Young Germans – like their counterparts across the democratic West – have swung to the right, into the arms of populist ...

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 ...

Germany's move toward cheaper, dirtier energy sources carries significant risks for both the nation and the planet. Burning coal and lignite releases large amounts of carbon dioxide, the primary ...

The German economy is in deep crisis, with gross domestic product likely to contract 0.1% this year, the BDI industry ...

"The structural weaknesses of our economy absolutely have to be addressed," Germany's finance minister Jörg Kukies told CNBC on Thursday. He also addressed the debate over Germany's so-called ...

The mood among German businesses darkened this month, with the ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment dropping lower than expected, as the country braces for new administrations in both Washington and ...

The most important European data release was the confirmation from Germany that, during 2024, its economy contracted for the second consecutive year. Europe's largest economy shrank by 0.2% during ...

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BERLIN — Germany’s economy shrank for the second straight year in 2024 as worried consumers held back on spending and Chinese competition ate into the country’s traditional exports of cars ...

Core inflation also dropped to 3% for the whole of 2024, down from 5.1% in 2023. Germany's economy shrunk by 0.2% in 2024, following a 0.3% contraction in 2023, according to gross domestic ...

The EU has been left humiliated as the economy of Germany, once Europe's powerhouse, has shrunk for the second year in a row, with the threat of a winter recession looming. The economy contracted ...