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Germany is unraveling just when Europe needs it most
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Germany is unraveling just when Europe needs it most

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As Volkswagen workers strike in Germany over pay cuts, carmaker offers Tennesse workers 14% wage hike

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A wind turbine is seen in front of the lignite-fuelled Schkopau power plant south of Halle on January 4, 2024.
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A weather phenomenon dubbed ‘Dunkelflaute’ is causing havoc in Germany and pushing energy prices to 2-decade highs

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December 12, 2024
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German giant Bosch’s workers left in ‘absolutely unbearable’ environment amid plans for up to 10,000 layoffs

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December 12, 2024
German carmaker Volkswagen (VW) CEO Oliver Blume looks on at the start of a company wide meeting at the company's headquarters plant in Wolfsburg, central Germany, on December 4, 2024.
Tech

Volkswagen CEO Oliver Blume reportedly booed by workers after telling them he didn’t live in a ‘fantasy world’

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December 5, 2024
German Fortune 500 companies have announced over 60,000 layoffs this year, but the biggest employee cull is still to come
Finance

German Fortune 500 companies have announced over 60,000 layoffs this year, but the biggest employee cull is still to come

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November 28, 2024
A worker dusts a fuel cell power module at the Robert Bosch GmbH booth at a transportation fair in Germany.
Tech

Bosch, one of Germany’s biggest employers, cuts working hours for 10,000 extra staff following expanded layoffs

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November 25, 2024
Visitors look at truck applications on the Robert Bosch GmbH booth at the IAA Transportation fair in Hannover, Germany, on Monday, Sept. 16, 2024.
Tech

German giant Bosch becomes latest firm to give employees unwanted 4-day week as economy falters

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November 22, 2024
German government agrees to February snap election—just weeks after Trump’s inauguration—to restore political stability
Politics

German government agrees to February snap election—just weeks after Trump’s inauguration—to restore political stability

By Jastinder Khera and AFP
November 12, 2024
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Politics

IMF sounds the alarm: ‘There can be no productive economy’ in Germany without structural change

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October 29, 2024
Workers assemble the new Volkswagen ID.4 electric sport utility vehicle (SUV) at the VW factory on September 18, 2020 in Zwickau, Germany. Volkswagen will officially present the ID.4 towards the end of September. In addition, Volkswagen also produces the smaller ID.3 at the Zwickau plant. Both cars are meant to lead the company towards mass sales in the electric car market and provide it with strong competition against rival Tesla.
Finance

Germany’s lost decade: How the Fortune 500 Europe giant is flirting with long-term irrelevance

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October 23, 2024
German shoppers still optimistic, even as Europe’s largest economy faces a dark period
Finance

German shoppers still optimistic, even as Europe’s largest economy faces a dark period

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September 26, 2024
A visitor inspects a Mireo Smart train of the electric multiple units (EMU) family by German industrial giant Siemens at the InnoTrans fair, an international industry platform for buyers and sellers of passenger and freight transport technology, on September 24, 2024 in Berlin. Exhibits of the fair running from September 24 to 27, 2024 include multiple unit trains, locomotives, freight vehicles, trams, construction and two-way vehicles.
Finance

German economy is ‘stuck in stagnation,’ ING warns

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September 26, 2024
people walking on a bridge in Berlin with the Germany flag at the back
Politics

Germany can’t get its hands on important economic indicators because of a tech update that’s been in the works for 5 years

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September 23, 2024

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