Ocatavian Ursu (CDU) actually ran two years ago in the Mayoral election of Görlitz in order to make borders completely superfluous.
And then the city was still closed a year later - because of Corona.
On the Neisse Bridge, the border between Germany and Poland, a white and blue sign warns in both languages: “Uwaga” - “Attention”.
In Görlitz and in Zgorzelec on the eastern bank there is the “obligation to wear a mouth and nose cover in public spaces”.
Officially there are two places - but German and Polish Görlitz are increasingly seeing each other as twin cities. The most important thing is to keep the border open at least for commuters, emphasize Ursu and his Polish colleague Rafal Gronicz. But there are big differences between the cities: In Zgorzelec many shops are open, in Görlitz the retail trade is closed. Hotels, cinemas and theaters were also allowed to reopen in Poland in February. There was a real rush on the Zakopane ski area, reports Gronicz. A challenge for the common emergency mode.