Stories from Leipzig · Germany

German football club RB Leipzig is returning to European competition for the upcoming season. Pauli, with Sessai scoring St. Pauli's only goal after a header from Jackson Irvine. This win ensures RB Leipzig's return to the Champions League.

An opening concert titled 'Das Leben ein Traum' (Life a Dream) will feature musicians from the Staatskapelle.

Hospitals in Central Germany are expressing concerns about potential supply bottlenecks for medicine.

A source states that the AfD party has become strongly anchored in Eastern Germany and is now considered part of the normality in the region.

Thousands of visitors attended the first Leipzig Peace Fair in Leipzig, Germany. The event occurs less than a year after the end of the war. The fairgrounds were almost entirely destroyed by Allied bombing during the war.

Former Baytech board members intend to establish a new company focused on mRNA research. The group plans to withdraw from Baytech management to return to laboratory-based scientific work.

More than 2,900 customs officials conducted nationwide inspections of parcel delivery workers across Germany. The General Directorate of Customs stated the checks at depots and distribution centers targeted illegal employment and undeclared work.

A spring festival will be held on May 9th starting at 4 PM in the neighborhood gardens in Leipzig. Entry is free. At 6:30 PM, the Kyku-Kor choir will perform songs from Turkey and the Middle East. The choir is led by Özner Şeker and Nihal Köpüses-Kreuzer.

Leipzig authorities have installed temporary bollards at the entrance to Krimmerische Straße following a fatal amok driving incident. The city stated these measures are time-limited until further plans to secure the city center are completed. The installation aims to maintain access for emergency services and suppliers while enhancing pedestrian safety. BSV state parliament member Erik Recke questioned the lack of security bollards in Leipzig's city center following an amok incident. Recke was present at the Nikolaikirche during a prayer meeting and later at the crime scene. He called for an honest debate regarding security concepts in public spaces to prevent similar attacks. The politician noted that the absence of physical barriers allowed the perpetrator to drive into the city center.

The film Nuremberg, starring Rami Malek as psychiatrist Douglas Kelly and Russell Crowe as Hermann Göring, is scheduled for release in cinemas tomorrow. Film critic Julia Hungs provided a critical assessment of the production.