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Rising rates and high energy costs contributed to 0.3% contraction that points to fourth-quarter decline in eurozone
Well-known companies including Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof and Bree have filed for insolvency this year
Three-day walkout follows ‘week of action’ from farmers blocking motorways and cities
Cash is first use of rule for strategic projects that allows governments to match subsidy offers from outside bloc
Companies respond to higher energy prices by cutting back domestic production
Energy subsidy phaseout pushes up prices in EU’s largest economy ahead of closely watched eurozone figures
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Scholz government at an impasse over reforming popular debt brake after November court decision
Owners who oppose return to higher pre-pandemic VAT rate are dismissed as scaremongers by economists
Relative driving recognition campaign says legacy of industrialist Holocaust survivors should be revisited
Return of tight budget rules will end three years of supportive fiscal policy
Morale particularly low in construction sector, with residential permits falling more than 25% year on year
Job cuts and fall in new orders add to fears of looming downturn, but high selling prices point to persistent inflation
Olaf Scholz’s coalition seals 2024 spending plan after approving deep cuts to transport, industry and green projects
Top court has cast doubt over billions of euros in subsidies for semiconductor groups
Many energy-intensive industries consider relocating operations abroad
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Price growth in large eurozone economies lower than expected
Opposition criticism mounts as chancellor offers few details on how to fix Berlin’s public finances
German chancellor’s reputation takes a blow after system he helped design is struck down by constitutional judges
Head of German carmaker’s flagship brand tells unions not enough profit being made to finance EV transition
Balanced budget ruling has thrown the country’s green transition into question
Salzgitter CEO says steel and chemicals producers must commit to country, despite high energy costs
Berlin to ask parliament to declare ‘exceptional emergency’ allowing it to create supplementary 2023 budget
Government in disarray after top court insists it abide by constitutional restrictions on public deficits
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