The German Confederation of Skilled Crafts urges urgent political reforms to reduce bureaucracy, reform vocational education, and address social security costs to support the craft and SME sectors.
The SPD's inheritance tax reform proposal faces criticism for potentially harming medium-sized family businesses through inadequate exemptions and increased tax burdens.
A majority of German companies rely on international data transfers, mainly to the US, yet face significant legal uncertainties that threaten business costs and competitiveness.
Germany's new minimum wage, implemented on January 1, 2026, faces criticism as companies struggle with economic challenges and question its effectiveness.
CSU considers tax cuts for companies amid economic crisis while businesses navigate challenges from new EU salary transparency law.
The Chamber of Industry and Commerce highlights a prolonged economic crisis in Mönchengladbach, indicating fundamental structural challenges rather than a temporary downturn.
Businesses in Rheinland-Pfalz face a worsening crisis with rising insolvencies, prompting urgent calls from regional and union leaders for reforms and industry collaboration to secure recovery and jobs.
Germany's new industry association, e-Mobility Deutschland e.V., unites key charging companies to drive policy and infrastructure development for electric vehicles.
Wuppertal business leaders protest economic struggles highlighting underutilization, job cuts, and calls for urgent industrial policy reform in NRW and Germany.
Amid production declines and export challenges, German industry calls for urgent policy reforms and energy security measures in 2025.
Bundestag members have resumed flying business class despite ongoing austerity measures affecting German citizens, raising public criticism and political debate in 2025.
Economic challenges and ideological clashes spur debate among German family businesses over engagement with the far-right AfD party.
The Familienunternehmerverband's decision to engage with the AfD has triggered company resignations and intense debate within Germany's business community about political boundaries.
German family business associations face internal conflict and departures as some engage in talks with the far-right AfD party.
IG Metall leader Barbara Resch calls for political measures to bolster Germany's industrial sector by promoting local production, improving infrastructure, and managing competitive challenges amid a severe economic crisis.
Germany leads 17 EU states at a Berlin conference to promote industrial-friendly economic policies, while SPD targets industrial workers with new electricity pricing plans.
A significant number of German companies are increasingly adopting open source software, with three out of four now utilizing such technology.
A significant majority of German companies are now adopting open source software to boost innovation and efficiency.