How Leipzig is tackling the refugee crisis

With Germany accepting by far the largest number of refugees reaching Europe, it is the country's mayors that are the ones left to find the housing and support services needed to accommodate them. After a special closed political debate on refugees, during EUROCITIES' annual conference in Copenhagen/Malmo, Jonathan Andrews spoke to Thomas Fabian, Deputy Mayor of Leipzig on how his city is handling the crisis.

Germany has received a lot of attention over its accepting and welcoming attitude toward refugees. Is Leipzig a leading city in this aspect?

In Leipzig we have a comprehensive strategic concept on how to integrate refugees into our community. This concept has been developed over the p...