A general decree will come into force in Saxony on January 23rd, 2021. Cross-border commuters who work in Saxony on the basis of an employment contract must be tested twice a week. The employment contract must be carried with you upon entry. If the test is carried out before entry, the underlying smear must have been taken no more than 48 hours before entry. If there is no negative test upon entry, a test must be carried out immediately after entry and before starting work. It is not specified when the second test is to be taken. It is therefore possible to take the test immediately after arriving at the workplace in Saxony! Evidence of the tests must be included as soon as they are available.

Note: If you travel to Saxony or Bavaria as a cross-border commuter only once a week, a test upon entry is sufficient. If you enter the country daily as a cross-border commuter and work Monday through Friday, a test on Monday and a test on Wednesday would be enough to meet the 48 hours. Rapid tests are enough!

Further detailed information from DGB BEZIRK SACHSEN .

General decree regulating exceptions to the compulsory test when entering from high-incidence areas according to Section 4 (2) number 5 of the Coronavirus Entry Ordinance of January 22, 2021, valid from January 24, 2021.

The Saxon state government has shown some understanding: The originally planned obligation for border commuters to be tested twice a week has been toned down. Only one test per week is required, and the obligation does not come into force until January 18.

Czech (and Polish) tests will be recognized.

Source: Corona website of the Free State of Saxony

From the press release of the German-Czech Future Fund:

The public space has been dominated by news about a certain virus for months. It noticeably affects our private life and at the same time we in the future fund are also aware of the long-term effects it can have on German-Czech relations - on the actors who are committed to them and on the German-Czech border area.

We have therefore prepared some new special tenders and hope to use them to help mitigate the expected consequences of the pandemic and the associated measures. At the same time, we would like to pave the way for new ideas for German-Czech activities.

We continue!

Aid program for German-Czech networks in overcoming the Corona crisis

With this program we would like to help organizations and individuals who have successfully implemented a German-Czech project supported by us in the years 2018-2020 and who have got into a difficult financial situation due to the current crisis. The support is aimed in particular at artists, cultural institutions, associations and actors in the field of culture and youth work.

Application deadline: January 15, 2021

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Help for the border area II

Program to mitigate the social and medical consequences in the border area

With this program we want to alleviate the social and medical effects of the crisis on life in the German-Czech border area. We therefore support the activities of organizations that benefit those people who are particularly threatened by the pandemic.

Application deadline: January 15, 2021

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Help for organizations that take care of Nazi victims in the Czech Republic

Due to their age and the agony they suffered, the surviving Nazi victims are among the most endangered population groups. The Future Fund has already taken care of them in the course of the compensation payments and continues to focus on them.

The organizations are addressed directly.

Digital or outdoors?

Special funding for German-Czech projects in times of Corona

So that the world of German-Czech cooperation does not come to a complete standstill, we would like to use this special tender to facilitate the planning and implementation of projects that take place in digital formats or as outdoor activities.

Application deadline:

• For applications for funding up to 4000 euros or 100,000 CZK continuously until June 30th, 2021
• For applications for funding over 4000 euros or 100,000 CZK: at the usual quarterly deadlines (December 31, 2020, March 31, 2021, June 30, 2021)

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New times? New ways!

Theme of the year 2021

With the theme of the year, we react to current social events and the challenges that it brings with it. As part of this special program, we support projects with up to 70% of the total costs that focus on joint reflection on the corona crisis and its consequences for German-Czech cooperation.

Application deadline: the usual quarterly deadlines (December 31, 2020, March 31, 2021, June 30, 2021, September 30, 2021, December 31, 2021)

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Let us wish each other good health for the next few days and weeks - and enthusiasm for creating good German-Czech relations under these difficult conditions!

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