On February 23, CDU leader Friedrich Merz, who is expected to become the new chancellor of Germany after the early federal elections, spoke to The Economist....
Jürgen Kerner, vice-president of Germany’s largest trade union, IG Metall, warned that Europe’s former industrial heartland must act urgently to overcome economic turmoil and prevent deindustrialisation,...
Germany’s economy contracted for the second consecutive year in 2024, highlighting the severity of the downturn facing Europe’s largest economy. Europe’s largest economy shrank by 0.2%...
German companies, which form the backbone of the German economy and dominate 95% of the global export market in their respective niches, have outlined their expectations...
Everyone wants a strong government. German business leaders are pushing for swift action, and EU leaders, who rely on German leadership, are eager for a stable...
Manufacturing activity in Europe’s industrial heartland continued to weaken in July, highlighting once again the continent’s difficult position in the ‘deindustrialisation’ debate. The eurozone manufacturing purchasing...
Germany’s Green Economy Minister Robert Habeck issued an unusual warning last month. If Ukraine’s gas transit agreement with Russia was not extended after it expires at...
The German government’s strategy paper was adopted on 13.07.2023. The 64-page document clearly shows the German government’s huge information gap on China’s policy. The new change...
