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Germany’s Industrial Reckoning

12m | Sep 6, 2026

Chancellor Friedrich Merz warns that Germany is losing industrial jobs as Volkswagen plans roughly 50,000 additional reductions and possible closures at four plants. The central uncertainty is whether this is deindustrialization—or a difficult restructuring that could eventually create a more competitive economy.

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