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Decline
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CDU Warns Spahn Against Adopting AfD’s Decline Narrative
Dennis Radtke, the chairman of the CDU’s Social Wing, warned Jens Spahn, the leader of the CDU parliamentary…
German Economic Sentiment Continues to Decline ZEW Survey Shows
The Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) reported on Tuesday from Mannheim that the German economic expectations survey…
Germany Faces Population Decline Threat Until 2045
Germany’s population could potentially drop to 81 million by 2045, according to a population forecast released by the…
GKV Chief Predicts Decline in Number of German Health Insurance Providers
Oliver Blatt, the chairman of the GKV-Spitzenverband (the central association for statutory health insurance providers), anticipates a continued…
Germany Sees Third Straight Decline in New Asylum Applications this March
In March 2026, the number of people who filed a first‑time asylum application in Germany fell again compared with…
US Stock Markets Decline Amid Fading Optimism
U.S. stock markets were mostly down on Monday, though the Dow actually ended the day slightly in the…
DAX Slides Hard as Market Opens, Sharp Decline Sets Tone
30 am in Frankfurt’s trading hall.. That is 0.8 % below the previous day’s close, and the overall trend is…
DAX Opens in Decline as Trump’s Ultimatum Stirs Market Turbulence
The German market opened Thursday morning in the red. At about 9:30 a.m., the DAX settled at roughly 22,710…
Kubicki Stays With Christian Dürr Declines to Pursue FDP Leadership After Party Decline in Rhineland‑Palatinate
Wolfgang Kubicki, the FDP’s deputy chair, re‑affirmed his support for party chairman Christian Dürr after the Liberals’ setback in Rhineland‑Palatinate.…
Producer Prices Down 3.3 % YoY in Feb 2026 as Energy Costs Decline Reported by Destatis
In February 2026, producer prices for commercial goods were 3.3 percent lower than in February 2025, and prices fell 0.5 percent compared…
Dax Stumbles as Zalando Steers Weekend Decline
The DAX slipped as the week drew to a close. At the Xetra closing bell it stood at…
US Stock Markets Slightly Decline as Oil Prices Plunge
The U.S. stock markets eased slightly on Tuesday. At the close in New York, the Dow reported 47,707 points,…
Gender Pay Gap Widening for Non-Union Workers While Unionized Employees See Decline
According to a federal government response to a written question from the Left parliamentary group-reported by the “Rheinische…
US Markets Slide Again as Blue Chips Lead Decline
U.S. stocks rebounded sharply on Thursday, but the biggest names-known as the “blue chips”-suffered the largest drops. The…
German Car Dealerships Fear Revenue Loss in 2026 Despite New EV Subsidy 42 Percent Expect Decline While 20 Percent Hope for Improvement
Despite the electric‑vehicle subsidy that began at the turn of the year, German car dealers remain largely pessimistic…
German Unemployment Rises 81,000 in February from Previous Year Despite January Decline
The number of unemployed people rose in February compared with the same month last year, but fell from…
Deutsche Bundesbank Reports Sharp Decline in Counterfeit Currency
The German Bundesbank reports a drop in counterfeiting activity.In 2025, nearly 68 000 counterfeit euro banknotes were identified in…
Imports Decline 2.3% YoY at 2026 Start as Prices Continue Falling
In January 2026 German import prices were 2.3 % lower than they had been a year earlier, the same year‑on‑year…
German Government Praises Sports Funding Despite Olympic Medal Decline
The German federal government still considers the nation’s sports funding to be “well positioned” even though the Olympic…
Germany’s Population Forecast Reversed: Ten Percent Decline by 2070
A recent study by the Ifo Institute, which re‑examined the Federal Statistical Office’s latest population projections, shows that…
US Stocks Edge Higher as Inflation Rate Surprises with Substantial Decline
U.S. markets ticked higher on Friday after the sharp decline seen the day before. At the close in…
DAX Gains on Opening Day Amid Profit Decline at Mercedes Benz
30 a..m., an increase of about 0.9 % from yesterday’s close. Siemens led the gains, followed by Commerzbank, Deutsche…
Germany Reports Steep Decline in First-Time Asylum Applications as 2026 Begins
At the beginning of 2026 Germany appears to be seeing another sharp decline in asylum first‑applications. According to…
Marriages Plunge to Lowest Level Since 1950 as Couples Decline to Say I Do
Only a handful of couples have said “I do” in Germany this year, a record low that the…
SPDs Bounce Back As Infratest Shows NRW Dark Green Decline
In a recent poll conducted by Infratest, the governing parties in North Rhine‑Westphalia-the CDU and the Greens-experienced declines…
Climate Scientist Warns of American Scientific Decline Under Trump
Hans Joachim Schellnhuber has warned that the United States, under the Trump administration, is on the brink of becoming a…
German Coalition Parties Face Steep Membership Decline as CDU CSU And SPD Lose Thousands
For the past year the three governing parties-CDU, CSU and SPD-experienced declining membership. The CDU’s earlier upward trend…
Rotterdam Port Braces for Volume Decline
The Port of Rotterdam, a crucial artery of European trade, faces a challenging assessment of 2024, with preliminary…
German Exports Decline Imports Rise
Germany’s trade surplus is shrinking, raising concerns about the resilience of Europe’s largest economy amidst a shifting geopolitical…
Fluorinated Gas Emissions Decline
Germany’s use of fluorinated greenhouse gases (F-gases) saw a slight decline in 2024, according to figures released Monday…
Pig Population Up Farms Decline
Preliminary figures released by the German Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reveal a complex and potentially concerning trend in…
European Car Industry Faces Decline
A new study from US-based consultancy Kearney paints a stark picture of the European automotive industry as the…
Energy Drop Fuels Import Price Decline
Germany’s import prices registered a decline of 1.4% in October compared to the same period last year, according…
Police Violence Cases Decline in North Rhine-Westphalia
A decline in investigations into North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) police officers over alleged excessive force has sparked debate regarding…
German Flower Farms Face Decline
Germany’s ornamental plant sector is facing a concerning decline, according to newly released data from the Federal Statistical…
Hospitality Sales Decline
Preliminary data released Thursday by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) paints a concerning picture of Germany’s hospitality sector,…
Public Finances Decline in 2024
Germany’s public sector recorded a financial wealth of €1,134.2 billion as of the end of 2024, according to…
East Germans Fear Economic Decline
A recent survey reveals a palpable sense of economic pessimism among supporters of several political parties in eastern…
East Germany Faces Industrial Decline Warning
Concerns are mounting over the potential for further industrial decline in eastern Germany, prompting a strong warning from…
Steinmeier Voices Church Decline to Pope
The German Federal President, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, concluded a brief visit to Rome and the Vatican on Monday, marked…
Germany Sees Refugee Numbers Decline
According to recently released data stemming from a parliamentary inquiry by the Left Party, the number of individuals…
Germany’s Wildlife Faces Regional Decline
A recent study from the University of Trier has revealed a complex picture of biodiversity trends within Germany.…
German Manufacturing Orders Decline in July
Preliminary data from the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) indicate a 29 percent decrease in real (inflation-adjusted) new orders…
German Tourism Faces Steep Decline
A leading German hotelier and tourism official has expressed concerns regarding the future of domestic tourism in Germany,…
US Stocks Fall Nasdaq Leads Decline
US equity markets experienced a decline on Friday. At the close of trading in New York, the Dow…
German Retail Sentiment Continues to Decline
Business confidence within Germany’s retail sector experienced a slight decline in August, falling to -24.0 points according to…
German Apprenticeships See Slight Decline
New data released by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) indicates a slight decrease in newly registered vocational training…
Independent Inventors Face Patent Decline
A recent analysis by the Institute of the German Economy (IW Köln) reveals a continuing decline in patent…
SPD Faces Rapid Decline Warns Analyst
A prominent political scientist is warning of significant challenges for the Social Democratic Party (SPD) as the governing…
Drowning Deaths Decline Across EU
According to data released Tuesday by the EU statistical office, Eurostat, the number of drownings across the European…
Asylum Claims Decline Through July
Official data reveals a significant decrease in initial asylum applications compared to the previous year. According to figures…
Asylum Applications Decline Through July
Official figures indicate a continued decline in initial asylum applications compared to the previous year. Data released to…
German Mood Dims Decade of Decline
A recent survey indicates a significant portion of German citizens perceive their current living conditions as less favorable…
Birth Rate Decline Slows in Germany
Germany’s total fertility rate, a key indicator of births per woman, has decreased to 1.35 in 2024, according…
German Tourist Stays Decline
Accommodation establishments in Germany recorded 47.5 million overnight stays in May 2025, encompassing both domestic and international guests.…
Solar Installations Decline in Germany
The rate of residential solar panel installations in Germany has significantly slowed this year compared to previous periods.…
Traffic Fatalities Decline in Germany
Road traffic fatalities in Germany decreased slightly in 2024, according to finalized data released by the Federal Statistical…
German Winegrowers Fear Slope Vineyard Decline
German wine producers are expressing increasing concern over the viability of cultivating vineyards in steep-slope regions following the…
German Exports Decline
German exports decreased by 1.4 percent in May 2025 compared to April, after seasonal and calendar adjustments, while…
EU Retail Sales Decline
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, reported a decline in retail sales volume for May 2025…
Asylum Applications Decline Minister Claims Vindication
A notable decline in asylum applications is prompting reassessment of current migration policies. Data released this week indicates…
Asylum Applications Decline Minister Claims Vindication
A notable decline in asylum applications is prompting reassessment of current migration policies. Data released this week indicates…
Industries See Order Decline in May
Germany’s manufacturing sector experienced a slight decrease in new orders during May 2025, according to preliminary data released…
Third Consecutive Decline in Business Climate
Economic Sentiment in the German Auto Industry Remains Low, Ifo Institute Reports The Munich-based Ifo Institute for Economic…
First Decline in Employment in Years
According to a recent study by the Institute of the German Economy (IW Köln), the German retail industry…
A 14-Year Decline in Flexibility?
According to the Federal Statistical Office, the proportion of atypically employed individuals in all core workers in 2024…
Heat Pumps Heat Up Germany’s New Homes, Natural Gas in Decline
Germany sees significant shift to renewable energy in new buildings, with heat pumps playing a major role. According…
A Party in Decline?
German discontent with the SPD leadership is growing, particularly among its foreign policy experts. The former Governing Mayor…
What’s Behind the Decline?
German aquaculture industry produces 16,700 tons of fish in 2024, a slight decrease of 0.6 percent compared to…
March 2025 Brings 1.3% Decline in Hotel and Food Services
German Hotel Industry Sees Slight Decline in March 2025 Germany’s hotel industry experienced a slight decline in March…
Experts Predict Further Decline in Revenue
The Tax Estimation Working Group has once again lowered its expectations. For the current year 2025, the experts…
Left-wing Leader Calls for Abolition of Capitalism, Blames It for Democracy’s Decline
Heidi Reichinnek, the leader of the Left Party faction, has reinforced demands from her party for the abolition…
Forsa: Union Must Take Hard Line Against AfD to Prevent CDU Decline and Help Win Next Election
Manfred Güllner, the head of the opinion research institute Forsa, has warned the Union about a new approach…
Imports Fuel Decline, Consumer Spending Weakens.
The US economy surprisingly contracted by 0.3 percent in the first quarter of 2025, marking the first negative…
Germany’s GDP Upslightly in Q1 Despite Year-on-Year Decline.
The gross domestic product (GDP) in Germany increased by 0.2 percent, seasonally and calendar-adjusted, compared to the previous…
Germany’s Unemployment Rate Soars to 6.3% Despite Seasonal Decline
The number of unemployed people in Germany has risen by 182,000 to 2.932 million in April compared to…
Germany’s Employment Stalls in March Amidst Slight Labor Market Decline
In March 2025, approximately 45.7 million people with a residence in Germany were employed. According to preliminary calculations…
3% Decline and Deficit Doom?
Economic Forecasts Leave Little Room for Optimism The current economic forecasts of Wifo and IHS leave little room…
Sales Plummet by 7.8% in a Shocking Decline!
According to preliminary results, the furniture industry in Germany generated a turnover of approximately 16.3 billion euros in…
New Bases Emerge Amid Decline in Colonial Grip
France has handed over several objects to local authorities in Senegal, which were previously used by the French…
Putin is the Leader of the Free World, While the West is in Decline
Following the failed meeting between US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House,…
A Dramatic 46.5% Decline in a Decade
According to the Federal Statistical Office, the number of people in Germany who require in-patient hospital treatment due…
BREAKING: Tino Eisbrenner’s Shocking Denial of BSW’s Decline: Is the Truth Being Silenced in the Name of Peace?
A prominent artistic supporter of the Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW) is Tino Eisbrenner, a singer, songwriter and peace…
November’s Shocking Decline
Germany’s service sector recorded a decline in turnover in November 2024, according to preliminary results announced by the…
West’s Market in Decline
Russian Art Market Blooms Amid Western Sanctions, Surpassing Global Auction Houses The Russian art market has witnessed a…
BREAKING: Unions Plummet to 31% in Shocking Decline
Little has changed in the political mood in 2024. In the last Sunday trend of the year, which…
Butter Bonanza: Farmers’ President Doesn’t Count on a Decline!
The President of the Farmers’ Association, Joachim Rukwied, does not expect a decrease in the price of butter…
BREAKING: Shocking Decline in Road Fatalities in 2024 – What’s Behind the Mysterious Drop?
According to the ADAC, the number of road fatalities is expected to decline slightly this year, with an…
BREAKING: Union’s Alarming Decline: The Shocking Truth Behind the Numbers
The latest survey by Forsa shows a further decline in voter support for the Union. In the weekly…
Shocking Decline in Elite Trash!
Germany’s household waste output decreased by about 0.3 million tons or 0.7% in 2023 compared to 2022, reaching…
BREAKING: Germany’s Shocking Science Slump – What’s Behind the Decline?
Germany’s investment in research and development (R&D) has increased significantly in 2023, but other European countries have made…
BOMBSHELL: 200 German Flights Vanish into Thin Air in Shocking 5-Year Decline!
In the past five years, the German aviation industry has seen 200 routes, to, from, and within Germany,…
Snapchat shares fall
Snapchat shares fall. Shares of the owner of social media platform Snapchat have fallen as it warned it…