IG Metall chair Christiane Benner addresses thousands of VW workers striking over planned closure of several plants
Call comes amid discontent with Germany’s ruling coalition ahead of snap election in February
German central bank president Joachim Nagel urges Berlin to relax rules to address defence and infrastructure shortfalls
Snap February poll comes as Europe’s largest economy faces its toughest challenges for decades
Brussels calls out some fiscal hawks for veering from bloc’s spending limits for member states
Acute vulnerability to a trade conflict could push struggling economy into recession, analysts warn
A key indicator has fallen below zero for the first time as market braces for higher German borrowing
Chancellor Olaf Scholz to bring forward confidence vote at opposition’s request
Opposition leader in pole position to become chancellor will inherit controversial ‘debt brake’
The implosion of Olaf Scholz’s coalition is badly timed but inevitable
All three of the country’s major industries are in crisis, and the economy is flatlining. Are politicians finally waking up?
‘This is the worst possible time for the government to fail,’ says Robert Habeck on eve of US elections
Council of Economic Experts is grappling with dispute with one member over how to address potential conflicts of interest
Studies claim that fewer sick days would have stopped the country’s economy shrinking last year
Europe’s largest carmaker is at war with workers and politicians as it tries to navigate a painful EV transition
Figure beats expectations of 0.2% expansion
Also in this newsletter: why two rival business summits spell trouble for the German government’s unity
Europe’s largest carmaker tells works council it would slash pay by 10%
Gloomier economic predictions will increase budgetary strains and government coalition tensions
Bloc ‘stuck in a rut’ as growing services sector cannot offset continued weakness in manufacturing
Many of the smaller businesses that form the country’s economic backbone say they are in ‘permanent crisis mode’
Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s industrial policy comes under attack following decision by Wolfspeed
German companies have become relatively small and relatively cheap
Should Europe’s largest economy embrace the future or double down on past successes?
Government predicts rebound in 2025 following 0.2% decline this year as it tries to address long-term structural problems
