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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
Measure likely to affect €8bn in funding Berlin had pledged for Ukraine next year
Deputy chancellor warns constitutional court ruling may affect €200bn fund
The repercussions of Germany’s top court striking down a domestic budgetary manoeuvre will spread to EU politics
Judges say government’s fund intended to subsidise chip factories and upgrade railways is illegal
Confidence grows that downturn in largest EU economy has ‘bottomed out’, ZEW survey suggests
Ruling related to country’s enshrined debt brake risks spat within coalition and cash for energy transition
Downturn in once-thriving residential construction industry poses challenge for EU’s largest economy
Deal to help shield country’s manufacturers from high energy costs likely to draw criticism from Brussels
Berlin’s asylum package, which could see processing centres set up outside EU, scales back benefits for refugees
More companies cut jobs as Europe’s largest economy stagnates and borrowing costs rise
Price growth in largest EU economy lower than expected at 3% but output shrank in third quarter
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