Submitted by Kent Higgins, Highlands Ranch, Colorado When I was a teenager, my grandmother Margarette (1888–1966) taught me how to prepare a few traditional German meals, which her mother, Caroline (1853–1936), had taught her. These recipes all originated in northern Germany in the Eschersand and Sonderborg, Schleswig-Holstein areas near Flensburg. Blaukraut, this simple red cabbage…
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BMW Cuts East German Working Hours to Same as West
BERLIN—BMW will cut working hours at its east German plant from 38 to 35, in line with its west German factories, it said on Friday, in a move welcomed by the works council as bringing long-awaited equality 30 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Salaries and working hours remain uneven between western and…
German Industrial Production Drops in September on Supply Chain Shortages
November 5, 2021
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BERLIN—German industrial production unexpectedly fell in September, official data showed on Friday, as supply bottlenecks for raw and preliminary materials continued to take a toll on output in Europe’s biggest economy. The Federal Statistics Office said industrial output fell by 1.1 percent on the month after an upwardly revised drop of 3.5 percent in August….
Supply Headaches Sink German Business Morale to Six-Month Low
BERLIN/FRANKFURT—German business morale deteriorated for the fourth month running in October as supply bottlenecks in manufacturing, a spike in energy prices and rising COVID-19 infections are slowing the pace of recovery in Europe’s largest economy from the pandemic. The Ifo institute said on Monday that its business climate index fell to 97.7 from an upwardly…
German Industrial Production Slumps on Supply Chain Disruption
BERLIN—German industrial output suffered its steepest drop in August since April last year, due to supply chain disruptions that are holding back growth in Europe’s biggest economy and hitting the auto sector particularly hard, official data showed on Thursday. The Federal Statistics Office said industrial output fell by 4.0 percent on the month after an…
German Industrial Orders Fall More Than Expected in August
BERLIN—German industrial orders fell more than expected in August on weaker demand from abroad following two months of unusually strong gains due to major contracts, data showed on Wednesday. The figures published by the Federal Statistics Office showed orders for goods ‘Made in Germany’ were down by 7.7 percent on the month in seasonally adjusted…
German Services Lose Momentum as Catch-Up Effects Wane, Supply Shortages Spill Over: PMI
BERLIN—Germany’s services sector activity continued to grow strongly in September, but the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic lost momentum as catch-up effects are waning and more companies are affected by supply bottlenecks, a survey showed on Tuesday. IHS Markit’s final Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for the services sector fell to 56.2 from 60.8 in August,…
German Inflation Accelerates at Record Pace in September
BERLIN—German inflation accelerated at a record pace in September, data showed on Thursday, highlighting growing price pressures as Europe’s largest economy recovers from the pandemic and its companies grapple with supply shortages. Consumer prices, harmonised to make them comparable with inflation data from other European Union countries, rose by 4.1 percent year-on-year compared with 3.4…
German Consumer Morale Brightens Heading Into October: GfK
BERLIN—The mood among German consumers brightened unexpectedly heading into October to reach its highest level in a year and a half, a survey showed on Tuesday, in a sign that households continue to support the recovery in Europe’s largest economy. The GfK institute said its consumer sentiment index, based on a survey of around 2,000…
Tesla’s German Landing Will Fuel Competition: Volkswagen CEO
September 24, 2021
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FRANKFURT—The planned opening of Tesla’s first gigafactory in Europe later this year will force local industry to step up its game, Volkswagen Chief Executive Herbert Diess said on Friday. Diess’ comments, made on Twitter, come as Tesla continues work on its plant in Gruenheide, near Berlin, as it awaits final building approval for the 5.8…
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