INGOLSTADT, Germany—Christian Scharpf, the mayor of this city of 140,000, Germany’s second richest, is looking for ways to save close to €100 million. Carmaker Audi, headquartered here ...

With less than four weeks to go, the German election campaign is entering its hot phase. The two main topics dominating the election campaign are the economy and, increasingly, immigration.

Slowing economic growth in China and growing competition from companies there have undercut German industry as a whole. Combined with exploding energy costs and the threat of new trade tariffs ...

Despite the rise in the main index, the German economy is clearly still struggling, said Franziska Palmas, senior Europe economist at Capital Economics. She noted that the index remains very low ...

Some have voiced similar concerns about the wider German economy, rattling off long lists of both cyclical and structural problems. German industry has been battered by high energy prices sparked by ...

Germany's economy contracted for the second consecutive year in 2024, highlighting the depth of the downturn gripping Europe's biggest economy. The services sector showed resilience, with the ...

German business confidence improved slightly in January but remained low as Europe's largest economy remained stuck in a rut, a closely watched survey showed Monday. The Ifo institute's confidence ...

Germany, Europe’s largest economy, is heading to snap elections in February after Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost a vote of confidence and his governing coalition collapsed after months of instability.

Germany’s labor market is increasingly weighed down by the country’s struggle to modernize its economy, according to a new study. Surveying regional labor agencies, the Institute for ...

Europe's strongest economy is in trouble, and German automakers are among the hardest hit. They now hope for a more favorable economic environment after the upcoming election. Germany's automotive ...

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