Volkswagen plans to double job cuts to 100,000 and close four German plants
The plans would roughly double the previously announced target of around 50,000 job reductions, already called historic at the time due to its impact.
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Germany funds fridges in Colombia while removing them from domestic trains
The broader project has received additional international funding, but Germany has been a major contributor.
High energy prices force Playmobil to end production in Germany
Around 350 jobs are affected at the Dietenhofen site, which specialised in the manufacture of the popular toys.
German socialists push for extra holiday time as economy struggles
The suggestion forms part of ongoing coalition talks with the CDU/CSU on a broader reform package and may cause friction within the government.
Merz’s top adviser says not the AfD, but far-left scares investors away
He noted that discussions with international investors barely mention possible AfD successes in upcoming state elections in eastern Germany.
Part I: How Germany is destroying itself and the EU
The European Union is an empire. This empire is now failing economically and civilisationally.
Germany’s flagship rail megaproject delayed to 2031 after over 1,000 km of cables laid incorrectly
The errors occurred because cabling work began before the final technical planning for the new digital signalling system was complete.
Leading German Union wants to take 10 per cent of assets of the ‘super rich’
Germany faces significant budgetary challenges, including high energy costs, defence spending needs, and the costs of the green transition.
German Economic Council slashes growth forecast and warns of soaring social insurance costs
The downgrade is attributed primarily to the economic fallout from the Iran conflict, including sharply higher energy prices.
Europe has forgotten how to build
In 1969, Switzerland’s Beznau plant went online after roughly four years of construction. France built its nuclear fleet in the 1970s on a similar schedule.
European Commission seeks Berlin’s backing for tougher China trade line
The push has come as Germany's long-standing reluctance to confront China has appeared to soften.
Biontech stops Covid vaccine production in Germany
German biotech company Biontech has announced it will cease the production of Covid-19 vaccines in Germany and close down most of its domestic production sites.
Merz marks a bitter first year as German Chancellor amid record-low approval, coalition strife and a transatlantic rupture with Trump
A year on from the day he became the first German leader to need a second Bundestag vote to take office, Merz has presided over a stagnant economy, a coalition at…
Leipzig car-ramming suspect had recent psychiatric care, German authorities say
A 63-year-old woman and a 77-year-old man, both German citizens, died at the scene.
Number of state employees in Germany has grown by 16% in 10 years
While employment in once key industrial sectors is in decline Germany is seeing a significant increase in people working for the state.
Berlin SPD wants to set up ‘rental police’ to combat exorbitant rents
The Social Democratic Party (SPD) in the German capital of Berlin has announced plans to set up a special investigative unit to examine thousands of rental contracts…
‘Total failure’: Leading economists tear into German federal budget
Several high-ranking German economists have expressed scorn and criticism of Germany’s federal budget plan for 2026 to 2030.
Germany slashes welfare state to fund rearmament
Merz has stated that the state pension will be reformed into what he described as “basic cover” for old age and will no longer be sufficient to maintain living…
German Government denies it misspent 95 per cent of record investment package
Germany’s finance ministry has countered claims by leading economists who accused the government of having misspent most of a debt-financed “special fund”…
Climate protection should not harm economy, says Merz
German growth forecast cut in half by Iran war woes
The German economics ministry has significantly lowered its growth outlook for Europe’s largest economy, halving its forecast for 2026 and also revising up inflation…
‘Will not suffice to maintain standard of living’: Germany’s Merz urges pension reform
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (Christian Democratic Union, CDU) has spoken out in favour of far-reaching reforms of the country’s creaking public pension system.
‘Build Chinese cars in Volkswagen plants,’ says Lower Saxony’s PM
The Minister-President of Lower Saxony has suggested that Volkswagen should consider allowing Chinese manufacturers to produce vehicles in underutilised German plants…
German airlines demand government step in to avert looming kerosene crisis
Germany’s airlines and airports are sounding the alarm as dwindling jet fuel stocks threaten to cause a collapse in air travel in the coming months.
Harsh criticism of coalition partner creates rift in Germany’s ruling CDU party
A rift has opened up in Germany’s ruling Christian Democrat Union party (CDU) in recent days, following harsh words of criticism by economics minister Katherina…
Germany rakes in €500 million extra from fuel tax in March – but still no tax cuts
The rocketing prices for petrol and diesel are proving a boon for Germany's finance minister.
Former German finance minister claims nuclear phase-out ‘has not harmed the country’
Peter Altmaier, a former German finance minister, former economy minister and a chief architect of Angela Merkel’s energy policy, claimed Germany’s decision…
German economy minister warns of fuel shortage from end of April
Germany’s Federal Minister for the Economy, Katherina Reiche, has warned of an impending fuel shortage if the Iran war drags on for much longer.
Ifo institute: German government misappropriated 95 per cent of new debt for infrastructure
According to a new analysis by the ifo Institute, one of Germany's most respected economic research organisations, 95 per cent of the €24.
German investor confidence plummets amid Mideast war: survey
German investor morale has plunged to its lowest level in almost a year as the Mideast war rattles market nerves in Europe's largest economy, said a ZEW survey released…