Dessau-Roßlau
- Jul 26
East German chemical firms plan to cut investments as costs and bureaucracy bite, VCI survey shows
A VCI survey of eastern German chemical companies shows that 50% plan to reduce domestic investment in 2026-2027, with more than a third shifting spending abroad, citing high costs and stifling bureaucracy.
- Jul 15
German prosecutors probe comedian Uwe Steimle over Merkel hanging, Stauffenberg remarks at AfD event
The Dessau-Roßlau public prosecutor's office opened an investigation against cabaret artist Uwe Steimle on Wednesday after he joked at an AfD event about hanging a portrait of former Chancellor Angela Merkel and invoked the July 20 plotter Claus von Stauffenberg in reference to Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
- Jul 5
Merz invests over €100 million in Dessau-Roßlau as botulinum toxin demand surges
The German pharmaceutical company Merz is investing more than 100 million euros in its Dessau-Roßlau site to expand production of its botulinum toxin product Xeomin, driven by rising medical and aesthetic demand.
- Jun 14
Saxony-Anhalt CDU pledges pharma hub and more police, rules out AfD coalition
Three months before Saxony-Anhalt's state vote, CDU delegates unanimously approved a platform focusing on the economy, internal security and education. A photo of a CDU and AfD politician at a shared microphone has overshadowed the convention.
