitions for national security can be achieved without altering Greenland’s autonomy Dialogue and cooperation can strengthen our ties; diplomacy can pave the way for a relationship and alliance that fulfills our mutual interests “We can also affirm that Greenland welcomes increased cooperation with the U.S and our common values of freedom and democracy And it should be paired with a larger acceptance of the Arctic as a region of shared responsibility whose opportunities cannot be seized portion of the Arctic—Alaska—shares more than lines of latitude with Greenland a reflection of our Inuk and Iñupiaq peoples’ common history Alaska has the same advantages as Greenland from strategic location to abundant resources We can form the heart of this union throughout the 21st century and beyond peaceful and respectful collaboration and protection of our people We do so through international cooperation including through the Arctic Council which is the main Arctic cooperative governance body We call on continued support and engagement in the peaceful dialogue through the Arctic Council and we look forward and support the incoming chairship of Kingdom of Denmark and recognize the leading role of Greenland in the chairship “The future does not require us to redraw the borders on that map consensus partnership is the only way to truly foster the ties that will bind Greenland and the United States together for the long haul We believe in a stronger partnership for a brighter future across the Arctic.” the Standing Committee of Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region (SCPAR) met in Tromsø The birthplace of Germany's industrial revolution has been reborn as a European Capital of Culture for 2025 Formerly known as Karl-Marx-Stadt, the birthplace of Germany's industrial revolution might seem like a surprising choice until you realise the EU scheme's goal is to put overlooked destinations on the cultural map before being largely rebuilt as a "futuristic citadel of faceless tower blocks" under East Germany's Communist regime From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox Gleaming new buildings are "springing up" while "shabby" old ones have been vastly improved and there's a sense of "local pride and discreet optimism that's often missing in more touristic destinations" with its new accolade the city is "fighting for a new image" by bringing its vibrant cultural scene to the fore and welcoming all walks of life Using its industrial history as a "platform for artistic expression" more than 30,000 of its Communist-era garages once used for storing machinery have been transformed into venues that will be hosting a series of vibrant exhibitions The city has also launched an "expansive" Purple Path art and sculpture trail running through 38 towns and villages in the Chemnitz region showcasing the works of renowned Saxon artists Located around a three-hour drive south of Berlin Chemnitz isn't "especially easy to get to" but the attractions spanning everything from blues festivals to theatrical shows in factories One example is the "astonishing fine art collection secretly hoarded at the Wismut uranium mine" Chemnitz has a range of "excellent" museums The "most spectacular display" can be found at Saxony's state archaeology museum set within a "striking" art deco department store while the Kunstsammlungen am Theaterplatz art gallery features a "superb" array of German Expressionists which is home to a "modest" local history collection A free daily email with the biggest news stories of the day – and the best features from TheWeek.com Irenie Forshaw is a features writer at The Week She began her career in journalism at Leeds University before working at The Guardian and The New Statesman Group Irenie then became a senior writer at Elite Traveler Germany) contends is the world’s fastest heating/cooling press has been in operation at the Institute of Lightweight Structures (IST) part of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at Chemnitz University of Technology (Germany) the Wickert WKP 3000 S has been enabling the university scientists to process high-performance thermoplastics such as polyetheretherketone (PEEK) in record time is researching how structural components and hybrid components made of plastics like fiber-reinforced composites, and metal can be manufactured using near-series production processes Their focus is on structural components for aerospace Typical applications include tanks for hydrogen systems crash-relevant car parts for front- and rear-ends and drainage and manhole systems for the construction industry Another field of research concerns thermoplastic carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRTP) profiles for aircraft components Chemnitz scientists are investigating how these high-performance materials can be processed in cost-effective The focus here is on materials that can replace standard polymers such as PP and PE as well as engineering plastics such as PA POM and PET when they reach their performance limits Wickert’s hydraulic press is helping them to achieve this The WKP 3000 S achieves peak temperatures of up to 450° C across the entire 600 × 600-millimeter pressing area It currently delivers heating rates of 55 Kelvin/minute and cooling rates of up to 100 Kelvin/minute The maximum deviation over the entire surface is less than 5°C the press reaches its full press force of 3,000 kilonewtons in under one second and a maximum lateral offset of 0.02 millimeter enable processing with a high level of precision “The Wickert press — in particular its extreme speeds of temperature control — have added value in [our] research,” Nendel says “This allows us to design test series much more effectively and create many more samples in the shortest possible time.” A production cycle that takes a few minutes on the Wickert press would take over an hour on a normal press Wolfgang Nendel (second from right) uses the new WKP 3000 S to investigate the use of high-performance thermoplastics Since 2024, what Wickert (Landau, Germany) contends is the world’s fastest heating/cooling press has been in operation at the Institute of Lightweight Structures (IST), part of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at Chemnitz University of Technology (Germany) TeamsSpielerHistorieZuschauendeeasyCredit BBL U-22 Spieler des JahresSananda Fruzum Beitrag › Mai 2025History was made in the penultimate week of the regular season as Karsten Tadda appeared in his 638th game in the easyCredit BBL - tying the record for most games played with Alex King The week also saw NINERS Chemnitz win two overtime thrillers in a span of three days while FIT/One Würzburg Baskets won their sixth straight game as they fight for home court advantage Marko Pesic announced he will step down as FC Bayern Munich general manager at the end of the 2025 calendar year Karsten Tadda ties Alex King for most games played in Bundesliga Karsten Tadda made history in Bamberg Baskets’ game against MHP RIESEN Ludwigsburg as he appeared in his 638th game - moving into a tie for first place in games played in the easyCredit BBL since the start of data collection in 1998 Tadda will break the record on Thursday May 8 against ratiopharm ulm where he was born and raised and developed in the Bamberg youth ranks collected five German league crowns including the “triple double” of league and cup doubles from 2010 to 2012 with Bamberg He also won the league title in 2013 and 2015 with Bamberg while also helping Telekom Baskets Bonn win the Basketball Champions League in 2023 Tadda also earned 89 appearances with the German national team Next on the list of active players going into the game was John Bryant with 484 games 14 of 17 teams still in race for post-season entering final week There will be plenty of drama in the final week of the season with the final two rounds of games Only three teams have been eliminated from play-ins - Bamberg Baskets SKYLINERS and relegated BG Göttingen - while 10 teams are fighting for the direct playoffs places of 3rd to 6th 14 of 17 teams are still fighting for the post-season Below is a breakdown of how teams played in the two-round last week of action Kharchenkov leads Bayern to comfortable win over Göttingen FC Bayern remain the standings leader going into the final week after a comfortable 94-86 home win over BG Göttingen Ivan Kharchenkov led the team in scoring with 17 points for a 22-8 record - one win ahead of ratiopharm ulm Bayern finish the season with games at Telekom Baskets Bonn and versus MHP RIESEN Ludwigsburg Marko Pesic to leave Bayern at end of 2025 The end of an era is coming as FC Bayern Munich general manager Marko Pesic announced he is leaving the club at the end of the 2025 calendar year The former German international has been with Bayern since 2011 - first as a sports director and then since 2013 as GM turning the club into a powerhouse in Germany and a big name in European basketball Sports director Dragan Tarlac will take over the sports part of Pesic’s duties while Adrian Sarmiento will handle the business matters Bayern coach Herbert named Canada head coach FC Bayern Munich head coach Gordon Herbert has a new job - at least a second job - as he was named as the head coach of the Canada senior national team The 66-year-old Canadian will take over the North American powers in the summer of 2026 Ulm use late run to beat Heidelberg, snap road skidratiopharm ulm picked up a big road victory by knocking off MLP Academics Heidelberg 90-74 to snap a three-game road losing streak Ulm pulled away with a 15-2 run in the fourth quarter to improve to 21-9 and add the pressure on first place FC Bayern Munich Ben Saraf paced five Ulm players in double figures with 17 points Ulm’s final two games are versus Bamberg Baskets and at Veolia Towers Hamburg Three players from ratiopharm ulm - Ben Saraf Noa Essengue and Alec Anigbata - have entered their names in the 2025 NBA Draft The draft will take place on June 25 and 26 in Brooklyn The trio can withdraw their names before June 15 Mintz’s 28 points helps Würzburg to sixth straight win FIT/One Würzburg Baskets are the hottest team entering the final week after an 85-70 victory at SKYLINERS gave them their sixth straight win to defend third place Davion Mintz went 7 of 7 from long range in scoring 28 points as Würzburg improved to 18-12 They have a tough final two games though: versus MLP Academics Heidelberg and at Basketball Löwen Braunschweig Braunschweig head into the final week of the season with an 18-12 record and a one-win advantage over two teams Braunschweig play at ROSTOCK SEAWOLVES before finishing the season at home against FIT/One Würzburg Baskets Chemnitz win two OT thrillers to say in race for home court advantage Nicholas Tischler converted an alley-oop layup in the waning second to force the extra session and Jeff Garrett scored 22 points in the win Chemnitz’s final two games are at Veolia Towers Hamburg and at EWE Baskets Oldenburg Berlin just keep moving up the standings after win over Wolves ALBA BERLIN are finishing the regular season on a roll as they cruised past SYNTAINICS MBC 90-62 at home for a 17-14 record Berlin’s sixth win in the last seven games leaves them in sixth place and guaranteed at least a play-ins spot Berlin only have one game left as they host relegated BG Göttingen Rostock suffer setback in hopes of direct playoff spot One of the top victims of the week was ROSTOCK SEAWOLVES, who rallied from 16 points down in the fourth quarter only to lose 108-102 in overtime at NINERS Chemnitz in their only game of the week 15-rebound double-double by Malik Osborne in falling to 16-14 for seventh place Many consider Rostock one of the biggest surprises of the season but they could still miss the play-ins as they host Basketball Löwen Braunschweig and play at BG Göttingen in the final week Heidelberg have lost four in a row for a 16-14 record for 8th place and a fall to 13th is still possible Heidelberg end the season at FIT/One Würzburg Baskets and at home against SKYLINERS Split keeps Weißenfels alive for direct playoffs spot That left Wolves at 16-14 with the final two games being at MHP RIESEN Ludwigsburg and at home versus Telekom Baskets Bonn Vechta can’t keep up momentum despite massive week from Randolph Brandon Randolph scored 30 points in the victory over Heidelberg and then wasted a monster 42-point performance against Oldenburg Vechta only have one game left as they play at Bamberg Baskets Ludwigsburg hanging in there after third win in four games Ludwigsburg enter the final week with a 15-15 record - and three wins in the last four games - as they host SYNTAINICS MBC and play at FC Bayern Munich Third straight loss leaves Hamburg in 12th place That leaves Hamburg in 12th place - but still with chances for fifth place The final week will be not an easy won as they host NINERS Chemnitz and ratiopharm ulm Oldenburg keep dreams alive with third straight win Oldenburg have now won three straight games for a 15-16 record finishing the regular season with a 3-13 mark on the road Oldenburg’s final game of the season is at home against NINERS Chemnitz Telekom Baskets Bonn gave themselves a chance to make the post-season in the final week as they beat Basketball Löwen Braunschweig 85-81 at home in their only game Sam Griesel scored a career high 21 points to help Bonn improve to 14-16 Bonn finish the season as they host FC Bayern Munich and play at SYNTAINICS MBC Savo Milovic stays on as Bonn sports director Telekom Baskets Bonn have committed to Savo Milovic as they announced the extension of the sports director’s contract until 2027 The Slovenian Milovic started working in the Bonn organization in 2016 as a youth coach and took over as sports director in 2022 - guiding the club to the Basketball Champions League crown in 2023 Bonn have already extended their head coach Marko Stankovic until 2027 Tadda will pass Alex King for the games played record at ratiopharm ulm and Bamberg finish the season at home versus RASTA Vechta Frankfurt’s final week of the season has them playing at play-ins contenders MLP Academics Heidelberg Göttingen have a 2-28 record going into their final two games - at ALBA BERLIN and at home versus ROSTOCK SEAWOLVES The week had two rounds of games so there are two Player of the Week awards Victor Bailey took the honors for Round 31 in NINERS Chemnitz’s overtime win over MHP RIESEN Ludwigsburg The guard came off the bench for 32 points on 10 of 15 shots (4/7 threes) and 8 of 8 free throws 5 rebounds and 1 assist for an efficiency of 33 The Round 32 winner is Malik Osborne in ROSTOCK SEAWOLVES’ OT loss to Chemnitz The forward scored 26 points on 10 of 18 shots (2/8 threes) and 4 of 6 free throws to go with 15 rebounds 2 steals and 1 steal for an efficiency of 37 German Top Five of the WeekG: Ivan Kharchenkov FC Bayern MunichKharchenkov totaled 17 points 5 rebounds and 4 steals against BG Göttingen EWE Baskets OldenburgSchoormann had a great week with 20 points 1 assist and 4 steals versus BG Göttingen and then had 14 points 4 assists and 1 steal against RASTA Vechta 1 assist and 1 steal in a big win over MLP Academics Heidelberg Basketball Löwen Braunschweig Fru shined twice this week with 16 points 1 steal and 3 blocks in a loss to Telekom Baskets Bonn and then had 12 points 9 rebounds and 2 blocks in a win over SKYLINERS NINERS ChemnitzYebo had two strong games in two overtime wins with 11 points 4 rebounds and 1 assist against MHP RIESEN Ludwigsburg and had 20 points with 4 three-pointers 4 rebounds and 3 assists in the win over ROSTOCK SEAWOLVES BG GöttingenJünemann played 18:07 minutes against EWE Baskets Oldenburg and scored 8 points on 1 of 4 shots and 6 of 7 free throws with 2 rebounds He then played 24:52 minutes against FC Bayern Munich and totaled 10 points on 4 of 6 shots (0/1 threes) and 2 of 3 free throws and 8 rebounds FIT/One Würzburg BasketsSteinbach only had one game and he tallied 6 points on 3 of 9 shots 1 steal and 3 blocks in 22:27 minutes versus SKYLINERS MHP RIESEN LudwigsburgBaumer played 13:44 minutes against NINERS Chemnitz and had 5 points on 1 of 4 shots (1/3 threes) 2 of 2 free throws and 1 rebound The 18-year-old then scored a career high 9 points on 3 of 5 shots (2/4 threes) to go with 1 rebound 1 steal and 1 block in 19:12 minutes against Bamberg Baskets And then there was one - there is only one German left in the NBA playoffs as Isaiah Hartenstein and the Oklahoma City Thunder swept Memphis 4-0 and will next take on the Denver Nuggets Dennis Schröder and the Detroit Pistons were defeated 4-2 against the New York Knicks while the Boston Celtics eliminated Franz Wagner and Tristan da Silva and the Orlando Magic 4-1 in the playoffs Für den Newsletter anmelden © easyCredit Basketball Bundesliga - Alle Rechte vorbehalten BBL GmbH, Am Kabellager 11-13, 51063 Köln (Mülheim)Tel.: 0221 / 981 77-0Fax: 0221 / 981 77-99e-Mail: Info@easyCredit-BBL.de Germany in the 15th century and only gradually allowed back centuries later hence archaeologists baffled by the ritual bath from the interim 2024Get email notification for articles from Viktoria Greenboim Rich FollowDec 31 2024An unexpected archaeological discovery in downtown Chemnitz has shed light on an unknown chapter in the city's history During salvage excavations ahead of infrastructure works archaeologists discovered what they believe was a mikveh dating to a period when Jews were banned from settling in the area this may be the first physical evidence of such an installation in the State of Saxony Saxony has long been known for its rich cultural heritage and is noted for important historical trading and cultural centers such as Dresden while there is ample written evidence for spiritual and economic Jewish life and historical Jewish settlements in Saxony physical evidence predating the 19th century has been scarce This is particularly the case compared to territories in West Germany sporadic historical and archaeological evidence suggesting the possible existence of Jewish communities already in Late Antiquity in the 4th century C.E and onwards in cities such as Cologne (Koeln) and Trever (Trier) begins in the 10th and mainly the 11th centuries Jewish communities formed in cities along the Rhine River and in central Germany such as Cologne from 1260 C.E.Credit: Stadtarchiv Friedberg elaborate Jewish communal ritual baths have been found dating to the 12th and 13th centuries as well as one in the neighboring state of Thuringia though historical records hint at their existence That all changed when a team of archaeologists from the Archaeological Heritage Office of Saxony (Landesamt für Archäologie Sachsen) carried out a salvage excavation in a downtown parking lot in Chemnitz discovered layers of the city's cultural heritage including what might be a part of Jewish history they didn't expect to find Open gallery viewAerial view of the excavated areaCredit: R Heynowski / Archaeological Heritage Office of Saxony The first reports of Jewish presence in the territories of Saxony date back to the end of the 10th and 11th centuries a traveler of Jewish descent from Al-Andalus while traveling at the end of the 10th century from the German trade city of Magdeburg to Prague passed through the territories of Saxony and mentioned what might be interpreted as a Jewish neighborhood in the city of Halle (located northwest from Leipzig) Another account from 1009 mentions how the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire accused the Markgraf of Meissen of selling serfs to Jews While these two documents mention Jewish presence in the Margraviate of Meissen Were they local Saxon Jews or Jews passing through we have ample historical evidence for many permanent Jewish communities in cities such as Meissen These local communities often featured Jewish neighborhoods with businesses The fact that there was a cemetery in Meissen indicates a relatively substantial community in the city because only large communities had designated burial grounds which would usually also serve the surrounding Jewish communities The fragments of Jewish epitaphs and skeletal remains from this cemetery in Meissen are rare archaeological evidence for Jewish presence in Saxony from the 13th and 14th centuries But as the Black Death cast its shadow over Europe a brutal wave of Jewish persecutions swept the Holy Roman Empire in 1349 wiping out many Jewish communities in Germany and forcing survivors to move east Open gallery viewChemnitz town hallCredit: Sandro Schmalfuß some local rulers tried to persuade the Jews to return for economic reasons restrictions remained in place and there were also the occasional "mild" persecutions on ostensibly religious or economic grounds The communities never returned to what they were before and in 1430 an order was issued banning Jews from holding permanent residence in Saxony Indeed during the 15th century Jews were gradually and eventually expelled and their property was confiscated they would be allowed to visit certain cities such as Leipzig to trade but only on specific fair days and subject to stringent limitations The restrictions were enforced for centuries though by the late 18th century some had been lifted Jews were allowed to settle again in the major cities with some restrictions remaining until finally being removed in the 19th century during emancipation Open gallery viewNote the location of Chemnitz on the route between Prague and Leipzig.Credit: Google Maps Chemnitz is today the third largest city in the state of Saxony after Dresden and Leipzig It is located along the route connecting two major trading centers Prague in Bohemia and Magdeburg in central Germany Our knowledge about the Jews in Chemnitz before the new community arose in the 19th century is scanty The mikveh now revealed is therefore something unique The only other structure in Saxony that was formerly identified as a mikveh in the city of Goerlitz was disputed it was concluded that it probably had a different purpose It might have been part of a drainage system or had some other humdrum usage So even though historical records suggest a communal ritual bath in Goerlitz There are a few financial documents from the 14th and 15th centuries mentioning Jews in Chemnitz but they only mention Jews as a party in the transaction They don't necessarily indicate that Jews lived in Chemnitz Wegener added that we have a 1789 map of Chemnitz that mentions a "Jewish alley inside the city walls but earlier and later maps call the street differently While researching documents following their findings a historian came upon another interesting historical document in the archives Open gallery viewA map of Chemnitz from 1789Credit: Friedrich Gottlieb Aster / Deutsche Fotothek a project was undertaken to build several potash boilers in Chemnitz and Jewish experts from Moravia were given permission to travel to Chemnitz to work on them" the local Elector granted a license for legal reasons to a Christian who joined forces with the Jewish experts The Jews were allowed to bring their families and employees and were granted privileges A minor economic scandal with various Christian investors followed this We don't know what exactly became of these Jews afterwards" These are the only clues we have so far for Jews in Chemnitz before 1800 a trading city is not conceivable without Jews there are sections of the population that are not recorded And we know from historical records that Jewish merchants went to the markets during the ban; for example "We just didn't have any physical evidence to support it." This is why the recent excavation of this mikveh is so exciting – even though the archaeologists cannot say when it operated It offers a rare glimpse into the lives of Jews who may have lived or at least passed through the city during a period when they were officially banned It was discovered just below a restaurant and hotel bombed by the Allies in World War II the site was in a bustling area of the city thickly crisscrossed with streets and featuring establishments no longer visible in the post-war city planning One of those establishments was the locally famous "Goldener Anchor" hotel and restaurant which was bombed by the Allied forces on March 5 Open gallery viewHistorical photo of the AnchorCredit: P Hiptmair / Archaeological Heritage Office of SaxonyThe Anchor evolved from a small inn for travelers built on the site of a 16th century distillery the area was cleared and filled with rubble and earth unintentionally preserving the foundation and cellars of the Anchor and the adjacent structures for posterity the team uncovered the restaurant's basement Open gallery viewThe excavated brick wine shelves in the Anchors cellarsCredit: P Hiptmair / Archaeological Heritage Office of SaxonyBut this was just the tip of the iceberg below the foundations of the Anchor and the adjacent structures they revealed something completely different A brick step with a narrow corridor led to a cellar Its floor slightly sloped toward the old main street and the underground Gablenz stream Another step led to a trapezoid paved area from the narrow corridor from which two brick steps led into a pool about 0.8 meters deep and an arched opening allowed water to flow in and out of the plunge pool The well faced the main street and the Gablenz stream A vault base remains in the upper area of one wall Open gallery viewThe steps and the narrow corridor leading to the poolCredit: P Hiptmair / Archaeological Heritage Office of SaxonyAfter weighing various possible interpretations given the sort of "intimacy" of how it was built – a narrow stepped corridor leading to a small plunge pool – the size of it and the way the water was drawn to the pool directly from a natural water source the team decided that the structure was probably a Jewish ritual bath a "cellar house mikveh" or at least used as one A large number of private Jewish ritual baths are known in Germany There are similarities to our mikveh but also many differences this mikveh was located in the front of the building facing the street and not the rear There is no stylistic rule for building a mikveh though: what is important is the ritual part the pool size and water being drawn directly from a natural source they would be integrated as best they can (or with as little effort as possible) Open gallery view3d image of the mikvehCredit: R Wegener / Archaeological Heritage Office of SaxonyThe exact date of Chemnitz Mikveh - when it was built The team only knows that it was covered before 1779 because coins from the second half of the 18th century were found in the filling covering it after it was abandoned Open gallery viewCoins from the filling of the Chemnitz mikvehCredit: A Kaltofen / Archaeological Heritage Office of SaxonyGiven the importance and fragility of the find the team decided to cover the mikveh with geotextile poured liquid earthen mortar and transferred the resultant "cocoon" with the structure inside to the lab to protect it from the elements and monitor its environment Which means that it has been sealed so cannot – at this stage – investigate when it was built Open gallery viewFilling the mikveh with earth mortarCredit: C Heiermann / rchaeological Heritage Office of SaxonyMany more questions remained unanswered about this mikveh Maybe it was part of some local business that offered the bath as a service for Jews traveling through the city With the final restrictions removed in 1866 Jews returned to Chemnitz and established a new community in 1875 They built a synagogue in 1897 and a cemetery in 1878 the community of Chemnitz numbered 3,500 members Then came the dark years of the Third Reich and the Holocaust the city has a Jewish community of about 550 They have a synagogue serving as the community's meeting point Open gallery viewThe Chemnitz Old Synagogue was built in 1897 and destroyed in 1938Credit: Wikimedia CommonsThe team is presently working with the Archaeological Heritage Office of Saxony and the local Jewish community on ways to make this unique building tangible for everyone in the future (i.e. the city of Chemnitz will be the capital of culture and 2026 will be the theme year for Jewish culture in the Free State of Saxony Whether the original can be visible during these events can't yet be said your new go-to podcast to spice up your weekday mornings with relevant news and behind-the-scenes from Brussels and beyond From the economy to the climate and the EU's role in world affairs this talk show sheds light on European affairs and the issues that impact on our daily lives as Europeans Tune in to understand the ins and outs of European politics Dare to imagine the future with business and tech visionaries Deep dive conversations with business leaders Euronews Tech Talks goes beyond discussions to explore the impact of new technologies on our lives the podcast provides valuable insights into the intersection of technology and society Europe's water is under increasing pressure floods are taking their toll on our drinking water Join us on a journey around Europe to see why protecting ecosystems matters and to discover some of the best water solutions an animated explainer series and live debate - find out why Water Matters We give you the latest climate facts from the world’s leading source analyse the trends and explain how our planet is changing We meet the experts on the front line of climate change who explore new strategies to mitigate and adapt There is a major city in Eastern Germany that many Europeans have never heard of: Chemnitz Now Chemnitz is a European Capital of Culture the city with a long industrial history has its old name back The Chemnitz Capital of Culture theme: “C the unseen!“  40 years ago an idea originated in Greece: Each year The initial priority was to safeguard the common cultural heritage: The title was awarded to cities with a lot of ancient culture that has changed since Glasgow 1990: Today the priorities also include urban development citizen participation and cultural diversity More and more cities with economic and social problems are submitting bids The title "Capital of Culture" is intended to help start a new beginning The European Union supports the transformation process with funding Chemnitz won the title for 2025 - together with Nova Gorica in Slovenia and Gorizia in Italy Sophie and Cathleen are two of over a thousand volunteers for Capital of Culture Chemnitz "There are a lot of people who complain," remarks Sophie "who say that nothing will change here anyway But that's precisely where you have to step in and say: Of course you can change something Sophie helps with the “Dancing Neighbours” project Alexandra Takats heads "Team Generation" as project manager The Capital of Culture organisers strive to engage all strata of the population - whether young or old born in Chemnitz or elsewhere: "We have many socio-cultural projects where the aim is to bring neighbourhoods together so that newcomers with a migration background can mix with people who have lived here for a long time.”  You have to look at this in the context of the 2018 riots a right-wing extremist mob beat up people that looked foreign The ultra-right scene is still present in the region today Chemnitz is also a stronghold of the AfD - a Eurosceptic party with a strong following - and a critical attitude towards the Capital of Culture project AfD city councillor Ronny Licht: "Chemnitz is a divided city: The suggestion is that 'the bad guys' on the right fringe are not part of society Then people keep talking about a 'civil society' that must become loud The organisers of the Capital of Culture see things differently Pascal Anselmi: "If you try to get actively involved in your neighbourhood Don't be passive - instead say: This is my city is democracy in the best sense of the word.”  This is also the view of sociologist Ulf Bohmann from Chemnitz University of Technology: "The Chemnitz Capital of Culture bid has a clear focus on social issues This can really change the city in the long term - through working together Culture can be used to try out democratic coexistence and make people more resistant to right-wing extremism.”   One of the most important Capital of Culture projects is called "Living Neighbourhood" money for community projects where people can redesign their neighbourhoods according to their own ideas.. The Chemnitz cultural recipe is simple: Get close to people join in - and discover culture in everyday life This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Chemnitz will step into the global spotlight as the European Capital of Culture Once an industrial giant and symbol of the Cold War era this East Germany city has transformed into a cultural hub Chemnitz offers a captivating mix of history Here’s why Chemnitz deserves a spot on your travel itinerary in 2025 Lev Kerbel’s Karl Marx Monument continues to stand as a reminder of Chemnitz’s past as an occupied East Germany city Chemnitz’s history is woven into the fabric of Germany’s industrial growth and political transformation Chemnitz became a powerhouse during the 19th Century earning the title “Saxon Manchester” for its thriving textile industry At the Sächsisches Industriemuseum (Saxon Industrial Museum) learning about Chemnitz’s rise as an manufacturing center while viewing a vast collection of historic artifacts including automobiles Industriemuseum Chemnitz is a time capsule celebrating economic history of the region The city also reflects key tensions of the 20th Century Known as “Karl-Marx-Stadt” during the Soviet-occupied German Democratic Republic period the imposing Karl Marx Monument by Lev Kerbel remains a reminder of that era it’s one of the city’s most photographed landmarks using its history as a foundation for cultural growth Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz houses a vast collection art pieces dating back to the 19th Century Chemnitz’s museum scene will be a major draw for visitors in 2025 The Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz (Chemnitz Art Collections) is home to a broad range of works from modern and classical periods including pieces by renowned artists like Otto Dix and Karl Schmidt-Rottluff one of the city’s famous Expressionist sons The museum’s collection spans centuries offering insights into European art movements from the Renaissance to contemporary With a strong focus on 20th Century German art including one of the largest collections of works by Dix and other key figures of Expressionism and New Objectivity Chemnitzer Marktplatz (Chemitz Marketplace) is a hub of history and architecture Chemnitz and its surroundings are dotted with stunning castles and other architectural gems Just outside the city lies Wasserschloss Klaffenbach a Renaissance-era moated castle surrounded by lush greenery making it a charming destination for a day trip architectural enthusiasts can explore the Villa Esche a masterpiece designed by Belgian architect Henry van de Velde This striking example of Art Nouveau design is now a museum showcasing early-20th Century furniture providing a glimpse into the innovative design trends of the period Chemnitz has undergone a remarkable cultural transformation The European Capital of Culture title ensures that 2025 will be filled with exciting events The Opernhaus Chemnitz (Chemnitz Opera House) is another of the city’s cultural gems offering high-quality performances of opera the Stadthalle Chemnitz hosts everything from classical concerts to contemporary music performances Chemnitz is also home to a creative street art scene and galleries and independent galleries that contribute to Chemnitz’s status as an emerging art capital offering authentic tastes of the region.  For a contemporary twist, Schalom offers a creative fusion of Jewish and Mediterranean dishes Chemnitz’s food scene blends the old with the new reflecting the city’s cultural revival Many of Chemnitz’s public spaces are abound with colorful touches. Outdoor Adventures and Surrounding Attractions Beyond its urban attractions, Chemnitz is a gateway to the natural beauty of Saxony. The nearby Erzgebirge (Ore Mountains) are a UNESCO World Heritage Site, famous for their rich mining history and traditional crafts. In winter, the region transforms into a snowy playground for skiing and snowboarding. During the warmer months, visitors can enjoy hiking, cycling, and exploring the charming villages known for their wooden toys and Christmas decorations. For a historical excursion, Augustusburg Castle is just a short drive from Chemnitz. This Renaissance masterpiece, perched high above the countryside, offers stunning views and houses a museum dedicated to vintage motorcycles, hunting artifacts, and regional history. Chemnitz is a city of contrasts, with a blend of architectural styles that reflect its varied history. After WWII, much of the city was rebuilt, leading to an intriguing mix of Bauhaus, Art Nouveau, and modernist structures. The city center features striking examples of post-war design, including the Galerie Roter Turm and the newly-developed Forum Chemnitz shopping center. This blend of historical and modern architecture creates a visually dynamic city, perfect for travelers who appreciate design and urban development. By Jason Gordon was bitten extremely hard by the travel bug as a child and his wanderlust continues to this day as a very apparent quality in every aspect of his life and career As a well-seasoned world traveler and commercial aviation enthusiast Jason provides valuable upscale travel-focused insight to the readers of UPTOWN Magazine He is also a multiple award-winning film/TV producer and director he is an executive producer of the UPTOWN-partnered luxury and adventure travel series UPTOWN,” which recently received additional distribution through the GoTraveler streaming platform Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information Chemnitz has retained its East German character with the foothills of the Erzgebirge beyond where mining has taken place for a millennium.  Chemnitz has been at the forefront of Germany’s economic and political problems XLinkedInEmailLinkGiftFacebookXLinkedInEmailLinkGiftBy October 25 2024 at 12:00 AM EDTBookmarkSaveWhen Karl-Marx-Stadt changed its name after the collapse of East Germany his mane of hair and voluminous beard forming a halo around his chiseled features stands defiantly in the center of today’s Chemnitz a broad avenue suitable for military parades; immediately behind him a brutalist administration block adds to the Soviet-era character This is Radio Schuman, your new go-to podcast to spice up your weekday mornings with relevant news, insights, and behind-the-scenes from Brussels and beyond. 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We give you the latest climate facts from the world’s leading source, analyse the trends and explain how our planet is changing. We meet the experts on the front line of climate change who explore new strategies to mitigate and adapt. Karl Schmidt-Rottluff is an important representative of German Expressionism. He was born in Chemnitz (Rottluff) and is today considered the most internationally important artist of the city. He founded the artist group Brücke in Dresden in 1905, together with his friends Fritz Bleyl, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner and Erich Heckel. Kirchner and Heckel, his school friend, also grew up in Chemnitz, so Chemnitz is considered as a kind of nucleus of the Brücke. This selection shows important paintings and documents by the artist from all periods of his work, representative pieces by the Brücke artists and modern artists from the collection. On display for the first time is the exquisite wooden sculpture Standing woman (1920) by Erich Heckel, which was acquired for the Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz in 2023. The eastern German city once drew international attention for its right-wing extremist marches Chemnitz wants to revamp its image with a series of innovative projects as the European Capital of Culture 2025 Lord Mayor Sven Schulze will welcome Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier Saxony's Prime Minister Michael Kretschmer the EU Commissioner for Intergenerational Justice and the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media A total of 700 invited guests from the worlds of politics culture and society are expected to attend Managing Directors of the European Capital of Culture Chemnitz 2025 gGmbH named after the former Greek Minister of Culture and initiator of the European Capital of Culture programme will be awarded to Chemnitz following the jury's recommendation to the EU Commission for the successful third monitoring ArtDependence Magazine is an international magazine covering all spheres of contemporary art ArtDependence features the latest art news highlighting interviews with today’s most influential artists fair directors and individuals at the axis of the arts The magazine also covers series of articles and reviews on critical art events new publications and other foremost happenings in the art world If you would like to submit events or editorial content to ArtDependence Magazine, please feel free to reach the magazine via the contact page the cities of Chemnitz in Germany and Nova Gorica in Slovenia take up the mantle of European Capitals of Culture exhibitions and performances aimed at highlighting the richness of Europe’s shared cultures The inauguration of Chemnitz will take place on 18 January the city aims to reinforce the role of civic society through community-driven cultural projects and build a network of “European makers of democracy” Nova Gorica will start its ECOC run on 8 February the city intends to grow together with the bordering Italian city of Gorizia becoming a “borderless European Capital of Culture” the concept of borders from multiple dimensions The EU’s Commissioner for Culture Glenn Micallef congratulated the 2025 European Capitals of Culture: “I look forward to a whole year of celebrations showcasing the diversity identities and values of European cultures while highlighting what brings European citizens together in celebration of our diversity It is also an opportunity to reflect on the impact of this prestigious initiative over the last 40 years.” The title of European Capital of Culture allows cities to boost their local and regional development through culture and social benefits for both the cities and their surrounding regions the cities had to set up a cultural programme with a strong European dimension promoting the active involvement of their city’s communities The Commission has awarded the two 2025 European Capitals of Culture with the EUR 1.5 million Melina Mercouri Prize funded under the EU’s Creative Europe programme in recognition of the quality of their preparations for the year Commissioner Micallef will award the Mercouri prize as part of his attendance at the Chemnitz inauguration ceremony on 18 January Programme and events in Chemnitz Programme and events in Nova Gorica European Capitals of Culture You must be logged in to post a comment eub2 is the default publisher for EUbusiness Design and developed by :  CHEMNITZ (Germany) - NINERS Chemnitz led from start to finish as they drew first blood in the FIBA Europe Cup Finals with an 85-74 win over Bahcesehir College in front of a sold-out home crowd of 5000 at Messe Chemnitz Bahcesehir has come back from first-leg deficits in their two previous rounds so they will head back home to Istanbul with the confidence that they can overcome this 11-point deficit DeAndre Lansdowne led six NINERS players in double figures with 16 points while Axel Bouteille hit a game-high 25 for Bahcesehir Turning Point: After a closely fought first quarter NINERS turned it up by scoring 10 points in the final two minutes Van Beck started the outburst with a three-pointer off the feed from Jonas Richter followed by a score from Kaza Kajami-Keane NINERS started the second period with a 6-0 run which ultimately hurt Bahcesehir and was the catalyst for their first-leg defeat - opening up a gap as large as 17 points It was still a 15-point gap with under three minutes to play but Bahcesehir picked up some potentially vital points from the foul line and even had the chance to cut their arrears into single games but missed a three-pointer on the final possesion Game Heroes: It was a well-balanced scoring effort by the German side with six players in double figures for scoring but the standout was the evergreen DeAndre Lansdowne who shot 58 per cent from the field for his 16 points; he also amassed 7 rebounds and 8 assists Stats Don’t Lie: Despite hitting 33 of their 36 free throws in the game - more than any team has in the FIBA Europe Cup - Bahcesehir couldn’t execute from the field while NINERS shot a solid 47 percent and their depth shone with 48 points off the bench - compared to 7 from the visitors A post shared by FIBA Europe Cup (@fibaeuropecup) Bottom Line: It was another impressive performance from the NINERS and they did what they wanted to do: win, and give themselves a nice cushion to take into the second leg - although the job is far from over. Bahcesehir fought back from a 10-point deficit to beat FC Porto in the Quarter-Finals, and they trailed by one point against Itelyum Varese in the Semi-Finals. Now, they must do it all again next Wednesday if they are to call themselves FIBA Europe Cup champions for a second time. It’s not somewhere that’s often in tourists’ plans, but Chemnitz is hoping for some attention as a European capital of culture this year – James March explores the unorthodox yet charming destination I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice you need to squint to find conventional beauty Ambling toward my hotel on a frigid January night I turn right at Brückenstraße and pass a strange sight that also happens to be the city’s most well-known attraction – a gigantic 40-tonne bust of Karl Marx’s head while behind is an enormous stone frieze pronouncing “Workers of the world my hulking 26-floor hotel – absurdly large for a city of under 300,000 people – looms ominously in the dark and resembles Biff Tannen’s dystopian hotel-casino from Back to the Future Part II (but without the kitschy neon) Unconventional? Yes. But this curious city in Saxony – the 2025 European capital of culture shared with the border-straddling Nova Gorica in Slovenia – is well aware of its unorthodox charm “An Eastern European city in a Western European country” is how it’s frequently described to me And with 223 projects and over 1,000 events in the books for this year The third-largest city in Saxony, behind Dresden in second and Leipzig in first, and a busy industrial hub during the 19th and early 20th century, Chemnitz’s smoking chimneys were flanked to the south by the Ore mountains – one of the world’s oldest mining regions. Invariably, it became one of Germany’s wealthiest cities Read more: This German city is described as ‘Florence on the Elbe’ – but does it live up to the claim? All of that changed, however, at the tail end of the Second World War, when Allied bombs rained down on the city, destroying 80 per cent of the city centre (the same percentage as the infamous firebombing of nearby Dresden). Seven years later in 1952, the East German government (GDR) decided to change Chemnitz’s name to Karl-Marx-Stadt (Karl-Marx-City) despite Marx himself having never stepped foot in the city Two decades after that – in a show of thunderous Cold War hubris – the quixotic government decided what the locals needed was a colossal stone head of the Das Kapital author Following the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and German reunification 76 per cent of the city’s inhabitants voted to revert to the old name of Chemnitz the city is an intriguing hodgepodge of architectural styles from the blocky and functional Eastern Modernism (“Ostmoderne”) so favoured by the GDR’s socialist urban planning model to the ornate and ostentatious Art Nouveau townhouses lining the well-heeled Kaßberg neighbourhood that somehow evaded the Allies’ bombs “It is a very interesting style of architecture here,” says Lydia Tannenhauer-Schnabl consultant in the Chemnitz department of urban development the only really old building left is the red tower which is part of the old medieval city wall The rest of the infrastructure and architecture is fractured I rather like how the city’s Cold War relics have become oddball attractions and one of the most prominent is the 300m-high power plant chimney known locally as the Lulatsch it was given colourful rings of paint by French artist Daniel Buren (and might well be the world’s tallest work of art) an art and sculpture trail that links all 38 municipalities in the Chemnitz region (yes it’s not just the city that gets a bite of the capital of culture apple) Read more: Techno, punk and opera – a weekend exploring Berlin’s music scene On this lively January weekend, I’m invited to the opening celebrations inside the sublime Opera House where various dignitaries speak in platitudes and pristine theatrical performances draw much applause “For a long time Chemnitz was a city in the shadows,” says mayor Sven Schulze “A city with open wounds that people consciously ignored Allow yourself to be surprised by our creativity.” On a bone-chilling evening outside, the Marx monument is engulfed by a brightly lit stage as various German music acts perform to 80,000 people with that mesmerising stone face providing a ghostly backdrop I hop from one foot to another in a futile effort to stay warm while lasers crisscross and the crowd basks in an unlikely spotlight The soothing embrace of a local Saxon pilsner doesn’t help stave off the chill but the evening is a success Things warm up at the labyrinth-like Weltecho cinema and courtyard on the fringes of the city centre A jazz band’s groove gets a crowd dancing downstairs while upstairs a permed MC bounces around onstage with his curls popping out beneath a blue baseball cap And such is the male Gen Z penchant in 2025 for moustaches that it feels as if I’ve had a window into the old GDR days of the 1980s here without ever having to enter a museum Read more: The underrated European holiday destination with 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arts and cultural projects this year including museum exhibits and a colorful mix of music themed “C The Unseen,” seek to highlight the cosmopolitan side of the city of 250,000 people in Saxony that tends to be overshadowed by the bigger eastern urban centers of Dresden and Leipzig The year-long program would include panel talks a cooking marathon and a new opera with a libretto written by Booker Prize-winning author Jenny Erpenbeck Chemnitz Mayor Sven Schulze hopes the extravaganza would change perceptions about Chemnitz where in 2018 right-wing extremists were accused of hunting down migrants through the streets between drab Cold War-era prefabricated housing blocks “Chemnitz is a city that often finds itself in the shadows that has experienced many disruptions in recent decades,” said Schulze from the Social Democratic Party of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz not everyone in Chemnitz is on board with the planned rebrand which has poured new fuel into combustible culture wars raging far beyond the city ahead of a general election next month Right-wing groups in the city council last year introduced a motion calling for Chemnitz 2025 to be canceled calling it “delusional” and an “embarrassment.” They slammed the project as a waste of taxpayer money at a time when many locals are financially struggling and plan a demonstration against it on the launch date a 19th-century textile industry hub once known as the “Manchester of Saxony” state has a turbulent history Communist East Germany renamed it Karl-Marx-Stadt in 1953 and a giant bronze monument of his head was erected in the city center before the inscription “Workers of the World Chemnitz was battered by the closing of factories sweeping job losses and a population decline disorientation and discontent fueled xenophobia and right-wing extremism tensions boiled over when a Syrian immigrant killed a German man in the city provoking days of protests that turned into violent riots The far-right Alternative for Germany has found strong support in Chemnitz and scored 26 percent of the vote in the city at regional elections in September last year a founding member of the “Freie Sachsen” (Free Saxons) secessionist movement and of the right-wing populist group Pro Chemnitz was among those who took to the streets in 2018 He believes the money for Chemnitz 2025 would be better spent to “make the city nice for its own people and not attract tourists and investors and whoever else.” Local people want to see investment in “museums public transport,” rather than for “some kind of circus coming to town,” Kohlmann said Chemnitz wants to move on from the “huge shock” of 2018 head of the city’s Gunzenhauser museum and art gallery “We are all trying to leave that behind us especially in the cultural scene,” she said many arts and culture organizations have found themselves targeted by far-right activists A recent local government report said arts groups had been subjected to “political pressure disruption of events and physical assault.” Chemnitz 2025 would also include projects meant to tackle right-wing extremism A new documentation center would focus on the crimes of a murderous neo-Nazi militant group active in the early 2000s called the National Socialist Underground restaurants and other sites that support the cultural events would welcome visitors with special stickers labeling them “allies” of Chemnitz 2025 Schulze said that “we are doing a lot to ensure that no one has to be afraid of coming to Chemnitz.” Curator Agnieszka Kubicka-Dzieduszycka — who runs a project showcasing garages that have housed iconic “Trabi” cars — said that “of course I am concerned about what will happen on Jan “I believe there will be more of us,” she added optimistically about the festival’s supporters Having been announced back in 2020, the long-awaited moment has arrived for Chemnitz – the southeastern German city is now officially a 2025 European Capital of Culture, and it’s kicking off with a huge celebration on Saturday.  The city is expecting 70,000 to 100,000 visitors to flock to its streets for a day packed with art, music, and cultural performances. This year also marks the 40th anniversary of the ECOC initiative, making the party even more poignant. View this post on InstagramA post shared by Chemnitz 2025 (@chemnitz2025) The opening ceremony will take place at the iconic Marx Monument, fitting not least because the 40-ton bust, known locally as the “Nischel,” has long been a symbol of Chemnitz, formerly called Karl-Marx-Stadt in the GDR era Before the main event gets going in the evening visitors can enjoy performances by actor Alexander Scheer and director Andreas Dresen who will play together with a band; the “Dancing Neighbours” a local dance project for those over 60; pop singer Dilla and Argentine bandoneon musician Omar Massa they can visit the “Kitchen of Nations” food market which organisers say will showcase the city’s diverse culinary heritage Chemnitz will also highlight its deep industrial roots with volunteers pulling a historic steam locomotive through the centre as part of the “Mitziehen” campaign symbolising collective action and the city’s industrial past The day will wrap up with parties and live music at various clubs around the city The celebrations continue throughout the year with the theme “C the Unseen” linking 200 projects and 1,000 events The city hopes to draw art lovers with a plethora of exhibitions, including a major display of works by Norwegian painter Edvard Munch Visitors will also be able to explore the city via the “Purple Path,” a trail connecting public art installations by international artists like Tony Cragg and James Turrell A marathon route will be reimagined as the longest musical stage in the world blending everything from classical tunes to hip-hop and electronic beats The celebration of sporting culture will continue with a cross-border cycling tour honouring the Peace Race a historic event that once spanned the countries of the former Eastern Bloc Other highlights include a dance journey inspired by James Joyce’s "Ulysses" and a revitalised Kosmos festival celebrating democracy the Begehungen Festival (translated as "Inspection") will transform a former lignite mine into a contemporary art gallery the festivities come with their share of challenges Right-wing groups have planned a rally in Chemnitz on opening day prompting a counter-demonstration organised by the German Trade Union Confederation which expects thousands of participants to advocate for unity and against hate The celebrations won't be confined to Chemnitz alone, however. In February, Gorizia and Nova Gorica located on the border between Italy and Slovenia will make history as Europe’s first ‘cross-border’ Capital of Culture Four hydrogen innovation and technology centres are being established in Germany Two of these centres - Chemnitz and the northern German cluster consisting of Bremen Hamburg and Stade - are now receiving public funding totalling 154 million euros With the decentralised hydrogen innovation and technology centres (‘ITZ-H2’ for short) the German Ministry of Transport is implementing a measure of the National Hydrogen Strategy of June 2020 Pfeffenhausen and the aforementioned network of four cities in northern Germany were chosen as the locations for the centres in 2021 The BMDV is now providing a substantial amount of funding for two of these centres: the ITZ Chemnitz will receive around 84 million euros of which the state of Saxony will contribute co-financing of around 14 million euros The IT Centre North will be subsidised with 70 million euros The other two locations are likely to receive funding at a later date the funds for the federal funding come from the German Recovery and Resilience Plan and are provided via the European Recovery and Resilience Facilities (ARF) as part of the NextGenerationEU programme German Minister for Digital and Transport Affairs hydrogen offers a great opportunity to make mobility and the economy more sustainable and climate-neutral This is the only way to reconcile climate policy goals with industrial policy goals and The hydrogen innovation and technology centres being funded today are making a decisive contribution to this.” The hydrogen centres are intended to support small and medium-sized companies in particular in the transformation towards climate-friendly technologies they create the conditions for bringing new applications to market maturity – with state-of-the-art development testing and testing infrastructure,” said Wissing The Hydrogen Innovation Centre (HIC) in Chemnitz focuses primarily on the transformation of the supply industry and mechanical engineering assemblies and systems as well as new test procedures and digital twins particularly in the field of fuel cells and hydrogen applications The Hanseatic Hydrogen Centre for Aviation and Maritime (H2AM) in northern Germany Those responsible are concentrating on the development and integration of fuel cell systems refuelling concepts and the storage and logistics of hydrogen and its derivatives The centre is to be linked to science and industry and “conceive develop and directly test pioneering mobility concepts in practice,” as was already stated in 2021 the two facilities now being funded offer “state-of-the-art development and testing environments with specialised hydrogen laboratories and workshops at the highest international level,” according to NOW GmbH They also combine expertise in industrial research and development standardisation and standardisation for technology development at German companies The recently awarded funding decisions for the hydrogen technology centres also show that the Ministry of Transport is once again investing in hydrogen projects. In the course of the so-called ‘hydrogen affair’ at the BMDV the ministry had temporarily put the 2024 funding on hold The affair involved suspicions of influence peddling in the allocation of funding disciplinary proceedings against the former head of department now-gmbh.de (in German) I agree with the Privacy policy electrive has been following the development of electric mobility with journalistic passion and expertise since 2013 we offer comprehensive coverage of the highest quality — as a central platform for the rapid development of this technology Launch of Hydrogen Innovation and Technology Centers in Chemnitz and Northern Germany The Federal Ministry for Digital Affairs and Transport ( BMDV ) continues to invest in hydrogen technology and supports the development of decentralized hydrogen innovation and technology centers (ITZ-H2) Volker Wissing today presented funding notices totaling 154 million euros to representatives of the two locations in Berlin: Chemnitz and the northern German cluster of Bremen Hamburg and Stade.The funding for the Chemnitz location amounts to around 84 million euros of which the state of Saxony is contributing co-financing of around 14 million euros The funds for the federal funding of the ITZ-H2 come from the German Recovery and Resilience Plan (DARP) and are provided via the European Recovery and Resilience Facilities (ARF) as part of NextGenerationEU.Volker Wissing Federal Minister for Digital Affairs and Transport: Hydrogen offers a great opportunity to make mobility and the economy more sustainable and climate-neutral This is the only way to combine climate policy goals with industrial policy goals and at the same time advance the technology The hydrogen innovation and technology centers supported today are making a decisive contribution to this The mission is clear: the hydrogen centers are intended to support small and medium-sized companies and the supplier industry in particular in the transformation to climate-friendly technologies they create the conditions for bringing new applications to market maturity – with the latest development Saxony’s Minister of Economic Affairs Dirk Panter who was represented in Berlin by State Secretary for Economic Affairs Thomas Kralinski: I am extremely happy for the city of Chemnitz whose rich industrial heritage has also helped it to win the title of European Capital of Culture 2025 Chemnitz is now once again actively shaping the future of the economy and is further expanding its position as an important international hydrogen technology location the Hydrogen Innovation Center will operate a state-of-the-art test environment and world-class research and development for hydrogen technologies of the future will ensure that the technology and knowledge transfer offers actively shape the transformation of the supplier industry and help meet the increasing demand for well-trained specialists in the hydrogen economy we are sticking to our financial commitment even in these economically challenging times and are co-financing the strategically important project with around 14 million euros Chairman of the Forum of the Hanseatic Hydrogen Center for Aviation and Maritime in Northern Germany: The use of hydrogen and its derivatives is an important prerequisite for a climate-neutral basic materials industry as well as in the shipping and aviation sectors We benefit from more than a hundred years of aviation and shipping experience that are available for the development of alternatively powered aircraft and ships at the site With our location advantages and our expertise in these areas we are jointly assuming responsibility for decarbonization and the reduction ofCO2 emissions.SMEsand startups should benefit from the resultsand thus become innovators and experts in decarbonization Hydrogen Innovation and Technology Centers: Focal points in Chemnitz and Northern GermanyWith the Hydrogen Innovation and Technology Centers (ITZ-H2) the BMDV is implementing a central measure of the Federal Government’s National Hydrogen Strategy The two locations in Chemnitz and the northern German cluster of Bremen Hamburg and Stade will specifically support small and medium-sized enterprises ( SMEs ) start-ups and the supplier industry in further developing hydrogen technologies and bringing them to market maturity.The so-called Hydrogen Innovation Center (HIC) in Chemnitz focuses on supporting the transformation of the supplier industry and mechanical engineering particularly in the area of ​​fuel cells and hydrogen applications.The Hanseatic Hydrogen Center for Aviation and Maritime (H2AM) in northern Germany focuses on shipping and aviation The work concentrates on the development and integration of fuel cell systems refueling concepts and the storage and logistics of hydrogen and its derivatives.Both centers offer state-of-the-art development and test environments with specialized hydrogen laboratories and workshops at the highest international level norming and standardization for technology development at German companies READ the latest news shaping the hydrogen market at Hydrogen Central Launch of Hydrogen Innovation and Technology Centers in Chemnitz and Northern Germany, source Stronger and safer: New design strategy for aluminum combines strength with hydrogen embrittlement resistance Aluminum alloys are well-known for their low weight and corrosion resistance Omani and Chinese R&D entities to study hydrogen liquefaction Shipping green hydrogen in its liquid state presents significant challenges due to its physical and chemical properties MUSCAT: The Sustainable Energy.. Bureau Veritas Joins NavHyS Project to Advance Liquid Hydrogen Innovation in Shipping Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV) is pleased to announce its participation in NavHyS COPYRIGHT POLICY DISCLAIMER TERMS & CONDITIONS PRIVACY POLICY We love meeting interesting people and making new friends Representative for Greenland in the Danish Parliament as well as Chair of the Arctic Parliamentarians She was present at the Arctic Frontiers conference in Tromsø Tromsø (High North News): "We need stability now," says Aaja Chemnitz Greenlandic Member of the Danish Parliament Together with Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski she states that the US must consider Greenland an ally Les original artikkel på norsk. has not abandoned the idea of American ownership and control over Greenland he has previously not ruled out the use of military or economic force there are many who are putting their foot down Among the key figures is Aaja Chemnitz (IA) Greenlandic MP and Chair of the Greenland Committee in the Danish Parliament as well as the Chair of the Standing Committee of Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region (SCPAR) US Senator for Alaska and Vice Chair of the SCPAR launched the joint statement "Greenland and the United States: Partnership I think that the people of the Arctic region deserve to feel safe and free and believe in democracy,” says Chemnitz to High North News during the Arctic Frontiers conference in Tromsø “I think we're going to have it [Greenland note],” US President Donald Trump told the press on January 25 and claimed that the Arctic island's 57,000 inhabitants “want to be with us” (Photo: Jazmin Smith/US Department of Defense) Diplomacy can pave the way for a relationship that fulfills our mutual interests “The appeal of Greenland is easy to understand the building blocks of society that will determine who leads – and controls – the industries of the future,” Chemnitz and Murkowski point out in the joint statement The US can precisely strengthen its national security without changing Greenland's autonomy Their certainty stems from their own experience as Arctic parliamentarians They also cite the US military space base Pituffik (formerly known as Thule Air Station) on Greenland's northwestern coast as an example "Dialogue and cooperation can strengthen our ties; diplomacy can pave the way for a relationship and alliance that fulfills our mutual interests,” Chemnitz and Murkowski emphasize.  was scheduled to attend the Arctic Frontiers conference in person this year Murkowski had to cancel her trip to Tromsø to participate in a Senate vote on Trump's nomination of Pete Hegseth as the new US Secretary of Defense Let's go quite concretely into how we can cooperate in various fields The Greenlandic top politician elaborates to High North News: “There is no doubt about Greenland’s strategic location and its importance for the world and the USA it is important to say the following: Let's have a partnership let's go quite concretely into how we can cooperate in various fields,” says Chemnitz and continues: "You cannot own another country; you cannot control another country And the US is welcome to develop the cooperation with Greenland in many ways both on rare earth elements and deeper defense cooperation perhaps even a negotiation on how Greenland should be defended in the future." The Greenlandic government is looking forward to discussing the development of business and defense cooperation with the US, said Vivian Motzfeldt, Greenland's Naalakkersuisoq (minister) for Independence and Foreign Affairs, earlier in January. We call on continued engagement in the peaceful dialogue through the Arctic Council The US should embrace Greenland's will for more cooperation is Chemnitz's and Murkowski's clear recommendation should also cultivate a greater understanding of the Arctic as a region where unilateralism neither contributes to triggering great opportunities nor solving complex challenges peaceful and respectful collaboration, and protection of our people We do so through international cooperation which is the main Arctic cooperative governance body,” the duo states and continues: “We call on continued support and engagement in the peaceful dialogue through the Arctic Council and we look forward and support the incoming chairship of the Kingdom of Denmark and recognise the leading role of Greenland in the chairship.” Greenland's Naalakkersuisoq Motzfeldt will take over the chairship from Norway on behalf of the Kingdom of Denmark in Tromsø on May 12th according to the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs Extremely important to ensure a good and close relationship with the USA The Kingdom of Denmark will also have a new Arctic ambassador from Greenland who will be the chair of the council's Senior Arctic Officials.  The candidate will be nominated by the Government of Greenland appointed by the Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs Russia's warfare in Ukraine still impacts the Arctic Council but it's essential working groups have gradually resumed their activities will nevertheless take over the significant task of keeping the council alive cooperation with the United States will be essential Chemnitz is concerned with this matter as well: “With regard to the upcoming chairship of the council it is extremely important to ensure a good and close relationship with the USA as the country is one of the biggest partners in the Arctic,” she points out.  Being a bridge builder between Greenland and Denmark is very important to me Various issues within the chairship (that is Denmark and the Faroe Islands) will be resolved And being a bridge builder between Greenland and Denmark is very important to me; I have been doing that for almost ten years “It is of great significance to make sure that we have a good collaboration on the issues that we agree to address a new partial agreement is being launched under the defense settlement [in the Kingdom of Denmark note] with a focus on the defense of Greenland.”  Denmark's Ministry of Defense announced the new agreement on Monday evening last week It was negotiated in close collaboration with the Greenlandic and the Faroese governments and involves over DKK 14 billion in measures for three new Arctic ships Aaja Chemnitz has been a member of the Danish Parliament from the political party Inuit Ataqatigiit in Greenland since 2015 As Chair of the parliament's Greenland Committee and a member of its Arctic Delegation she is well-informed on a number of highly relevant matters Alaska has the same advantages as Greenland “Let’s remember that the US portion of the Arctic – Alaska – shares more than lines of latitude with Greenland. Whether you’re in Nuuk or Nome you will see and hear familiar words a reflection of our Inuk and Iñupiaq peoples’ common history,” say Chemnitz and Murkowski “Alaska has the same advantages as Greenland from strategic location to abundant resources. We can form the heart of this union throughout the 21st century and beyond,” they add Earlier in January, Murkowski referred to Trump's statements about Greenland as “offensive to the autonomy of the Greenlandic people” and urged him to turn his attention to precisely the US's own Arctic territory, the Anchorage Daily News reported I would suggest to President Trump that we need to invest in our own US Arctic in our opportunities as an Arctic state,” said Murkowski Trump appears to have embarked on this after his re-entry to the White House but without giving up on his notion of US expansion in the Arctic Important to make sure that we do what we can to preserve the peace in the Arctic former Swedish Prime Minister and Foreign Minister wrote on X on January 26 that the Kingdom of Denmark and the EU must prepare for a serious confrontation with Trump regarding Greenland Are you worried it could come to a serious confrontation with Trump's US I do not believe in a full-blown invasion of Greenland from the US side But I think it is important to make sure that we do what we can to preserve the peace in the Arctic,” says Chemnitz to High North News.  she offers the following prescriptive future analysis: “The future does not require us to redraw the borders on that map but to work harder than ever across them. The respectful consensus partnership is the only way to truly foster the ties that will bind Greenland and the United States together for the long haul.” It’s not a joke. Trump is really out to extend the territory of the 🇺🇸 by getting 🇬🇱. Short of the US Marines storming ashore in Nuuk 🇩🇰🇪🇺 needs to get ready for a serious confrontation. https://t.co/CHg7zWrezb This article was originally published in Norwegian on Tuesday High North News is not responsible for the content or opinions expressed on external web pages Editor in Chief:Trine Jonassen E-mail High North News Editor/Commentator: Arne O. HolmTel: (+47) 905 29 472 Journalist:Hilde-Gunn Bye Journalist:Astri Edvardsen Translator:Birgitte Annie Molid Martinussen a prestigious title that marks the beginning of a profound transformation for this former industrial city the third most populous city in the state of Saxony after Leipzig and Dresden from the Ore Mountains to the Zwickau region will present a program of more than 1,000 events and 150 projects involving artists institutions and communities from 40 countries and imagine the future through the motto C THE UNSEEN which invites us to explore what is still hidden visible only to the eyes of those ready to seek.The official opening of Chemnitz 2025 will take place on January 18 2025 with a street festival that will transform the city center into a lively stage of activities and celebrations Chemnitz and its region will stand as a must-visit destination for those who want to have a unique cultural experience discovering unknown places and forgotten traditions but also exploring new forms of creativity and innovation The Chemnitz 2025 calendar ranges from festivals From contemporary art to historical treasures of industrial culture to Christmas celebrations that will light up the entire region the program aims to engage locals and international visitors alike There are three themes: the artistic and sculptural Purple Path The official conclusion is scheduled for November 29 with the opening of the traditional Christmas market famous for its majestic Christmas pyramid nearly 20 meters high a symbol of a tradition that is renewed every year the entire region transforms into a winter wonderland offering a unique atmosphere thanks to typical decorations such as candle arches and nutcrackers Chemnitz 2025’s most ambitious project is the aforementioned Purple Path an art trail that runs throughout the region transforming public spaces into an open-air gallery Renowned national and international artists have created installations that dialogue with the surrounding landscape An emblematic example is Daniel Buren’s 7 Colours for a Chimney an imposing illuminated chimney that symbolizes the link between industrial tradition and cultural innovation The Purple Path aims not only to enhance the region’s artistic heritage but to strengthen the link between the city and its rural communities emphasizing the importance of collaboration between center and periphery Chemnitz has long been a symbol of German industrial culture and it still holds a wealth of buildings and monuments that testify to its manufacturing history No other city in Germany has a greater number of industrial monuments These spaces are now reinterpreted and transformed into museums demonstrating how industrial heritage can be an engine of cultural renaissance Chemnitz 2025 is also a laboratory for social and urban experimentation aims to transform 3,000 garages built during the GDR era into creative and cultural spaces once used to park cars or as personal shelters Public spaces are also being renewed through projects such as the Garage-Campus an area that transformed an old cleaning plant into a community center Each intervention was developed by listening to the needs of the community creating a sense of ownership and participation among citizens Also noteworthy are the redevelopment of the Hartmannfabrik the creation of a new neighborhood park on a former railway area and the development of a new fairgrounds in a rural area All of these projects share one key element: they were designed taking into account the proposals and needs expressed by future users who were involved through various participatory modes There are also masterpieces from Art Nouveau to East German modernism in the city The Capital of Culture program can thus rely on a strong and established cultural infrastructure Places to visit include acclaimed museums such as the Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz which has made a name for itself with fabulous exhibitions on Edvard Munch which features exhibits dating back as far as 300,000 years The Chemnitz Theater houses a philharmonic orchestra and stages a mix of opera It is renowned far beyond the region for its artistic quality The Saxony Railway Museum and the Museum of Industry bring to life the creative forces that shaped the industrial history of the city and the region Outstanding art nouveau and Bauhaus buildings illustrate the region’s openness to innovative architecture Alongside traditional cultural institutions a vibrant subculture has developed that expresses itself in a wide variety of ways Chemnitz 2025 GmbH business director Andrea Pier stresses the importance of the project as an engine of economic and cultural change: “It has immense economic and cultural-political significance for Chemnitz and the entire region It is not only about presenting cultural diversity but also about creating long-term structures that sustainably strengthen the region’s economic potential we develop new prospects for a city worth living in.” The exhibition Treasures and Tragedies will be on view until June 29. This exhibition presents the ins and outs of mining. Objects dating from the Bronze Age to the 21st century bring to light what was happening underground in the dark. SMAC Staatliches Museum für Archäologie Chemnitz https://www.smac.sachsen.de/bergbau.html 2025 is the turn of the symposium European Realities Realist Movements in Europe in the 1920s and 1930s at the Gunzenhauser Museum in Chemnitz: this European art era between the two world wars will be discussed for the first time In addition to the well-known movements in Italy European Realities also focuses on artists from northern eastern and southeastern European countries The official opening of the Purple Path is scheduled for April 11-13 The flagship project of the European Capital of Culture program offers perspectives on 850 years of mining history throughout the region which was awarded UNESCO World Heritage status in 2019 as the Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří Mining Region The Chemnitz Museum of Industry will host from April 25 to Nov which compares the development of former industrial centers examining ideas for the future from these cities and what can be learned from each: they experienced rapid growth and ostentatious wealth combined with precarious living conditions followed by a radical downward spiral that triggered the need to reinvent themselves the eighth edition of the event will transform the streets and squares of downtown Chemnitz into a giant open-air stage with live music Performers from various European countries and local artists promise spectacular performances full of surprises tens of thousands of people will come together to show how tolerance and openness work in Chemnitz through the KOSMOS Europe festival KOSMOS is a major collaborative project that encourages dialogue on cultural and socially relevant issues Chemnitz 2025 is all about getting involved And this is especially true of makers united Many projects are underway that focus on local makers innovativeness and passion for experimentation The makers united festival is an opportunity for members of the creative community from across Europe to meet and explore new ideas there will be an exhibition dedicated to Edvard Munch: Edvard Munch Anguish highlights this existential theme in the Norwegian artist’s work and connects it to contemporary exhibitions an anguish pavilion will be built in the city to engage passersby in a dialogue on the theme This discourse-based exhibition project will seek to discuss anxiety from existential it will be the turn of the European Peace Ride sports event: in 2020 the bid book for the European Capital of Culture was transported by a group of cycling enthusiasts to Berlin where it was handed over to the judging committee This laid the groundwork for the European Peace Ride to be held for the fifth time in September 2025 will see some 200 international participants embody the European spirit Space for opera as well: the Chemnitz Opera Company has chosen the novel Rummelplatz (German for “fair”) by Werner Bräunig (born in Chemnitz in 1934) as the basis for a multi-part project because of its references to the region and contemporary history Ludger Vollmer (music) and Jenny Erpenbeck (libretto) have been commissioned to create the new opera A writing workshop will be organized to give voice to the inhabitants of Chemnitz Ústí nad Labem and Łódź the Maker Advent - Christmas to Do Together artists and other representatives of the creative community of Chemnitz and the European Capital of Culture region invite participants to take part in a range of craft activities The events are designed to bring people together in a welcoming atmosphere They are an opportunity for everyone to discover new places and activities and to be creative with others Chemnitz and the surrounding area to become an open-air gallery featuring 90 works of art The artists represented include Sean Scully The "Purple Path" winds its way from Chemnitz through 38 municipalities in the surrounding area and will be extended over the course of the year Many of the artworks will remain in public spaces throughout the Capital of Culture year of 2025 and will continue to attract art lovers to the region in the future Please confirm your email address so that we can send you our newsletter in the future The European Union (EU) has been supporting sustainable urban development in European cities since 1994 the city of Chemnitz has invested a total of EUR 43 million in 7 neighbourhoods to improve living conditions and the structural situation integrated urban development of urban areas comes from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and The New Leipzig Charter of 2020 focuses on the common good orientation of cities The common good includes reliable public services of general interest and the reduction or even avoidance of new forms of inequality in social The urban dimension in the neighbourhoods includes the integration of the social ecological and economic dimensions of sustainable development various decision-making levels from the municipal level to the EU have agreed to continue funding urban development at neighbourhood level from the Structural Funds until 2027 Mayor Ralph Burghart received the decisions on behalf of the City of Chemnitz to support integrated sustainable urban development in the three new ERDF areas "Chemnitz Mitte" "Zwickauer Straße" and "Altchemnitz" from Minister President Michael Kretschmer and Minister of State for Regional Development Thomas Schmidt The EU is using the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) supplemented by funding from the Free State of Saxony to support numerous projects aimed at climate protection urban ecology and the economic and social revitalisation of these neighbourhoods with funds totalling €12.2 million until 2027.Together with additional funds from the City of Chemnitz urban development funding and private investment this means that €36 million will be channelled into around 30 projects a fund to support small businesses in the neighbourhoods and a maker workshop are once again planned the upgrading of Zwickauer Strasse is planned a brownfield site is to be developed into an industrial estate and renewable energy is to be generated on roofs projects include urban greenery projects with an association the development of further construction phases of the "Stadtwirtschaft" as a creative location for the European Capital of Culture Chemnitz 2025 the expansion of the district heating network and the redesign of the "Stadtwirtschaft".The projects being funded in the "Centre" area include the expansion of the district heating network and the redesign of the Markusstraße axis into the "Sonnenberger Promenade" heat protection and accessibility at social facilities the City Council passed resolution B-173/2022 on the City of Chemnitz's area-based integrated action plan (GIHK) for the funding of ERDF and ESF PLUS areas until 2027 The action plan is the basis for applying for EU funding from the Sächsische Aufbaubank (SAB) The City of Chemnitz has submitted funding applications for the following 5 new areas: ERDF funding was used to support two city neighbourhoods in particular in the Sonnenberg and Reitbahnviertel development areas The EU and the City of Chemnitz supported a wide range of measures and projects with many committed organisations.In the revitalisation of brownfield sites the funding policy focused in particular on inner-city brownfield sites The aim is to strengthen city centres and reduce land consumption and urban sprawl in the surrounding areas the city of Chemnitz received the general approval notice for €11.3 million for the "ERDF-Chemnitz city centre" funding area.The grants are intended to support disadvantaged urban neighbourhoods in the implementation of infrastructural energy and economic measures and to combat poverty the city of Chemnitz received the general approval notice for the "ESF - Chemnitz City Centre" funding area with around EUR 1.6 million and for the "ESF - Chemnitz South" funding area with around EUR 0.9 million so that a wide range of changes can be initiated investment measures for the design of the residential environment the (energy-efficient) refurbishment of buildings and public facilities as well as urban redevelopment measures have been realised in recent years The funding from the European Social Fund is intended to supplement these infrastructure measures with projects aimed at improving the employability and participation in social life of disadvantaged neighbourhood residents Register now Zero waste simply means "zero waste/waste" The term encompasses the avoidance of waste in the broadest sense It also involves doing without goods that are not needed a general reduction in consumption and the recycling of goods Only waste that cannot be reused should be disposed of A zero waste concept is to be created as part of the project subsidised by the Free State of Saxony is to develop an impact-orientated waste prevention concept in cooperation with companies and the public Based on an analysis of the current situation in Chemnitz objectives are to be formulated and specific projects and measures derived from them We need your help to create a comprehensive and holistic concept. Contact us and let us know your ideas and projects (including existing ones) by post, electronicallyby e-mail or by telephone Please preferably use e-mail communication and submit your ideas via the participation form Current reports on the status of the waste prevention concept and information for the public are published here XXL packaging in the city of Chemnitz will draw attention to the topic of waste separation: Chemnitz is taking part in the Germany-wide campaign "Deutschland trennt citizens can find out about waste separation issues the waste advisory service of the City of Chemnitz's waste and municipal cleaning company (ASR) and the Environmental Agency will be presenting their services on this topic at Neumarkt the ASR mascot EMSI will be at Neumarkt on 12 June 2024 at 1 pm and 3 pm EMSI will also welcome the separating bear the mascot of the "Waste separation works" campaign The procurement of the recyclables collectors was co-financed by tax funds on the basis of the budget approved by the members of the Saxon state parliament It aims to sensitise consumers to the issue of returning batteries 1 Federal Environment Agency - Batteries and waste batteries The video explains the path of organic waste in Chemnitz in simple terms The correct separation of waste is important for further utilisation of the waste as this is the only way to turn organic waste into perfect compost on which attention has been drawn to increasing environmental pollution worldwide every year since 1990 in order to encourage people to rethink their consumer behaviour the guide to waste prevention for all consumers in Chemnitz and the surrounding area has been updated and completed and is to be made available to the public once again It is intended to support us all in critically questioning our purchasing and consumption behaviour and drawing appropriate conclusions in order to reduce the enormous amount of waste generated by us consumers.The aim is not to threaten and lecture but to create a sense of purpose in the consumption of goods and services The guide can and should be used by a broad public it is conceivable that it could be used in kindergartens and schools for educational work companies and public institutions and also included to an appropriate extent in further education and training courses In order to facilitate and expand access to this brochure the entire content has been made visible here as a PDF file and can be downloaded In recent months, the number of enquiries from Chemnitz citizens about the proper handling of used e-cigarettes and disposable e-cigarettes at the waste disposal and city cleaning company (ASR) has increased It is therefore very important that they must be handed in to the municipal recycling centres after use they contaminate the household waste that is collected by the ASR in as pure a form as possible making sorting more difficult and thus increasing recycling and disposal costs The situation with disposable e-cigarettes is even more drastic in terms of wasting resources As they are extremely short-lived disposable products they are characterised by an extremely poor environmental footprint two disposable vapes (steamers) were thrown away every second in the UK alone The lithium-ion batteries they contain would be enough to produce around 1,200 batteries for electric cars.1 Source1 The Bureau of Investigative Journalism The reusable packaging obligation has been in force throughout Germany since 2023. This is regulated in Section 33 of the Packaging Act must also offer reusable packaging as an alternative to the previous disposable packaging when selling takeaway food and drinks The decisive factor here is that the vendors fill the containers themselves and do not just sell pre-packaged goods The price of the reusable variant must not be higher than that of the previous disposable packaging there must be clearly visible information indicating the reusable packaging Deposit systems are permitted and sellers only have to take back the reusable packaging that they have issued themselves Smaller catering establishments with a maximum size of 80 square metres and no more than five employees are exempt these businesses must fill their food and drinks into reusable crockery brought in by customers on request food packaging that is not made of disposable plastic To reduce avoidable waste, it is also up to consumers to use reusable packaging. If you have any questions, you can contact the Environment Agency by e-mail or telephone Source1 www.bmuv.de/faq/was-bedeutet-die-neue-mehrwegpflicht-im-to-go-bereich the first workshop on the City of Chemnitz's Zero Waste project took place in the Stadtschaufenster The invitation from the environmental department was accepted by 14 interested citizens The participants came from a wide range of backgrounds associations and other initiatives.The planned content the objective and the current status of the concept were presented All those present introduced themselves personally and formulated their expectations as well as their opportunities for collaboration and networking.There was agreement on the importance of the project for the city particularly with regard to a long-term view and good public relations work The importance of an identification opportunity for all participants was emphasised Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH) has tested the decomposability of so-called "bio-plastic packaging" in a representative composting plant.1 The products tested included organic waste collection bags and to-go cups which only disintegrated into pieces after standardised treatment and severely impaired the compost quality shoes and disposable razors were virtually unchanged after the usual four to five week composting process which are heavily advertised by the industry including for the collection of their organic waste or in the to-go area This is confirmed by a survey of waste disposal companies conducted by DUH.2 This often results in additional costs for the population on a voluntary basis in no way leads to the desired effect - relieving the environment and reducing the volume of waste Our city's own waste disposal and city cleaning company (ASR) also confirms this and therefore asks: Plastic bags do not belong in the organic waste bin not even those made from so-called "bioplastics" Sources:1 www.duh.de/bioplastik/2 www.duh.de/presse/pressemitteilungen/pressemitteilung/repraesentative-umfrage-belegt-verbraucherinnen-und-verbraucher-gehen-falschen-umweltversprechungen/ The local reusable cup system "Chemnitz Cup" is to be extended beyond the city centre to the entire city area and the Chemnitz cultural region in future With the first edition of the Chemnitz Cup in summer 2022 caterers and craft businesses have already been equipped with the standardised system for reusable cups The blue reusable cups for Chemnitz bear the name "Chemnitz Cup" and have a capacity of 0.3 litres The first edition was printed with the "Chemnitz City" logo while the other cups will bear the "Chemnitz European Capital of Culture 2025" logo The cups will therefore also be part of the European Capital of Culture Chemnitz 2025 communication campaign The cup costs the consumer a one euro deposit The cup and lid are made of recyclable plastic The standardised system for the reusable cups is open, and interested retailers can still join. The first 40 retailers to register with the City of Chemnitz will each be provided with 50 reusable cups with lids and stands free of charge. Please register at: sylvia.stoelzel(at)stadt-chemnitz.de. Additional beverage cups will then be purchased from the Chemnitz provider Relocal Relocal has other reusable products on offer that the participating businesses can purchase as required and distribute as part of the deposit system a network for reusable products can be established in Chemnitz and the cultural region in the medium term A standardised system for reusable cups was launched in Chemnitz city centre on 25 July 2022 with the distribution of an initial batch of around 5,600 cups to interested Chemnitz businesses The aim is to reduce the use of disposable cups in Chemnitz and keep the city clean The blue reusable cups bear the name Chemnitz Cup and have a capacity of 0.3 litres One part has been printed with the "Chemnitz City" logo while another part will probably feature the logo of the Capital of Culture The cups have therefore also become part of the communication campaign for the European Capital of Culture 2025 which like the lid is made of recyclable plastic This fulfils a decision made by the city council The aim was to develop a reusable cup system for Chemnitz that includes a deposit and flexible return system the site coordinators of the ChemnitzCity.de initiative and the representative of the company Relocal Other partners are the Chemnitz Chamber of Crafts the Environmental Centre and the Environmental Agency The beverage cups were purchased from the Chemnitz-based supplier Relocal This company has other reusable products on offer that participating businesses can purchase as required The aim is to establish a network for reusable products in Chemnitz in the medium term The introduction of the Chemnitz reusable cup was subsidised by tax funds as part of the Zero Waste project on the basis of the budget approved by the members of the Saxon state parliament At its meeting yesterday in the non-public section the City Council elected the City of Chemnitz commissioners for inclusion for migration and for equality.The commissioners are appointed for the duration of the City Council's term of office (five years) in accordance with the Saxon Municipal Code and the main statutes of the City of Chemnitz They work full-time.The city councillors have re-elected Petra Liebetrau as Inclusion Officer Petra Liebetrau has been working as the City of Chemnitz's Disability Officer since February 2008.Migration Officer Etelka Kobuß was re-elected She has been working as the City of Chemnitz's Migration Officer since June 2009.Franziska Herold was elected as the new Equal Opportunities Officer of the City of Chemnitz Franziska Herold was most recently employed as Head of Corporate Diversity Management at a large IT company Pia Hamann left the company at the end of October 2024 and took early retirement.Dina Norberger was also newly elected as the City of Chemnitz's Children and Youth Officer Dina Norberger most recently worked as a youth welfare planner at the City of Chemnitz Youth Welfare Office who has held this position since January 2015 A music teacher is found dead in her apartment and her valuable violin has disappeared The new ZDF Erzgebirgskrimi follows cultural paths Urban and with lots of music: ZDF's new Erzgebirgskrimi is a lot different than usual Instead of the forests and tranquil towns of the Ore Mountains Inspector Robert Winkler (Kai Scheve) has to do without his co-investigator Karina Szabo is also involved in the big city far from her territory - as a musician But she is traumatized by the experiences of the previous episode So she promptly moves in with Inspector Winkler What will become of the idyllic forester's lodge and Wolke the dog from 8.15 pm on ZDF and can be streamed in advance on ZDF The change of location has a reason: Chemnitz is this year's European Capital of Culture The makers of the crime series have therefore set the episode "The Last Note" in the cultural scene there Long-time music teacher Marianne Bach (Corinna Kirchhoff) wants to unite former and current pupils in an orchestra for a Capital of Culture project But then she is found dead in her apartment Was the murderer after her valuable violin Or are there unfinished business from the past She had also made herself unpopular with some of the musicians For example with forensic scientist Elena Kulikova (Masha Tokareva) who plays in the orchestra like forester Bergelt Because of her Russian nationality or because Bach is jealous of her who usually discusses music and Russian culture with Inspector Winkler ends up in conflict with him and feels betrayed Chemnitz is rarely portrayed as beautifully as in the new ZDF Erzgebirgskrimi The city is considered by many to be rather dull and gray The episode also takes us back to the GDR era creative artists fought for artistic freedom under the SED dictatorship - for example at the theater where critical contemporary drama was performed which defied state cultural policy and at times ran its own producers' gallery readings and parties with her students and thus becomes the target of the GDR state security A love affair with a pupil becomes her undoing he sets his sights on forensic scientist Kulikova and also flirts with the forester Why does he want to know more about the investigation And who betrayed the forbidden liaison to the Stasi decades ago The investigators will return to the Ore Mountains in the next episodes Lara Mandoki will then be back as Winkler's police colleague © 2009 - 2025 DieSachsen.de | Alle Rechte vorbehalten | Entwickelt mit publizer in Sachsen um Ihr unglaubliches Erlebniss auf DieSachsen.de weiter verbessern zu können Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker Once a model socialist town named Karl Marx City Chemnitz in the east German state of Saxony has witnessed dramatic political changes over the years In this edition of Insiders: Unreported Europe Ayman Oghanna visits the city which once fought for the fall of a totalitarian communist regime but is now fast becoming the symbol of Germany’s newly assertive far right once again exposing the country’s east-west divide It started in August 2018 when a German man was stabbed to death allegedly during a brawl with two refugees from Iraq and Syria was a week of angry anti-immigrant protests that saw neo-Nazis far-right groups and thousands of ordinary citizens marching together in Chemnitz against migration The protests stand as a watershed moment amongst the outpouring of anti-immigrant hatred that has swelled as Germany’s far-right grows bolder and stronger The rise of the Alternative for Germany party At the heart of Germany’s newly assertive far right is the AfD Whilst the AfD has only been around for six years becoming the third largest party in the Bundestag Now they are campaigning for the European elections In April the AfD presented its election programme in the city of Offenburg calling for "a Europe of fatherlands," opposing the EU's immigration “Germany was a kind of a peaceful place outside of all troubles we had globally then (in 2015) (Angela) Merkel decided to open the country and to let in almost one million and that has changed the country,” says AfD candidate Maximilian Krah “We are the only political force that is in opposition towards mass migration, but we know from the polls that almost 50 percent of the population are against mass immigration And a boom it was, as by September 2018 the AfD had become Chancellor Angela Merkel's biggest opposition party, although recent polls show its support has fallen to 12 percent - its lowest level since March last year another protest is going on just 100 meters away liberal and left-wing protestors demanding to be heard and to oppose the AfD's growth “I’m not really sure if they are on the rise,” says Green supporter But now they are more confident and are coming out and claiming that they control the town and that is simply not true.” the right-wing citizens’ movement that organised last year’s anti-immigrant protests are celebrating the opening of their new offices says whilst traditionally west Germany was not a place where you're proud to be German “It wasn't like this here in the former German Democratic Republic (eastern Germany from 1949 to 1990) It has its roots in the re-education after the war there were taught by the Americans and the English that the German thinking we had the Russians and they told us that Capitalism was the bad thing that leads to fascism So we were not educated that being German is a big problem.” So perhaps it's not a coincidence that while the AfD has supporters in the west its the second strongest political force in the east where nationalism is less shunned upon And last year it was Saxony’s top vote-getter As well as this there is still a hugely unequal distribution of wealth almost 30 years after the Berlin Wall came down and many in the east feel a sense of loss of the Heimat (homeland) But it would be misleading to conclude that there’s a problem with refugees Historically east Germany was also a far more homogeneous society than the west but that hasn’t stopped nationalism and scaremongering about “alienation” taking root Germany has registered over 1.2 million asylum seekers has a relatively small foreign-born population Yet rates of hate crimes against immigrants are higher there than in the rest of the country a new political moment in Germany was born and social benefits Angela Merkel's 12 years in office had brought having campaigned on migration and border security It took months for a government to be formed and this insecurity was a boost to the AfD As a “grand coalition” took shape it took advantage by focusing on one topic ignoring that numbers had fallen and a majority of immigrants and refugees live peacefully in Germany Simmering anger over migration turned into real violence in Chemnitz tapped into residents’ deepest anxieties about the city’s rising refugee population That's despite Hillig's friends telling the German media he was adamantly opposed to any attempt to demonize foreigners for political gain André Löscher a social worker with an NGO that helps victims of racist violence says in the whole of Saxony they had 317 attacks “It’s an increase of about 40 percent from the year before in the whole of Saxony and in Chemnitz it’s about 400 percent.” Masoud Hashemi a political refugee from Iran who has a Persian restaurant in the city was attacked by three men dressed in black “One man made this salute and said Heil Hitler Masoud still doesn't understand why he was attacked It’s not just immigrants who are the victims of far-right hate crimes a 27-year-old man was tortured to death for being homosexual Anti-Semitism also appears to be on the increase His restaurant has been the target of anti-Semitic attacks, with rocks bottles and a metal pipe being thrown at the building So, whilst it’s true that hate crimes are rising alongside casual racism and support for parties like the AfD there’s a lot of resistance and anger towards the far right as well whether that will be enough to prevent the political center from shifting in the country that is seen as the defender of a liberal and tolerant Europe the bombing of the city of Chemnitz on 5 March 1945 streams of refugees to surrounding towns and communities poverty and hunger are images that fewer and fewer Chemnitz residents can consciously remember.This makes it all the more important to hold on to memories preserve them for future generations and make them accessible The fates of Chemnitz's war children leave us speechless and make us realise what happened in our city 76 years ago We have collected very personal stories that the war children aged between 2 and 17 lived through.The stories are small pieces of a jigsaw puzzle from their own town that help us to understand history and the cruelty of war and some details may not appear in history books addresses may only be approximately correct and personal opinions may play a major role The memories of contemporary witnesses and their experiences of how valuable it is to live in peace are irreplaceable Renate Aris is one of the last survivors of the Holocaust in Saxony She says: "I am a person who is not afraid." Albrecht, Harry Altendorf, Gisela 🎬 Aurich, Anita Bauer, Hannelore Baumhauer, Günter Berbaum, Ruth Bergelt, Renate Bregula, Marianne Ciesielski, Rosmarie Dahlstroem, Traudel Eckart, Wolfgang 🎬 Fritsche, Walter Fritze, Marga Gläser, Heinz Görner, Klaus Gründel, Dieter Günther, Albrecht Hähle, Renate Heiner, Ursula 🎬 Hilbert, Gertraude Hoschke, Wolfram Hupf, Lothar Kaden, Roland Keller, Karl 🎬 Kemter, Siegfried Klemm, Sigrid 🎬 Klimpel, Ursula Lange, Gisela Lehnert, Helga 🎬 Lippmann, Käthe 🎬 Mauersberger, Karlheinz Meise, Ruth Müller, Klaus Müller, Marianne Pfüller, Rolf Poerschmann, Ursula Polzer, Helga 🎬 Preuß, Eberhard Ramm, Wolfgang Raschke, Günter Reinsdorf, Gertraude Reimann, Karlheinz Reimann, Horst 🎬 Reiter, Wolfgang Remtisch, Gottfried 🎬 Reuther, Jürgen Judge, Christian 🎬 Sandig, Wolfgang Scheinert, Lisbeth 🎬 Schellenberger, Günter Schettler, Regina Scheuner, Harry Schladitz, Erika Schlegel, Peter Schluckebier, Christa Schneider, Rolf 🎬 Scholz, Lucia 🎬 Schulze, Roland 🎬 Schumann, Christiane Schumann, Manfred Seifert, Brigitte Spahl, Roswitha Spitzner, Waltraud Steinbach, Eberhard Thieme, Hannelore Wähner, Barbara 🎬 Warta, Christa 🎬 Weber, Manfred Weinhold, Evelin Weinhold, Peter Weise, Gottfried Wiedemann, Karin Werner, Gerhard Willner, Gerhard Wittenberg, Gisela Wolf, Karl-Heinz Zellmeier, Gisela The film "The Eternal March" tells the stories of four Chemnitz residents who grew up in the Third Reich and had to experience the war and the bombing raids as children The sad climax of the war came on the night of the bombing on 5 March 1945 during the heaviest attack on the city of Chemnitz their livelihoods and their homes that night the protagonists give us an insight into life before the war how the war came to the city and into the lives of the children and how it still shapes them today.With contemporary witnesses Helga Lehnert Chemnitz commemorates the destruction of the city by Allied air raids in 1945 and now celebrates this as Chemnitz Peace Day To ensure that what happened is not forgotten the city of Chemnitz called on contemporary witnesses to describe their personal experiences in January 2018 A total of 45 very personal reports were received These memories are often being told for the first time A film was made from these stories for Peace Day 2019 "The last witnesses" describe what they experienced as children or young people in their hometown of Chemnitz how their fathers and brothers never returned from the battlefields of Europe how their homes or streets were reduced to rubble