Poland loses before EU court in dispute over Turow opencast lignite mine
Poland concedes defeat before EU court in dispute over Turow opencast lignite mine. Judge allows penalty payment to be offset against Polish claims.
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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 ..