The city of Chemnitz has been selected as one of six new locations for a Europe Direct Centre of the European Commission in Germany. The office will begin its work on 1 January 2026 and will be the point of contact for all citizens on questions relating to the EU for an initial period of five years.
The office will be based at the City of Chemnitz in the Mayor's department. It will receive €44,000 per year from the European Commission for the entire funding period, which will be supplemented by funding from the Free State of Saxony. The City of Chemnitz's own funds amount to approx. 15,000 euros and include, among other things, the costs for workplace equipment. The workplace and thus a contact point will be set up on the ground floor of the TIETZ.
The aim of Europe Direct is to bring people together in meeting formats, build trust in the EU and make its relevance for everyday life - from education to climate - visible. The meeting formats are to be realised in Chemnitz primarily at the intervention areas that were created with the European Capital of Culture Chemnitz 2025. In this way, Europe Direct is also contributing to the active revitalisation of the intervention sites and contributing to the legacy of the European Capital of Culture year. The challenge lies in communicating complex EU topics and transformation processes in an understandable way - and actively involving the population.
There are currently 48 such centres in Germany. With the new funding period 2026-20230, Berlin, Erfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Giessen and Vilstal have joined Chemnitz. There are now more than 400 Europe Directs throughout the EU. The first generation of the Europe Direct information network was launched and established in 2005. Since then, these centres have been extended to all member states of the European Union.
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