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Dresden: The German city that declared a 'Nazi emergency'

"A city in eastern Germany has declared a "Nazi emergency", saying it has a serious problem with the far-right."
"A city in eastern Germany has declared a "Nazi emergency", saying it has a serious problem with the far-right."

See: Dresden: The German city that declared a ‘Nazi emergency‘ (BBC News, link):

“Dresden, the capital of Saxony, has long been viewed as a bastion of the far-right and is the birthplace of the anti-Islam Pegida movement.

Councillors in the city – a contender for the 2025 European Capital of Culture – have now approved a resolution saying more needs to be done to tackle the issue.”

See also: Counter-Terrorism Coordinator wants EU to target right-wing extremism and terrorism (Statewatch News)