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Germany’s Economy Is Facing a Slow-Moving Disaster
Germany’s economy is in trouble. On today’s Big Take podcast: Why that’s fueling political polarization, and what it means for the rest of Europe.
Workers stage a warning strike at the Volkswagen factory in Zwickau, on Dec. 2.
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Germany’s economy is stagnating; households have less disposable income, and businesses report having less faith in the future. Once the growth engine of Europe, the country has gradually been losing its competitive edge. Now, economic anxieties have fuelled a political crisis that led to Monday’s no confidence vote in the German government.