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Christian Piwarz (CDU), Saxony's Minister of Culture, arrives at a press conference in the state parliament / Photo: Sebastian Kahnert/dpa

New education plan for Saxony presented

Saxony's schools are to become fit for the future. To this end, the Ministry of Education has developed a plan that includes a number of innovations. Will there be more alternatives to school grades in future?

City-Bahn trains stop next to regional trains at Chemnitz main station. / Photo: Hendrik Schmidt/dpa/Archiv

City-Bahn wage dispute escalates: duration of strike open

The dispute between the train drivers' union GDL and City-Bahn Chemnitz has reached a new level of escalation - to the dismay of schoolchildren and commuters. The railroad company's lines have been on strike again since Wednesday afternoon. For the time being, the union has remained silent about how ..

A man casts his ballot for the district council election at a polling station / Photo: Patrick Seeger/dpa

Distributed ballot papers for district council elections invalid

In the Erzgebirgskreis district, the ballot papers for the district elections have to be reprinted and distributed. The contracted printing company had produced and distributed unauthorized ballot papers for the election on 9 June, as announced by the district administration office in Annaberg-Buchh ..

A man casts his ballot for the district council election at a polling station / Photo: Patrick Seeger/dpa

Distributed ballot papers for district council elections invalid

In the Erzgebirgskreis district, the ballot papers for the district elections have to be reprinted and distributed. The contracted printing company had produced and distributed unauthorized ballot papers for the election on 9 June, as announced by the district administration office in Annaberg-Buchh ..

The chimney of the former Halberg-Guss foundry is removed with a so-called spider excavator. / Photo: Jan Woitas/dpa

Dismantling of a 150-meter-high tower in Leipzig has begun

The dismantling of a 150-metre-high chimney has begun at the site of the former Gusswerke Leipzig (formerly Halberg-Guss). A so-called spider excavator is removing the tower from top to bottom, as a spokeswoman for the responsible Hagedorn Group said on Tuesday in response to an inquiry. The work sh ..