The coalition’s reform package, presented with great fanfare, comprises a total of 34 points; one point in particular is the subject of much debate, and we have already written about it. In addition to the abolition of sick notes issued by telephone and the obligation to take sick leave from the first day of illness, […]
Ever since Friedrich Merz appeared on camera on 2 July and announced: “We are abolishing sick notes issued over the phone and introducing the requirement to submit a certificate of incapacity for work from the first day of illness”, there have been many conflicting signals. There is talk of “sensible solutions” from Klingbeil and of […]
Leipzig’s street trees, particularly those planted in recent years, are suffering from the drought; the heatwave of the last few weeks in particular has taken its toll on them once again. The ‘Leipzig gießt’ initiative has been running since 2020, with the aim of saving the street trees. The “Leipzig gießt” app has been available […]
The 50th anniversary of the laying of the foundation stone for the Leipzig-Grünau housing estate is being marked in Leipzig with various exhibitions and other events. On 1 June, for example, a ceremony took place on the square in front of the PEP in Grünau-Mitte, the KOMM-Haus is hosting the exhibition ‘When Grünau was still […]
There was no ‘Strack-Zimmermann moment’ at the CDU Leipzig nomination meeting on 23 June. The candidate for the 2027 mayoral election was to be chosen at the Alte Handelsbörse. As announced on 2 June, the district executive committee had proposed Michael Weickert, the parliamentary group leader on Leipzig City Council, and the general meeting endorsed […]
It is certainly not every day that Leipzig’s Finance Councillor, Torsten Bonew (CDU), takes to the streets in protest. Yet, for today’s nationwide day of action by local authorities, he too had come to the market square carrying a protest banner. It’s all about money – or rather, the lack of it. “Leipzig is right […]
Leipzig Grünau is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year; the WBS-70 block of flats at Liliensteinstraße 19–39, of which number 29 forms part, was built 40 years ago. This can be seen on one of the ground-floor panels, stripped of paint and wallpaper, from the manufacturer’s mark. Now, with the Nucleus Living housing demonstrator, new […]
Following the “Enough is enough!” demonstration on 15 June, nursing staff from Leipzig’s hospitals and trade union representatives from ver.di met with Holger Mann (SPD), the Member of the Bundestag for Leipzig, on 18 June. The trade union’s invitation stated: “We would like to discuss our demands in an open dialogue with Leipzig MPs Holger […]
The Leipzig-based start-up R3LEAF (pronounced ‘releaf’ in English) is based in the old cotton mill and focuses on construction in the face of the climate crisis. On 11 June 2026, start-up founder Tore Waldhausen and R3LEAF were nominated at the REAL Future Conference in Hanover for the final of the Prop Tech Germany Award in […]
It often starts gradually. Children move to another city, friends become fewer, a partner passes away, or mobility declines. What remains are often long days with little social contact. For many older people, loneliness has now become part of everyday life. That’s how an email began that reached us after the MACHN Festival. The Leipzig-based […]
The ver.di trade union, Die Linke and the “Leipzig Stands Together” alliance had called for a rally on 15 June at Leipzig’s Naschmarkt, followed by a march to the Volkshaus. By 5.30 pm, the rally venue had already proved too small; participants were packed shoulder to shoulder, though this did nothing to dampen the mood. […]
Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar: Zum deutschen Artikel. In the first part of our conversation with Professor Riedel-Heller, we discussed what loneliness is and how it manifests across age groups. We now turn to health and prevention. When we speak about loneliness, it is, on the one hand, a feeling — an impairment […]
Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar: Zum deutschen Artikel. The topic of loneliness has increasingly drawn public attention, not just since the COVID‑19 pandemic. In the past, loneliness was often self‑chosen, for instance by hermits, but today it has become a heavily mediated term. Many people discuss it; initiatives such as the Martinsschmaus Foundation […]
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