{"id":1148383,"date":"2026-07-07T03:08:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T03:08:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/de\/1148383\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T03:08:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T03:08:17","slug":"monday-6-july-2026-mayors-for-peace-trams-running-almost-without-interruption-and-fires-in-southern-europe-%c2%b7-leipziger-zeitung","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/de\/1148383\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday, 6 July 2026: \u2018Mayors for Peace\u2019, trams running almost without interruption, and fires in southern Europe \u00b7 Leipziger Zeitung"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verf\u00fcgbar: Zum deutschen Artikel<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As of today, Monday, the flag of the \u201cMayors for Peace\u201d network \u2013 which campaigns against the use of nuclear weapons \u2013 is flying outside the New Town Hall. The city of Leipzig has been a member of the alliance since 2005. Also: With the exception of two lines, all trams on Leipzig\u2019s tracks are once again running to their usual timetable, whilst in France, 10,000 people had to be evacuated due to a large-scale fire. The LZ reports on the key events in Leipzig, Saxony and beyond on Monday, 6 July 2026.<\/p>\n

\u2018Mayors for Peace\u2019 against the use of nuclear weapons<\/p>\n

Today, 6 July, at 3 pm, the flag of \u201cMayors for Peace: For a peaceful world without nuclear weapons\u201d was raised in front of the New Town Hall. <\/a>At 5.00 pm, a prayer for peace took place at St Nicholas\u2019 Church. Skadi Jennicke (Die Linke), the city\u2019s councillor for culture, read out a message of welcome there.<\/p>\n

Leipzig has been part of the international network of cities since 2005; the network was founded in 1982 on the initiative of the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The alliance, which campaigns against the use of nuclear weapons, now comprises over 8,600 cities and municipalities from 166 countries.<\/p>\n

Traditionally, the day of remembrance commemorates 8 July 1996, when a legal opinion was issued in The Hague, the Netherlands, which concluded that the threat and use of nuclear weapons are generally incompatible with the rules of international humanitarian law. The opinion is not legally binding, but should be understood as an appeal and a joint agreement.<\/p>\n

The flag \u2013 a white dove on a green background \u2013 will fly in front of the New Town Hall until 9 July.<\/p>\n

LVB Update<\/p>\n

Since the start of the new week today, almost all tram lines operated by Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe (LVB) are running as normal again. Only lines 8 and 12 are not yet back in service. According to LVB, however, they should be up and running by the middle of the week.<\/p>\n

To thank all the volunteers who have helped the company\u2019s staff over the last few days to clear the tracks of melted joint sealant, the transport company has launched a thank-you campaign running until 12 July.<\/a> As part of this, passengers can take a second person with them for free on presentation of their ticket.<\/p>\n

Klingbeil presents draft budget<\/p>\n

Federal Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil (SPD) presented his draft budget for 2027 today. <\/a>A total of 203.7 billion euros in new debt is set to be incurred next year. Of this, 118.7 billion euros is allocated to the core budget, 54.9 billion to the Infrastructure Special Fund, and 30 billion euros is earmarked from the Bundeswehr Special Fund.<\/p>\n

Interest payments on the debt will amount to 41.9 billion euros next year. By 2030, this figure is set to rise to 80.7 billion euros due to higher interest costs.<\/p>\n

According to Klingbeil, the budget for Labour and Social Affairs, at 201.5 billion euros, remains the largest share of the federal budget. His party colleague Boris Pistorius, Federal Minister of Defence, will also receive 109.7 billion euros for his ministry \u2013 a budget he describes as disproportionately high.<\/p>\n

Among other things, Klingbeil wants to make cuts to the Climate and Transformation Fund. He described this as having been \u201cvery chaotic\u201d. Each cabinet is also to cut two per cent from its proposed budget.<\/p>\n

City councillor, the DNA of the East and a knife attack<\/p>\n

What the LZ reported on today:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Knife attacks on ex-lovers in a trendy bar: Regional Court acquits defendant<\/a><\/p>\n

The City Council met: How some councillors dream of a quiet meeting villa in Machern<\/a><\/p>\n

The DNA of the East: The full diversity of East German mentalities in 15 interviews<\/a><\/p>\n

The City Council met: A final appeal from Leipzig for the tunnel solution in Agra Park<\/a><\/p>\n

The City Council met: The Leibniz Gymnasium on Nordplatz will not be refurbished before 2032<\/a><\/p>\n

Trial over arms sales and major fires in southern Europe<\/p>\n

Other important news today:<\/strong>
The trial against three men aged 35, 38 and 60 began today, Monday, at the Wuppertal Regional Court. <\/a>They are accused of hoarding and reselling an extensive arsenal of weapons \u2013 including machine guns, hand grenades and anti-tank weapons \u2013 in a secret warehouse in Remscheid.<\/p>\n

Around 10,000 people in France have had to leave their homes. <\/a>They were evacuated due to a large-scale forest fire in the south-west of the country. Thousands of firefighters are also battling blazes in Greece, Portugal and Spain.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s happening tomorrow:<\/strong>
The NATO summit will take place in Turkey tomorrow, Tuesday, and on Wednesday. Ahead of the meeting of heads of state and government from around the world, concerns are already circulating that US President Donald Trump might seek to scale back US support.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verf\u00fcgbar: Zum deutschen Artikel. As of today, Monday, the flag of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1147403,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[3933],"tags":[331,332,233392,548,663,158,3934,3935,13,9912,14,15,12,241263],"class_list":["post-1148383","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-eu","tag-aktuelle-nachrichten","tag-aktuelle-news","tag-english-version","tag-eu","tag-europa","tag-europaeische-union","tag-europe","tag-european-union","tag-headlines","tag-lvb","tag-nachrichten","tag-news","tag-schlagzeilen","tag-the-day"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@de\/116876496532580666","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1148383","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1148383"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1148383\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1147403"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1148383"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1148383"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1148383"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}