Germany’s election on February 23rd, which will probably mark an end to Mr Scholz’s tenure, is a good moment to assess the ...

The country is focused on exports, but China is slowing imports and U.S. tariff threats are growing. Politicians are offering ...

The German economy currently faces many problems. The three most pressing structural economic issues are energy, the changing ...

And Germany’s economy as a whole has contracted for the ... enacted unpopular overhauls of its labor market and welfare system that encouraged more people to find work, while holding down ...

The German economy currently faces many problems ... Turning to pensions, Germany’s pay-as-you-go system and the projected increase of the old-age dependency ratio from currently some 30% ...

Even bigger obstacle to digitally driven structural change in the economy, especially in Germany, is the growing digital-technology gap between the European Union and the other two global economic ...

Italy and Germany are seeking over 500,000 immigrants to fill critical gaps in their workforces as they battle declining ...

Germany will eventually have to spend more than 2% of economic output on defence but must first reform its procurement system to get more bang for its buck, opposition leader Friedrich Merz, who is ...

Donald Trump says US tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China are necessary after decades of being "ripped off" by trade partners ...

The president’s threats to slap duties on goods imported from the European Union are part of a pattern of directing the ...

As for social welfare, the Union wants to reform the system significantly ... reduce CO2 emissions are harmful to the economy. The party would prefer Germany to rely solely on coal, nuclear ...

Europe's strongest economy is in trouble ... as well as a competitive tax system." Germany's car bosses face the anger of employees as they seek to cut costs and staffImage: Moritz Frankenberg ...