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Every year, stone figures populate the old fortress on the Pirna Sonnenstein for a few weeks. The exhibition brings together art from Germany and the Czech Republic - high above the town on the Elbe.
The new federal government has announced increased controls at the external borders. Additional federal police officers are now on duty at the borders in Saxony.
For some an economic necessity, for others a threat to nature in the Elbe Valley: the Czech Ministry of Transport is pulling the plans for a barrage out of the drawer.
Car and truck drivers have to be prepared for delays on their way through the Czech Republic. This is due to months of work on two tunnels. But things should move faster in future.
The Future Fund in Prague has approved 1.4 million euros for 222 German-Czech projects. Among other things, schoolchildren are dealing with the Second World War and the Holocaust.
Czech investors EPH and PPF took over the opencast lignite mines and power plants in Lusatia in 2016. Now they are parting ways with the investment in Saxony and Brandenburg. What does this mean?
Various projects aim to improve cooperation in the Saxon-Czech border region. The EU is supporting these efforts with a lot of money.
The era of nostalgic dining cars between Hamburg and Prague is coming to an end. The tablecloths are going - but the dumplings are staying.
Inland shipping on the Upper Elbe has been suspended since the partial collapse of Dresden's Carola Bridge. Passage is now possible again - the condition of the structure is being monitored.
A border more than 800 kilometers long connects Germany and the Czech Republic. Anyone who wants to bring people from both countries closer together now has an opportunity.
It is less than 40 kilometers from Chemnitz to the Czech border. This is reflected in the program of the European Capital of Culture 2025. It starts on Saturday.
Ship operators in the Czech Republic are not in the Christmas spirit. This is due to ongoing closures of the Elbe due to collapsed or dilapidated bridges in Saxony.
After the expulsion of the Germans, many churches and cemeteries in the Czech border regions fell into disrepair. Much has been done in the meantime. But there is still a lot to do.
Although the landscape on the Fichtelberg is already white, there is still not enough snow for skiing. But the first lifts could start next week.
In some places, the Ore Mountains are covered in white. The town of Oberwiesenthal wants to ring in the winter season in the next few days. But is there enough snow to open the first slopes?
In some places, the Ore Mountains are covered in white. The town of Oberwiesenthal wants to ring in the winter season in the next few days. But is there enough snow to open the first slopes?
The Elbe is not just a federal waterway. Czech inland shipping also relies on this connection to Hamburg. The consequences of the Dresden bridge collapse also affect them.
The investigation by the railroad supervisory authority took three years. It is now clear that an automatic emergency braking system could have prevented the cabin crash. But what had happened to it?
Humans have severely altered the habitats along the Elbe. Alluvial forests and wet meadows are now only fragmentary. Biodiversity is dwindling. This should now come to an end.
The Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří mining region has been a World Heritage Site for five years, but there is a lack of central contact points for visitors. Now the first of six visitor centers is being built in Marienberg.
Athletes wanted to take the baton of the European Capital of Culture from Bad Ischl to Chemnitz by bike. But the start was canceled due to persistent rain. What about the other stages?
Chemnitz will be the European Capital of Culture in 2025. Four months before the opening, cyclists symbolically pick up the baton in Austria - and celebrate the culture of sport.
Chemnitz will be the European Capital of Culture in 2025. Four months before the opening, cyclists symbolically pick up the baton in Austria - and celebrate the culture of sport.
It is a shocking discovery. Police in the Czech Republic stop a truck with dozens of migrants in the back. For one woman, all help comes too late.
The right-wing AfD achieved great success in the state elections in Saxony and Thuringia. In Germany's neighboring country, the Czech Republic, the development is viewed with concern.
From Dresden to Prague in an hour by train - the construction of the rail tunnel in the Ore Mountains should make this possible. The municipalities along the route are now getting help with a key issue.
A sporty scientist campaigns for water protection. Andreas Fath swims more than 1000 kilometers across the Elbe. It is not his first experiment of this kind.
It is intended to be a place where German and Czech children and young people can play sport together. Now the Olympic Festival is starting in Most in northern Bohemia. There is even an Eiffel Tower.
Poland concedes defeat before EU court in dispute over Turow opencast lignite mine. Judge allows penalty payment to be offset against Polish claims.
Over six days in May, the film festival will screen around 90 films in the tri-border region of Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic. The winners have now been announced.
The complete program for the 21st Neisse Film Festival has been published, with 90 films at 19 venues in Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic.
There has been an accident involving several vehicles on highway 17 towards Dresden, tunnel from the Czech Republic to Germany temporarily closed.
From Dresden to Prague in an hour by train - the construction of the longest rail tunnel in Germany should make this possible. The plans are to be presented to the Bundestag in the summer.
Discussion about the current regulations on public holidays leads to confusion for many people.
Leopold Blaschka and his son Rudolf became famous in the 19th century with deceptively real glass models of flowers and sea creatures, among other things. Now a US museum is honoring them with an exhibition.
Two decades after Poland and the Czech Republic joined the EU, the event will be celebrated once again at the Dreiländerpunkt in Zittau. "Together with the people from the regions in the border triangle, we would like to look back on what we have achieved together as EU citizens over the past twenty ..
Those who want to spend a year building bridges in the German-Czech border region can apply to take part in a funding program until 7 April. The "A Year at the Border" project of the German-Czech Future Fund is already entering its third round, the organizers announced in Prague on Monday. They are ..
Seven further projects are being funded with 9.25 million euros for cross-border cooperation between Saxony and the Czech Republic. These include the Silver Route project, which aims to develop sustainable tourism offers in order to better connect the 22 components of the UNESCO World Heritage Ore M ..
The Czech President travels to Dresden on a historically significant day. 85 years ago, the Wehrmacht occupied the neighboring country, completing its destruction. Now it is once again a question of war and peace.
German, Polish and Czech farmers demonstrated together on the Polish side of the border crossing near Bogatynia on Saturday against EU agricultural policy and the import of cheap agricultural products from Ukraine. As the chairman of the "Land Creates Connection" initiative announced on site on Satu ..
German, Polish and Czech farmers demonstrated together on the Polish side of the border crossing near Bogatynia on Saturday against EU agricultural policy and the import of cheap agricultural products from Ukraine. As the chairman of the "Land Creates Connection" initiative announced on site on Satu ..
The relic treasure of St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague will be on display in Dresden for six months from mid-March. The exhibition presents the collection in dialog with contemporary artists.
Music connects people all over the world. The Dresden Music Festival wants to use this quality to send out messages. The Saxon-born Richard Wagner also serves as an ambassador for this.
Controls at the land borders with Poland, the Czech Republic and Switzerland will be extended until mid-June. The Federal Ministry of the Interior has notified the European Commission of the extension, as the ministry announced in Berlin on Saturday. Minister Nancy Faeser (SPD) explained the extensi ..
A German-Czech consortium is planning to develop a new type of hydrogen motorcycle that meets European approval standards. The motorcycle is to be built as a demonstration model by the end of 2025 and will support delivery services and parcel deliverers in city centers.
More than 900 entries have been submitted for the 21st Neisse Film Festival (May 14 to 19). According to the organizers on Thursday, this means that more films than ever before are competing for a total of ten awards, the so-called Neisse Fish. The selection for the film series and competitions will ..
The international airport in Prague handled more than 13.8 million passengers last year, an increase of 29% compared to the previous year.
Researchers from the Czech Agricultural University in Prague have discovered the oldest known beech tree in the Czech part of the Ore Mountains. The beech is over 470 years old and stands on the slopes of Jansky Vrch (Johannesberg) near Jezeri Castle.
Dynamo succeeded in the last test. The results from the winter break provide a tailwind for the mission to regain promotion.
Saxony and the Czech Republic are planning to build a cross-border hydrogen network. The Saxon Ministry of Economic Affairs announced on Thursday after signing a declaration of intent in Dresden that the two countries also want to promote exchange and cooperation between research institutions and co ..
It's an almost never-ending story: In Bavaria, environmentally harmful diesel locomotives are still running on the Franconia-Saxony main line, even though the region has been fighting for electrification for three decades. Will the project finally make progress in 2024?
Flood waters continue to rise in parts of Saxony. Rivers reach flood warning level 2 and flooding is possible.
After extensive rainfall over the past few days, flood warnings have been issued for several rivers in Saxony. On Czech territory, the levels of the Vltava, Elbe and Eger would continue to rise until Christmas Eve, according to the website of the state flood control center on Saturday. And: "This ri ..
The supermarket chain Billa joins the ban on the sale of live carp in front of its stores.
The stationary controls at the borders with Poland, the Czech Republic and Switzerland, which were first ordered in mid-October, are to be continued until at least March 15 of next year. The Federal Ministry of the Interior announced on Friday that the controls would be continued in order to combat ..
MDR is celebrating the 50th anniversary of "Three Hazelnuts for Cinderella" and is taking a look behind the scenes of the classic fairytale for the first time in a documentary. On December 17 at 3.50 pm, the film will first be shown on MDR television, the broadcaster announced on Tuesday.The documen ..
Numerous castles and palaces in the Czech Republic invite you to Christmas markets, exhibitions and concerts during the Advent season. In the castle courtyard of Decin (Tetschen) on the border with Saxony, stalls with culinary delights and handicrafts await visitors on December 17. Local choirs and ..
From Dresden to Prague in an hour by train: the construction of a new route should make this possible and relieve the Elbe Valley of rail traffic. When will the first train roll through Germany's longest rail tunnel?
From February to September, the number of unauthorized entries into Germany rose steadily. The Federal Police have new figures for October that point in a different direction.
The stationary controls at the borders with Poland, the Czech Republic and Switzerland will be extended by a further 20 days on Wednesday. Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser (SPD) informed the EU Commission of this on Tuesday. According to her ministry, the federal police have apprehended ..
Federal Interior Ministry Nancy Faeser wants to extend the stationary controls at the borders with Poland, the Czech Republic and Switzerland for another twenty days. The SPD politician said on Wednesday in Berlin.Faeser had registered the fixed controls on October 16 for an initial ten days with th ..
The German Police Union (GdP) criticizes the way the current border controls with Poland, the Czech Republic and Switzerland are carried out.
Following the U-turn by Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser (SPD) on the issue of stationary border controls, the Federal Police is prepared at the Saxon borders with Poland and the Czech Republic.
Intensified dragnets, selective controls at the borders - for a long time, the Federal Minister of the Interior has resisted ordering stationary controls at additional border sections. Now the decision has been made.
Germany and the Czech Republic have confirmed their intention to expand and modernize rail links between the two countries.
Saxon and Bavarian Chambers of Industry and Commerce (IHK) have warned the federal authorities of the consequences of the discussed stationary border controls at the border to Poland and the Czech Republic.
During a trip through the Czech Republic, smugglers try to transport 41 refugees from Syria in the hold of a van. However, the journey ends when the van breaks down with engine damage. The refugees try to flee, but are intercepted by the police. The smugglers manage to escape.
The police union supports Germany's joint action with Poland and the Czech Republic in the fight against smugglers.
In recent months, more asylum seekers have been arriving in Germany again via the Czech Republic and Poland. It is being discussed whether stationary border controls should be introduced.
The Elbe continues to flood in Saxony. In the Czech catchment area of the river as well as the Vltava, water levels are receding very slowly, and there continues to be an increased release from the Vltava cascade, Karin Bernhardt, spokeswoman for the State Office for the Environment, Agriculture and ..