Antoine Verbij
Antoine Verbij is a philosopher and freelance journalist. Based in Berlin, he writes for Amsterdam daily Trouw and Dutch weekly Filosofie Magazine. He was formerly assistant editor in chief at De Groene Amsterdammer.
Updated: 29 June 2009
Like other cities in East Germany, Leipzig has seen many of inhabitants leave since the fall of the Berlin wall. Today, certain abandoned industrial districts have been renovated, and the city is trying to encourage a middle class attracted by low rents to cohabit with disadvantaged populations that have always lived here.