The older people amongst us, including the author, still remember the power cuts in the winter of 1978/79; there were various causes at the time. One of them was that, in Leipzig for example, the supply of coal to the power stations broke down. People living in older buildings were lucky, as there was town […]
One could also have written ‘Aircraft manufacturing is back in Saxony’ or something similar; however, in times like these, the author felt that jobs were more important. Nevertheless, the return of aircraft manufacturing to Saxony is remarkable, and not just from a historical perspective. This was also made clear in the remarks made by various […]
Leipzig’s city coffers are largely empty; the city has to finance many services through cash-flow loans, and the mayor responsible for finance has presented an austerity budget. Naturally, none of this is a reason for the political groups on the city council to table their amendments to the 2027/28 two-year budget. The deadline for submissions […]
This makes Prof. Getu Abraham the 13th candidate in the field for the 2027 mayoral election – or perhaps the 14th, should Ralf Kohl, as he has announced, go on to officially declare his candidacy. Assuming there are thirteen candidates, there are still 11 men and only 2 women. Nine of them have already been […]
The Saxony State Sports Federation had announced the 16th edition of the 50plus State Sports Games for 19 September 2026, and from 9.00 am the table tennis players began arriving at the Fuchsbau, the home ground of the Leutzscher Füchse. The Leutzscher Füchse were hosting the tournament for the third time and, as the tournament […]
Firstly, in this case it really is referred to as ‘excessive workload’; the term ‘overtime’, which is probably what most people have in mind, is defined differently from a legal perspective. The case of Frank Post, a civil servant headteacher at a primary school in Lower Saxony, has implications that affect many teachers across the […]
On 16 September 2026, the Dutch foundation SOMI (Stichting Onderzoek Marktinformatie) announced, at a joint press conference with the Leipzig-based law firm Spirit Legal in Berlin, that it was bringing a class action against Snap Inc., the company that operates the Snapchat platform. The plaintiffs state: “The action is directed against fundamental flaws in the […]
The scorching summer of 2026 showed everyone in Leipzig where global warming is heading. And just how ill-prepared the city of Leipzig actually is for such high temperatures of around 40 degrees. Naturally, the Left Party group on Leipzig City Council wanted to know what the city was now investing in to protect against the […]
The second edition of the ‘Gutes Leben Leipzig’ festival is in full swing. Since it kicked off on 11 September, there have already been a number of events organised by partners, and there is still plenty to experience right up until 20 September. Things got underway at 10.30 am on Friday, with Mayor Heiko Rosenthal […]
A few days ago, to the uninitiated, it looked as though it would be some time yet before LEMO could move into the ‘Alte Post’ on Stuttgarter Allee. Piles of building materials lay both in front of the building and on the scaffolding, and work was in full swing. However, that changed quickly. By 9 […]
Thousands of households in Leipzig are looking for an affordable flat and are simply unable to find one at present. One way of alleviating the housing shortage to some extent would, of course, be to put the residential buildings in Leipzig – of which there are by no means a few – that have stood […]
Although the outcome of the Saxony-Anhalt state election was a recurring theme in all the speeches delivered on Tuesday evening at the Heilandskirche in Plagwitz, the Leipzig Alliance of the Greens do not wish to remain in its shadow. All the speakers made it clear: we want a Green Lord Mayor, and that person will […]
The headline refers to the time it took for the city council to discuss and vote on a proposal that had been drawn up with broad participation from the city’s community. A section of Georg-Schumann-Straße in Leipzig, between Chausseehaus and Böhmestraße – approximately 600 metres in length – is to be upgraded. As part of […]
It could have been so simple if all the parties represented on Leipzig City Council, as well as the city administration, were to work and debate in a proper manner. Often, however, this does not happen; pointless discussions take place simply to put forward views that have nothing to do with the issue at hand. […]
Anyone wishing to view the full presentation of the draft for Leipzig’s 2027/2028 two-year budget for themselves can now do so. Torsten Bonew, the councillor responsible for finance, Mayor Burkhard Jung and Ulrich Hörning, the mayor responsible for administration, to the presentation of this budget package – which has truly been forged through sweat and […]
The Leipzig Children’s Night Race, now in its 22nd year, returned to the newly refurbished velodrome on 14 August 2026. Following the 2025 race at the old exhibition centre – which proved a success despite the unfamiliar venue and change of time – it wasn’t just the organizers who were delighted. The audience and participants […]
A woman sustained minor injuries in a roof truss fire in Connewitz. Around 30 people had to be evacuated. Also: One year after opening, the Rabet Leisure Pool has reported extremely positive results. The LZ summarises the key events from Tuesday, 11 August 2026, in Leipzig, Saxony and beyond. Roof truss fire in Connewitz: “The […]
A motorist in Grünau had a literally scorching experience today. His car caught fire whilst he was driving – all that remained was a wreck. Price hike for allotments: Leipzig plans to almost double the lease fees for allotments from next year. And: watch out for pickpockets! The LZ summarises the key events from Wednesday, […]
In early 2027, Leipzig will elect a new Lord Mayor – this time a genuinely new candidate, as the incumbent is no longer eligible to stand. The field of candidates is slowly taking shape, though with just one female candidate out of nine, the proportion of women is, unfortunately, very low. The Humanist Party (PdH) […]
A turnout of 20,000 people had been forecast for the closing rally and the main march of this year’s CSD in Leipzig; according to our estimates, this figure was indeed reached. Augustusplatz was already well filled at 11.00 am – that is, at the start of the event – and the crowd continued to grow. […]
Will the “Kino der Jugend” on Eisenbahnstraße now falter at the final hurdle due to German bureaucracy and a Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media (BKM) who insists on sticking to deadlines, after a solution to the Gordian knot had seemed to be in sight this spring? For it was then that the […]
The Left Party had got off to such an enthusiastic start with its ‘rent profiteering’ app. Over 6,000 suspected cases of completely exorbitant rents have already been recorded in Leipzig using the app. It would then, in theory, be straightforward to report these cases to the city council, which would establish the breach of tenancy […]
How long will this heatwave actually remain in the memories of the people of Leipzig? On 1 July, it was still cool. Even the Leipzig City Council was delighted that the first LVB trams were running again at all, after the local transport company had been forced to suspend all services over the weekend of […]
City council debates can simply be a nuisance. Especially when they are underpinned by false arguments and deal with the ‘affluence problems’ of a minority who simply cannot wait until they have their vehicle registration documents in hand. The phrase ‘affluence-related problems’ was used by Marco Zscherny, a city councillor for the BSW. And he’s […]
In fact, Leipzig City Council had already sent a clear signal back in March against the plans of Wolfram Weimer, Germany’s State Secretary for Culture, to simply scrap the fifth extension to the German National Library in Leipzig. Even though it is urgently needed to house the books of the next 30 years. Weimer’s announcement […]
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 […]
There is a certain irony in the fact that two city councillors – one from the BSW and one from the AfD – have jointly tabled a motion with the misleading title ‘Pilot project: Voluntary driving licence exchange’. The title is misleading because, as you know, old driving licences – the grey and pink ones, […]
Leipzig did indeed purchase the former goods shed at Connewitz S-Bahn station in 2024. However, the city is not alone on the site of the former goods yard. The discount retailer ALDI has acquired its own plot of land there from Deutsche Bahn, on which it plans to build a new ALDI supermarket. However, the […]
That really was something else, and even Leipzig’s city administration rarely manages to take three years to respond to a motion from the city council with its own position. This is exactly what happened with a motion tabled by the Green Party group in April 2023: ‘Enabling temporary and mobile urban green spaces’. After all, […]
More and more households in Leipzig are struggling not only to find an affordable flat, but also – once they have one – to pay their rent. This is made clear even by the 2025 Citizens’ Survey, in which the issue of rent and housing was overwhelmingly identified as the number one problem facing Leipzig’s […]
A town thrives on optimism, on the feeling that things are moving forward and life goes on. But what if the town is financially strangled? Then the town council’s ability to even draft and pass meaningful motions begins to dwindle. Even when – as in the case of the Forced Labour Memorial – the aim […]
Torsten Bonew, the city’s finance councillor, had to bring this item forward as a matter of urgency at the council meeting on 1 July, as it got right to the heart of the matter – the financial situation of the City of Leipzig. It is catastrophic. The 2025/2026 budget has already made this abundantly clear. […]
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