Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Old Town Hall on the market square of Chemnitz, with the 2025 European Capital of Culture year kicking off with a ceremony in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Germany's President Frank-Walter Steinmeier opens the European Capital of Culture year in Chemnitz. Jan Woitas/dpa Thousands of ...

Known as Karl-Marx-Stadt under communism and later a notorious hotspot for far-right violence, the eastern German city of Chemnitz is now seeking to reinvent itself as a 2025 European Capital of ...

In almost all of eastern Germany, the far-right populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) has become the strongest political force. Even in Chemnitz, this year's European Capital of Culture. "The blue ...

Chemnitz wants to be the European Capital of Culture in 2025. But the recent riots have clouded its reputation. How can culture help the city deal with right-wing extremism, and change perceptions ...

A poster advertising Chemnitz's year as European Capital of Culture is seen in Chemnitz. (Photo by Femke COLBORNE / AFP) Known as Karl-Marx-Stadt under communism and later a notorious hotspot for ...