What Germany must do to save its economy | DW News

Germany faces a wave of economic challenges, as snap elections approach amidst political turmoil. Ulrike Malmendier of the German Council of Economic Experts explains the nation’s urgent need for public investment, reforming its restrictive debt brake, and addressing labor shortages that are crippling key industries.
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[@vectro73]

I would like them to realize, that there are 2 immigration types basically: skilled and non-skilled. And clearly Germany must care about first one and try to limit the other one. And for skilled immigration there is one key issue here. The name of the issue is German language. It is not that widely known and used in other countries. For instance, India which was mentioned, people there speak English quite OK, but they don't speak German. And German companies, even in IT sector just don't want to switch to English, but they should. Otherwise there is no way to expect more skilled people coming here. Even those who came, sometimes seek the way out because it is too difficult to handle full time job AND learn German. Again, example in Europe are Netherlands. If you just briefly try to look at jobs offering in IT in Netherlands you clearly see that there is almost no companies requiring Netherlands language knowledge, but in Germany it is a challenge to find a job offering without Fluent German required. Even some Swiss companies are moving offices to Netherlands and actively moving their language to English internally to get more people. I work in IT sector and in my office right now it is a challenge to find a German native. Because Germans themselves also don't feel the need to learn English to start working in a company who uses it. This also has to be addressed. English is not a foe, it is a tool which could drive economy and companies further, I hope people will understand it soon enough.

[@Nvk95729]

First tell Germany stop funding Ukraine which is not necessary

[@chamidubandara1304]

are you indian?

[@NoctLightCloud]

seeing how many Indians/Pakistani came to Canada and UK, I don't think that any European country wants to repeat that mistake. You could replace 80mill Germans in no time. For Germans, it would be desastrous. For you, it would be another Tuesday.

[@siddharthgadekar308]

You summed it up perfectly!

[@twisted_void]

Dutch just don’t have patience to list to foreigners trying to speak their lingo while they speak perfect English 😂 but i think another reason why in NL so many companies use English, is because they work on internationally more so they are incentivised to use international language.

[@PopularesVox]

I like how German manufacturing is closing and laying people off and she is arguing for more immigration. In October 2024, Germany's unemployment rate increased to 6.1%, up from 6% in September. This is higher than the 5.7% unemployment rate in 2023. Immigration in itself does not stimulate economic growth, in fact it can do the opposite if not carefully done to ensure that it purely addresses gaps in the labour market.

[@aurelije]

And people who are jet in Germany are packing their stuff and leave the country. Specially Croats, Romanians, Poles...

[@mugenmugen9632]

The immigrants will work in the manufacturing plants if the natives don't want to.

[@aurelije]

@@mugenmugen9632 but the problem is that manufacturing is not profitable anymore. You can't outmanufature China and in a few years India and Pakistan. For more complex branches like services, Research and development, design, energy, environmental protection... You need highly skilled workers that Germany doesn't have. Because of demographics, because MINT (STEM) is not attractive for studying, because schools are from 19th century and salary divided by expense tends to be 1. IT people would be better going to Poland than to Germany. Salary would be a bit smaller, working time 8 hours instead of 9 and you would be able to buy a flat.

[@mugenmugen9632]

@@aurelije not if the cost of production is competitive. Some customers would still shell out the cash for moderately expensive German goods because they've got a reputation, but when it becomes too expensive and the cost of living rises due to disrupted energy markets, the inhibitions to Chinese naturally drop. If Germany is serious, everything can be reversed with the revival of NS2 and the removal of sanctions, to let free markets thrive the way they were designed to.

[@PopularesVox]

Is this really a genuine argument or is it that the "natives" won't work for low wages. Immigrant labour has been exploited in southern Italy and Spain in the agricultural sector for years.

[@Electronic424]

She didn't once mention the energy crisis in Germany, manufacturers are jumping ship due to energy costs, dismantling nuclear was a 'nuclear' mistake, now they either have to embrace fossil fuels and coal or accept less economic prosperity.

[@jogana6909]

Ursula said “why Europe doesn't import CHEAPER natural gas from the US?"

[@distinctga5811]

That's a false dichotomy. The energy crisis in Germany actually presents a unique opportunity to invest in cutting edge clean energy solutions which will drive the future of the energy sector, potentially creating an entirely new export market for Germany. Also, their limitations are in natural gas, which can be replaced by supplies in Ukraine's exclusive economic zone.

[@tini22.12]

Ich denke, dass ist falch Politik mit Grün Partei in Deutschland.

[@henryhau7987]

I love Germany but why migrate to a high tax, low pay, high bureaucracy country with a language most will struggle with? I actually saw many Germans moving to Switzerland. Importing cheap labour that doesn't integrate is not the answer. Germany has to be more attractive

[@jogana6909]

If Indian CEO and workers enter German manufacturing, their products will be more competitive.

[@cheng2211po]

​@@jogana6909 Think about Canada. LOL

[@OneShadow7]

People who caused problems won't solve them, its as simple as that, if they knew better they wouldn't have done it in the first place and they would've corrected the trajectory of their actions already.

[@jaorlowski]

Every capitalist ever: The problem is a lack of capitalism

[@167mm167]

but they are elected by people .. people like them ..people like watching their shows ..

[@OneShadow7]

@@167mm167 I know, that is why I say it will take 5 more years of the same for people to understand they need to vote for something else. I know such people, they watch the TV and they think and say what TV tells them. 0 amount of critical thinking.

[@Blakes2697]

Stop closing all your nuclear plants that’s a start

[@HIMANSHU79879]

The lady want cheap labour ( obviously skilled) from undia to do menial jobs at low wages... wow 🤡

[@pepperonish]

She's not supposed to actually say it.... lady is living in an academic bubble.

[@jogana6909]

Indian immigrants are willing to do those work.

[@abhimanyunath2001]

Well Germany usually prefers middle eastern and Turkish immigrants over Indians.. And we are seeing that in hamburg..

[@heyzeus2430]

This women has clearly not worked a labour job in her life. Her ideas are going to lead to a rise in the ADF.

[@cwpv2477]

yep

[@vladlazar94]

Immediately thought the same thing. What a disconnect, delusional interview.

[@arthurh5707]

Agree, speaks without saying anything.

[@JoseSantos-xh9mp]

May be tou are right! They know everything! ( a joke).

[@arstan9962]

Cant agree more... Another mainstream storyteller from the german government. Pathetic.

[@jesusalejandroparra6192]

seriously, why showing the debt to gdp ratio until 2019? and not until 2023 or 2024

[@hand587]

It's currently 61.9% anyway, near where it was in 2019 and the pandemic stats probably throw it out of whack

[@babblo1389]

@@hand587 About to grow before 2025. As more money going abroad...

[@markushaahr9194]

Because Inflation for industries doesn’t count. They make their money by production. Not by what we everyday people spend on groceries. Therefore it’s not relevant.

[@maltek4945]

It hasn’t changed

[@mugenmugen9632]

DW is german state run media, truth and objectivity could not be further from here.

[@MrRenosingh]

Damn! If someone like her in charge, Germany is doomed 🤣

[@cwpv2477]

ye

[@jfm148]

The problem with Germans is the constant denying of reality and human nature. They won't accept human freedom is key for economic flourishment

[@alexandrapetculescu1398]

Why like her?

[@pepperonish]

Rofl

[@philip.morris]

Like many countries around the world,cut the bureaucracy and regulations. Encourage business to flourish and cut free handouts.

[@justindylan4984]

This woman is living on copium and hopium. Good luck lass have a look at VW

[@RP-dy5mu]

Ну че маленькые немчики, очнулись???)))))

[@BerlinSummerDays]

You can not attract international Talent easily…due to the fact of the Language barrier…even when attempting to work in English- companies they Require B1…and when Living in Germany well people mostly avoid to speak in English…perhaps they ties back to the point of Education. There are many challenges for Germany in bureaucracy…some things can be automated digitalized but the require you to come ans stand in line to get a stamped paper…why not get a digital version that you can print out…and pay for online….unless doing it that way would make many jobs redundant. Germany needs to step in to the digital age…embrace it…and embrace English as a second language. This will allow so much talent to chose Germany over Hong Kong, Dubai, Singapore…

[@Gappasappa]

Are you Indian?

[@BerlinSummerDays]

@ I’m not

[@NehalKhare74]

For expats moving to Germany, many are at a stage in their careers where they're stepping into mid- to senior-level roles. At this point, transitioning to business-level proficiency in German is a huge challenge. As a result, even skilled professionals may not want to stay long-term.

[@aurelije]

​@@NehalKhare74and have kids. So you learn since you have to keep you up to date ( as a skilled professional), you work 9 hours (yes Germany doesn't have 8 hours work time in 21st century) spend 1-2 hours for commuting (becase s-bahn felt aus and you work in Munich but live 50 kim because family flat is more expensive than average salary and you as a foreigner get a "special" Preis). Then you need to help kids in 19th century style school doing teachers job. On top of that you try to learn Deutsch, company will not pay it, you will not get free time not even for exam and God forbid for learning and preparing exam. It also doesn't help the fact that you coworkers are foreigners also, that Germans are known for being talkative and extrovert...

[@aurelije]

To add a few days a year eaten by Bürocratie instead of learning German

[@smmozza]

… the silence of Nord Stream’s lambs …

[@mabuhayproductionltd3627]

Russian Bot

[@Nvk95729]

@@mabuhayproductionltd3627western bot 😂. Find a job

[@167mm167]

buy more cheaper LNG from US will be fine

[@mujur9101]

After the clash with Russia and China, now Germany is very very dependent on White house over Security, Energy and Economy. Goodluck, when WH sneezes German will get a headache. 😅😅😅

[@jogana6909]

Ursula said “why Europe doesn't import CHEAPER natural gas from the US?"

[@MarkJanda-v3q]

Our Problem here are that to many people in important offices, like her have no clue in their profession. We are cooked

[@rajeshkm9970]

This lady don’t have any clue on „what germany’s problems are“.

[@cca9502]

quite the opposite I can tell, but did she really have the gut to say?

[@PeriferijaPeriferije]

hence the problems as these are policy makers

[@mabuhayproductionltd3627]

maybe you should focus on Indias Problem before beeing an "expert" on others ?

[@167mm167]

she is a professional in the Govt ....that's the problem ...ha ha

[@jogana6909]

She has high hopes for Indian immigrants.

[@mkedan6741]

I'm not an economist, but when I saw the sanctions war start, I said "economic suicide" for Europe. With "leaders" like Baerbock, Scholz and this lady, Germany is kaput.

[@samuelwiedaskamel]

The sanctions aren't the main issue because it wasn't the German government that stopped buying the Russian gas, it was the Russians that didn't sell it anymore and because Germany was so depending on Russian oil and gas that fried the economy. And the second biggest issue is that for the last 20-30 years no country comparable to Germany has spent less on infrastructure than Germany has. And in the last 20 years bureaucracy has increased dramaticly, which makes it hard for small businesses because they sometimes need one person only to do the paper work.

[@JohnGeranien]

Sending money to a corrupted, weak army and meanwhile cutting off both input and output of the economy is equivalent to Escobar burning dollar bills to warm himself. Actually not. Escobar had no other choice

[@167mm167]

but their are selected by German people .. people like watching their show ..

[@jogana6909]

Germany can sacrifice any industry for "western values"

[@Voxabonable]

Oh lord, imagine being stuck in space with these two charming ladies and having to listen to them talk. They'd prove in space everyone can hear you scream.

[@danburke6568]

So for growth she thinks defence,schools will fix it. Crazy lady lol cheap energy and support businesses.

[@offset5328]

She didnt say that she said they were causes of large deficits

[@randomguy7175]

Russian energy.

[@MikePrice888]

Bloody energy

[@Nvk95729]

@@MikePrice888yeah that same bloody energy is only ur saviour 😂

[@trinleywangmo]

Pathetic.

[@artvandelay7236]

They are behaving like ostriches until they address what happened to Nordstream and why.

[@Memovox]

It is tragicomic.

[@Mitsche0510]

Vollkommen richtig👍

[@Benjamin-hg018]

He is completely incompetent. Or maybe he works for Washington.

[@jogana6909]

Ursula suggest Europe import CHEAPER natural gas from the US.

[@joaopauloalvesfonseca8385]

Being a colony of the USA, ending the supply of cheap energy to engage in a war that has nothing to do with Germany was a bad idea. What a surprise!🎉

[@kolokowalsky772]

You're are mess up Mr... Talking rubbish like Putin.

[@noodleppoodle]

Its the other way around. Propping up Putin regime for energy resources was a bad idea for leadership

[@prakorngirodkunkid7877]

USA started war: 1. destroy Russia from war. 2. destroy the Europe economy from high energy prices. 3. destroy EURO to unrival USdollar. USA has to prolong war as long as possible. Politicians shall know tricks .

[@nyalekambombo4893]

The war has provided cheap labour who are white, blue eyes and blonde hair 😂😂.it save German well

[@fingerprint8479]

100% correct!

[@aakashjha-h9d]

stop bitching about other country stop interfering in other country's internal matter

[@jogana6909]

"Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for Ukraine"

[@Jana-se4kv]

I fail to see how immigration or getting women into the labor market cuts down on labor cost, unless she means committing wage discrimination. Also, digitization is not even mentioned. Which is a huge part of the reason why we're doing so poorly. Nobody here even thinks in terms of digitizing beyond throwing it around as a buzzword. Bureaucracy is a gigantic productivity killer as well as a driver of labor costs. A medium sized company needs an army of clerks just to deal with bureacracy.

[@shirhassan2370]

I am agree. We need a more digitalize society. Whether it is the e- government, digitalizing the production sector, urban and transport planing. The second issue is focusing on internal issues rather putting nose in the other countries.

[@trinleywangmo]

The bureaucracy is to protect the billionaire corporate owner class from any competition. SAME reason why education here is outdated.

[@jogana6909]

Indian immigrants will reduce the average salary. It already happened in Canada.

[@iamkishansuthar]

3rd largest economy is struggling

[@calvinang1]

It's no longer top 3.

[@Memovox]

@@calvinang1The G7 is becoming a joke.

[@Dani-mw2ws]

@@calvinang1 yes, is in top3, vor Japan

[@richardlellip.e.m.b.a.7969]

Help me understand why Germany relied on Russia for Oil & Gas and rejected Nuclear Energy while going on this Green Energy crusade? -- meanwhile, Germany will burn Coal, just like India & China that are building 1 Coal fired Plant a week?

[@anaconda85234]

Top 3 is obviously cherrypicked threshold. German economy is way smaller than the top 2, the gap is tooooo huge, not even comparable. Germany should be classified with the Japan, UK, India etc...

[@accountantasia125]

Money well spent helping Ukraine . Better check if this Olaf pocketed the money from Ukraine.

[@mabuhayproductionltd3627]

Russian Bot

[@chrimbus71]

@@mabuhayproductionltd3627 head in the sand again. Anyone that Germans disagree with is a Russian Bot. If you don't listen you will go under

[@Benjamin-hg018]

He is completely incompetent. Or maybe he works for Washington.

[@jogana6909]

Germany need to send more money to Ukraine

[@garrett7101]

As an outsider and someone who considered moving to Germany but didn't: way too much bureaucracy, taxes too high, lack of modernity - it sort of feels like the government is working against you. Why would talented workers move there when there is such a limited upside compared with other countries?

[@Okiejayjay]

Quality of life is one reason, many of these “other” countries are pretty shity to live in once you get over than new feel stage.

[@Vavadinho4]

The Government totally Work Against you with both ways . I don't see any future in Germany until and unless the change otherwise dark dark dark

[@Kap-xu6nx]

Unbelievable stupidity, no wonder Germany has gone KAPUT.

[@arstan9962]

If she is an economic expert, than I am Taylor Swift🤣

[@user_zyzymvb]

USA help them to cut nordstream.

[@petersilas4234]

The lady works for Zelensky, not saying a thing about cheap energy and sanctions is rather surprising 😅

[@mariaanadelgado9522]

Works for the US, like Zelensky, German government and the media.

[@cheng2211po]

Yes, but Zelensky works for Americans.

[@TheMushroomOfficial]

The way she interchanges “german” and “european” is all I need to hear to understand this person

[@JeffPar50]

The EU represents 70% of Germany's trade. There literally is no future for Europe without an organization like the EU. Splitting up would be the dumbest idea imaginable.

[@ajett5081]

In the USA we make Mecedes, BMW, VW, schnitzels & pretzels, beer too.

[@Vavadinho4]

Haha like seriously

[@SladkaPritomnost]

Future generations? Wonder how many children have these two women.

[@optemuist]

None

[@TheSwissChalet]

lol, exactly. I'm guessing zero, and I'm guessing they're not even married. Maybe they have their "partners"...but not married. That would be too "traditional" for them. What a joke.

[@evzenhlinovsky7082]

Does she knows what she is talking about? She is lost in the english words

[@TopSecretVid]

If any economy in the world that can come back it’s the German economy…🇩🇪

[@patriknordin2274]

It wont, they shut down their nuclear power plants and have a dying population

[@UkraineNeeds]

Come back to our level? Best wishes from Ukraine.

[@NickNov]

Without cheap inputs? How exactly ??

[@araara4746]

Are you living in a cave? Once the world enters a multipolar world, the USD will lose its hegemony, Europe which has been benefiting from the US hegemony will also lose its ability.

[@kevfit4333]

Germany has no energy and its windmills won't power german Industry.

[@fromhigherground4272]

What bothers me more, is how confident she is in her BS.

[@TheSwissChalet]

yep. She's going to tell everyone how Germany is going to defy gravity.

[@davidbentley4731]

Germany needs to create the regulation and planning rules that support private investment. It’s such a pain to invest in Germany. There are a lot of firms who would invest there but the regulatory structures are so antiquated.

[@trinleywangmo]

Even the hurdles/risks for sole proprietors and small business owners is absolutely ridiculous.

[@ermoktube1677]

To be a friend of United States is fatal

[@jaysu8669]

Friend? Actually a lapdog at best.

[@unendedsilence3685]

You are all wrong. Time will tell who wins. I promise it won't be weak willed isolationists. See you on the front ladies.

[@Gravitatis]

being german is fatal

[@arieltekman]

it has worked out very well for Germany all these decades.

[@Gravitatis]

@@arieltekman ya germany got a free ride for like 50 years

[@weirdo1060]

Another question to ask is whether western military bases help or hurt the German economy

[@Serge-cm5my]

How would they hurt it? That's defence covered by Uncle Sam. And you get to focus money elsewhere in the economy.

[@araara4746]

@@Serge-cm5my How narrow-minded you are. Do you think the US is funding military bases for the sake of Europe and not for the sake of the US? The US is propagandizing that Russia will attack Europe, and therefore Europe needs the US, the US provides protection, and in return Europe must submit to US orders. Is it hard to understand? If the US were in a position to choose between saving the US or Europe, who do you think the US would save? Will the US sacrifice Americans for Europeans or will it sacrifice Europeans for Americans? As a hint: the US destroys Russia's cheap gas supply to Germany, then sells their gas to Germany at 4 times the price.

[@dmonvrlies40]

How could that possibly hurt it?

[@araara4746]

@@dmonvrlies40 Do you think the US gives all that for free? For everything you get from the US, in return you have to obey the US's orders!

[@dulcamarabuffo]

You don't really have a choice. Germany is like a rich housewife who complains about the husband who has protected her for eighty five years, a long marriage indeed, but has done nothing to truly contribute and make herself independent.

[@filipszyga7394]

Indolence and lack of charisma of Olaf Scholtz is unspeakable.

[@latorregolf]

Is this the same economic experts who sold all Germany's BTC for peanuts?

[@goldfinga786able]

Must stop sending money to Ukraine and Israel

[@UkraineNeeds]

oopsie

[@mariaanadelgado9522]

Also stop supplying military equipment and weapons and work to end the wars.

[@rubbersoul3723]

American watching from the State of Rhode Island in the U.S.-I so admire Germany's commitment to it's "debt-break" philosophy-too often the national debt is used by politicians here to avoid upsetting their rich donors by not taxing them more heavily-but instead using it as a covert source of revenue that most of the public is unaware of-but which ultimately threatens the security of our country-but the rich don't care-because they're rich.

[@trinleywangmo]

They break their debts on the backs of the lower middle classes, hence the reason for importing cheap labor, since they really only can force THOSE PEOPLE to work for slave wages, since they have NO PROTECTIONS here.

[@aaronpaul9188]

Come up with a complete new economic model or show some independence and act in your own best interest rather than america's. My guess is they do neither.

[@SergeJacobs-z1r]

Stop the war

[@jambojam25]

The policy of german down, Russia out and America in. This is what exactly what we see

[@Joey-ct8bm]

You can't drop the US for Russia. Russia has half the gdp of Germany. There's no export there.

[@Okiejayjay]

@@Joey-ct8bm Wrong, for one Russia has almost half the population of the US and faster growth, plus along with Russia comes all the peripheral countries, and most of all direct overland trade route to China and South Asia. The alternative is to try and overcome the US coming wall of tariffs and trade with a country that now wants to hide in isolation and is in debt to its eyeballs. Not much of a choice.

[@Joey-ct8bm]

@@Okiejayjay Then you know nothing about Russia. Raised the interest rate 2 weeks ago to a whopping 21%. That can be only this high if you're gonna default on loans. Growth says nothing. Trump had growth and borrowed 7 trillion in debt. Biden has growth and borrowed 3 trillion. Uber had growth and didn't have profit for years. I'm not from the US. Tariffs are import tax. It affects only Americans in inflation. It's not like they aren't buying Ferrari's and Lambo's, Mercedes or Porsche's anymore in the US.

[@danbernstein4694]

New leadership, investment in coal and nuclear energy , tax cuts , less beaucracy, etc. ,etc. ,etc.

[@Andrew-q2w4f]

Nothing will get done in the german caliphate when everyone goes to prayer 5 times a day 😂

[@brian13105]

Nov. 13 -- " Germany is headed for SNAP elections on February 23rd. ". That is one slow snap .

[@mehmet.albyrk]

Germany should leave the EU.

[@kevfit4333]

Germany is the EU.

[@trinleywangmo]

...and take over Russia again, huh?

[@ch.k.3377]

Germany had a deficit of 32.5 billion euros by the end of September 2024, representing 0.77% of the estimated GDP of approximately 4.2 trillion euros. USA: For 2024, a deficit of 2.2 trillion US dollars is projected, which represents 8.0% of the estimated GDP of about 27.4 trillion US dollars. In summary: Germany’s deficit, relative to GDP, is 7.23 percentage points smaller than that of the USA. This indicates that Germany is in a comparatively more stable financial position than the USA.

[@mugenmugen9632]

Germany doesn't have the world's reserve currency and the power of the federal reserve to export its inflation like the US. Don't even compare yourselves. This recession will do infinitely more damage to Germany if you continue to explain it away with whataboutism instead of working hard to reverse the trend.

[@trinleywangmo]

And that, is ultimately their overall strength compared with all other GDP rich nations.

[@dcklee11]

They certainly don’t want woke editorial teams like DW news involved. How has woke journalism ever helped the world?

[@mariannepfly1906]

DW is sooo disappointing right now. Really feel surprised how bad their coverage is.

[@imransphs]

These politicians have no guts to say that we want Russian energy back to restore German industry.

[@EuroTravChannel]

EU should understand that moving supply chain away from China comes with a price, literally. That additional cost could make your products unsellable. The same applies to the US and everyone.

[@Joey-ct8bm]

We don't make all cars in the EU. European cars will always been sold. Musk has 8 European cars and Trump has 4. European cars. Luxury cars will always sell, even with a 100% tariff. Status cars! They are the best of the world. Tesla's wouldn't be sold at all if we let BYD into Europe.

[@nicksonpinto2074]

Energy solution from cheap and reliable sources at competitive prices or shifting to production based to consumerism based market.

[@ChiefBridgeFuser]

Naaaa, they'll go with the "govt spending better" option.

[@user-rw718]

Germanys free ride is over. Trump will make Germany pay there fair share. Trump is a blessing for the usa. Trump just started a department of government efficiency DOGE. Trump will cut the national depth in half in four years. No more give the usa money away ti foreign countries 😂😂😂😂😂. We Love you Trump

[@gordonnorris4202]

The energy solution is far from being achieved, Germany bought cheap russian gas for decades, time that could have been used to achieve energy independence. A country cannot be called a global power if they cannot provide themselves with its own energy.

[@WaveRider1989]

Will Trump cut any defense budget? That's the biggest one that's wasteful spending. Will he hold lockheed Martin accountable on price gauging? Probably not. ​@@user-rw718

[@jenslundeqvist]

She did not say anything about cheap reliable energy for the industry and the people?

[@anm3037]

There has been good investments in education. There are many research grants in germany. All germany needs is a way to make goods cheaper: 1. reduce tax 2. make energy cheap 3. automationn and robotics in manufacturing .... less workers 4. encourage patronage of local digital products ... Germany needs chip industry, computer operating system, media giants ... google does not belong to germany

[@xrusous]

Germany holds only 96.1 billion dollars of US Treasury Securities while Japan , China and the UK hold 1129.2 , 774.6 and 743.9 billion dollars respectively.

[@agritech802]

DW, you produce great content but you have a lot Russian trolls in the comments which lessens your brand

[@yummydishes2279]

If the Germany economy depended so much on cheap Russia energy then why didn't Germany reject the idea of sanctioning Russia, they could have supported Ukraine through humanitarian aid and put their people first.

[@prakorngirodkunkid7877]

USA froced Germany NOT to use cheap energy from Russia. Trump said he dissatisfied NS2. Biden bombed 💣 NS1,2 Germany very quiet on NS1,2 bomb that half is Germany asset.

[@mabuhayproductionltd3627]

So rest of Europe and USA would sanction Germany ?? you realy think that would be Better. ?. The only thing to do is to stop Russia, Even if it cost some money/jobs. Cheap Gas is not everything. Just ask Belorussians? They have cheap Gas, but they live in a Prison (a very poor one)

[@santiagopayan2531]

Because they are Vassals.

[@mabuhayproductionltd3627]

@@santiagopayan2531 No they are Not, But everybody could see it was the only (and right) thing to Do. Germany can say No to USA, If it wants (fx no to invade Iraq in 2003), No to Higher Military spending 1990-2020 and other. A vassal would be like DDR was 1949-1989 Under USSR.

[@santiagopayan2531]

@@mabuhayproductionltd3627 Only, how?haha a sovereign country always has options, that is what makes it sovereign, that is what freedom is about. A vassal doesn't take decisions, just follows orders, like Germany. It is obvious the worst option was to stop teh flow of Russian oil. Austria didn't do it, and where are the sanctions? See the difference between a vassal and a sovereign nation. Austria is a sovereign nation, Germany is a vassal.

[@madeline5188]

The fact that she uses dollars instead of euros in her interview suggests that she is representing a US perspective, instead of what should have been a German/Europen one.

[@GoodQuest-zh2sr]

The only way out is Germany create rechargable ships with massive batteries in them and redesign their power grid redesign power grid in other countries

[@kenho-wr5ul2rh7m]

my advice as a Chinese: stay away from geopolitics, especially military Focus on economy

[@Dani-mw2ws]

my advice as a German: stay away from geopolitics, especially military we tried twice and lost against US

[@gordonnorris4202]

A global economic power cannot stay away from geopolitics...otherwise is not a global power.

[@kenho-wr5ul2rh7m]

@@Dani-mw2ws quite obvious to me the German are dragged into non-essential geopolitical conflict at the expense of economy and prosperity

[@ibnbattuta1304]

my advice as a Indian: stay away from economy and education, focus on geopolitics, upload 1 million videos!

[@efilhgih]

Go woke go broke.😂😂😂

[@spadeysay6846]

To save Germany, and to begin with, Germany need to completely break away from the non democratic EU bureaucracy and also break away from hanging onto the hemlines of the oppressive USA, whose open agenda is to keep Germany down.

[@ianashworth5953]

She is a clueless intellectual socialist

[@vinceduenni]

She's not a socialist, she's a hardline capitalist

[@kkvs1767]

Germany is stifling Europe, especially the southern countries, by prioritizing its banks' stability at the expense of weaker economies through austerity. While Americans and others lead in innovation, even Germany’s engineering reputation is now challenged by rapid advances in countries like China. Elon Musk highlighted this shift, disrupting the German car industry with Tesla and challenging its leadership. Germany’s business model was further shaken in just one week by blocked gas supplies due to the war in Ukraine. How worrying and flawed is this outcome?

[@Joey-ct8bm]

The US leads in innovation because ASML Netherlands let's them. Sell the chip technology to China and the US days are gone. Elon Musk makes his batteries in China. The US car industry is better than that of the US. Musk himself has 8 European cars. 3 German cars. More than American cars. If you can call a battery from China American made. Europe completely dominates the Luxury car category and engineering. There's not even a close second. Just not electric middle class cars. We all need China for that. Look at F1. Where are the brands and engines from? Auto racing? Rally? Dominate! Japan is a close second maybe. Let there be no doubt. In engineering cars Europe is by a country mile the best. Gold, silver and bronze. In battery making we are the worst. The consolation prize.

[@Okiejayjay]

So you are saying the answer is borrow and spend like Greeks? Good luck.

[@shamsh09]

Is she real?😅

[@Venuz87]

Please Germany never let down 😢

[@kianyeelee9307]

China's line, 'can China save its ailing sliding busting economy?' German lines, 'German economy should, could and would be saved' CIA journalism jokers

[@joenewcfd]

Totally exaggerated. USA has problems; China has issues; Japan has troubles; Britain is not booming either. How can Germany be different?

[@LA90598]

Britain is growing.

[@trinleywangmo]

@@LA90598 In your dreams.

[@jogana6909]

Modi: India is a superpower

[@qtanon1]

wow, double down on the stuff that can never work. Germany is doomed

[@masonhancock5350]

The Russian and Iran bots are here in force😂🇮🇱🇩🇪🇺🇸

[@MarkusGebhard]

It seems like every other comment is a Russian bot

[@chrimbus71]

@@MarkusGebhard people who you disagree with are Russian BOTS....wow no wonder Germany is FD

[@VIT-ey8wo]

"Every one who I disagree with is a bot" Westies sure do hate freedom of speech

[@johnsnake3467]

“Lower wages by increasing immigration” wow can’t believe she really said that 😂 that’s a sure fire way to make your working class revolt

[@trinleywangmo]

They force people on welfare to work for €1/hour while making them starve. THAT is the Germany I LIVE IN. And Germans VOTED FOR THIS.

[@billturner6564]

Fantastic interview we can now all see how Germany still has 74 % of homes with Dialup Internet 😅😅😅 No energy industry And when she said yes I have no idea why Germany is so slow with these problems 😅😅 She obviously never looks in the mirror 😅

[@trinleywangmo]

Germany was the FIRST country to wire up their businesses, which gave/gives them a competitive edge. The "people" don't need internet! They're only here to serve their corporate overlords... and unless they were born into wealth they're NEVER escaping wage-slavery. So... why bother wiring up homes here for high-speed internet?

[@RebeccaPerry-Piper-u8x]

Leave America alone. Stay out of our pockets.

[@mwakaladu2524]

Energy and support for Ukraine is the biggest problem for Germany

[@alexte007]

Wonderful interview. Truly stunned by the magnificent accuracy of the replies.

[@yigitunan]

She is talking about reducing wages even more. Is she insane? Will government cut tax on average income? Will they finally tax the rich to compensate that? Why would people come in the first place for even worse pay.

[@roberth1687]

yeah I thought so too at 8:00

[@urbansenicar81]

You want to "invest" in arms and youth (re)education?

[@vivek331]

Real problem is that Flight attendants message to wear your oxygen mask before helping your co-passenger, clearly missed by EU (particularly DE) in case of the neighboring war. Missed to protect its interests post Covid economic situation.

[@thedarkslide]

This notion of Europe being /one/ market and /one/ political force is nonsense. Repeating it over and over doesn't make it true.

[@Jason-io9zg]

She didnt mention raising german military budget to 2% of its GDP.

[@vjcarter4657]

Why is this a crisis when the USA has a 21% deficit

[@cliffbarber1642]

This is all so much fluff. Germany has lost its comparative advantage in international trade. Germany was the world leader for many years in ICE motor vehicles and related industries. If they can’t respond properly to the international EV trend, then I’m afraid Germany will enter into a period of slow decline and international trade irrelevance.

[@arthurarinbjarnarson6318]

Pik up your pens lady.

[@kevfit4333]

Germany is fubar.

[@luckyluke1503]

Germany need to double its aid to Ukraine and spend 3% on Defense. Lol

[@JoanWayne-i1e]

"lower the barrier for trade....."? Really?

[@GoodQuest-zh2sr]

If a nation is heavily in debt and there is no more oilgas reserves

[@NikhilBapat]

The bar heights in the GDP growth rate chart have finally been fixed!!!

[@armstrodsoftsuit5826]

It is a good time to Invest in Rheinmetall. This is the first time I have heard two things. Defense and reduction of social benefits for people that do not work. Finding the political will to roll back benefits to people that do not have a visible means of income is addressing the elephant in the room. It was interesting to not hear about the bureaucracy that currently exists shackling or passing the costs on to the businesses with no meaningful benefit. Creating reporting requirements that is not easily addressed is counter productive. What a great interview DW.

[@leonardkencana4472]

Worker cost and tax

[@wojmaskotki8587]

In Singapore (~5m population), as an AI, machine learning, software engineer expert I was being contacted by few serious HR recruitments per month, perhaps ~20/year. On the other hand, in Germany (~80m population), it is ~4/year. Adjusting for the population, in Germany it's like 80 times less of such contacts that would indicate significantly lower demand in that new tech area. Besides German language requirement is ridiculous, especially when all tech jargon, state of the art papers, etc are in English. Dont get me wrong, Germany is ok to live so far and perhaps for some time but it is definitely not modern, the transportation especially trains dont work well, digital banking is a joke, taxes are extremely high and bureaucracy is annoying. Therefore it cannot be competitive and many changes are needed to be otherwise. I think it is unlikely to be changed by people like the lady in the interview mindset...

[@jonathanokocha4614]

High Energy Costs: Energy prices are high, impacting households and businesses. Bureaucratic Barriers to Innovation: Outdated bureaucracy slows down innovation and business development. Aging Population: Germany’s aging population poses a risk of a shrinking workforce and increased strain on social services. Temporary Integration of Skilled Immigrants: Relying on immigrant labor without proper integration is unsustainable. Bottlenecks for Small Businesses: Small businesses face complex regulatory hurdles that limit their growth.

[@skwjisin]

europe needs to stand up to the usa

[@arthurh5707]

Stop being wussies and do whatever you want. We will see where that goes.

[@jamesnasmith984]

What a delightfully expressive and bright spokeswoman. And this is not likely her first language.

[@trinleywangmo]

But, you can tell they ain't learning English until their college days...

[@jamesnasmith984]

@ You might be right.

[@PL-wg8co]

The whole F'n globe is going Right... It's very depressing.

[@migpinx]

Is this the caliber of ideas we are betting our children's future on? Off to pack my bags.