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Social contributions could be set to rise yet again in Germany with a potential hike in the cost of long-term care insurance. Here's what you need to know.

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Electric cars are selling poorly, and many German manufacturers are still focusing on the combustion engine. The threat from cheaper Chinese competitors is growing. Might this be the death knell of Germanys fabled automobile industry?

The number of bankruptcies among German companies is expected to increase by 13 percent in 2024 compared to the previous year. Economists at the Hamburg-based Allianz subsidiary predict that this development will also affect Germany with a slight delay. The reasons for this are the persistently weak economic development, increased loan interest rates and the numerous structural challenges facing the German economy. In 2004, almost 40,000 corporate bankruptcies were registered, but in 2022 there ...

The warning strike by the German Locomotive Drivers' Union (GDL) began late on Thursday evening. It is scheduled to last until Friday evening at 22 p.m. In freight transport, it had started a little earlier on Thursday. The biggest point of contention in the wage dispute between the railways and the union is negotiations on the reduction of weekly working hours. The current warning strike is to be the last this year, the GDL has agreed to a Christmas truce until 7 January.

Before you break out the rake and plastic bags to rid your yard of fallen leaves, experts hope you’ll consider leaving them on the ground instead.

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It seems like only yesterday that Germany was the economic engine of Europe. Now, its bringing up the rear among Western industrialized nations. The countrys prosperity is threatened and the government seems to be at a loss.