Germany's economy contracted for the second consecutive year in 2024, continuing its struggle with a series of internal and external challenges. Official data released on Wednesday revealed a 0.2 ...

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 ...

The German economy contracted by 0.2% in 2024, data from statistics office Destatis showed Wednesday. This is the country's second consecutive yearly economic slowdown and was in line with ...

"It is also unlikely that the German economy will manage to escape the prolonged period of stagnation in the first quarter of 2025," the Bundesbank said in the report, which was released on Wednesday.

Euro coins lie on a receipt. Germany's economic weakness and stagnation will persist into the first months of the year, the country's central bank, the Bundesbank, stated in its monthly report for ...

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 ...

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.

Economy and Climate Minister Robert Habeck speaks during a plenary session at the German parliament Bundestag where he faces a vote of confidence, Berlin, Germany, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024.