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Serious damage was found in the prestressing steel of the Agra Bridge in the south of Leipzig. (Archive image) / Photo: Jan Woitas/dpa

Agra Bridge: Leipzig renews demand for tunnel

A tunnel instead of a bridge to replace the Agra Bridge - this is what the Mayor of Leipzig is advocating. However, Infrastructure Minister Kraushaar has already commissioned the planning of a bridge.

- The German government may compensate the energy company Leag for its coal phase-out with a billion-euro sum. (Archive photo) / Photo: Sebastian Kahnert/dpa

EU Commission allows billions for Leag coal phase-out

The German government may compensate the energy company Leag for its coal phase-out with a billion-euro sum. The EU Commission does not consider the funding of up to 1.75 billion euros to be a breach of EU state aid rules, as the authority announced in Brussels.Copyright 2025, dpa (www.dpa.de). All ..

The telephone counseling service in Saxony received more than 44,000 calls and almost 2,000 chats last year (symbolic image). / Photo: Jens Büttner/dpa

Helplines are often called in Saxony

People looking for help in Saxony often pick up the phone. It is not only older people who are affected by loneliness. The Left Party is calling on the government to take action.