Volkswagen has weathered wars, scandals and the reinvention of the automobile itself. But the restructuring now being fought over in Wolfsburg is of a different order: plans that could ultimately mean up to 100,000 fewer…
Germany’s €500 Billion Infrastructure Fund, Explained — and…
In 2025, Germany did something that would have been politically unthinkable a few years earlier: it loosened its constitutional restraints on borrowing and created a €500 billion special fund for infrastructure and climate neutrality. The…
Why Germany’s Trains Are Always Late: Inside the…
Germany's reputation for punctuality has one glaring exception: its railways. In recent years, roughly one in three long-distance trains run by Deutsche Bahn has arrived late, a figure that would have been unthinkable to the…
Berlin’s Culture Scene Generates €1.35 Billion a Year…
Culture isn't just a point of civic pride in Berlin — it's a serious economic engine. A new institutional analysis found the city generates €1.35 billion annually from cultural activity, with the majority of that…
Deutsche Bahn Plans Record €23 Billion Investment as…
Deutsche Bahn plans to invest more than €23 billion in modernizing Germany's rail network next year — an unprecedented sum aimed at addressing years of underinvestment that have left the network, in the company's own…
NATO Allies Pledge €140 Billion for Ukraine Through…
NATO allies meeting at this month's summit in Ankara pledged roughly €70 billion annually in military support for Ukraine through both 2026 and 2027 — a combined €140 billion commitment that alliance leaders say reflects…
Volkswagen Plans Up to 100,000 Job Cuts Worldwide…
Volkswagen, Europe's largest carmaker, is reportedly preparing one of the biggest restructuring efforts in its history — with up to 100,000 jobs, out of a current global workforce of roughly 657,000, potentially cut over the…
Germany’s Startup Scene Hits a Record High —…
Germany just posted its strongest startup half-year on record: 3,053 new tech companies launched between January and June 2026, and more than a third of them — over 1,000 — are built around artificial intelligence.…
Germany’s Economy Shows Signs of Stabilizing, But Middle…
Germany's economy is starting to show signs of steadying, according to the country's Economy Ministry — though officials are warning that renewed conflict in the Middle East could still derail the recovery many had expected…