Germans are most concerned about the economy – Die Welt

Die Welt Front Page 6/12/2024

The front page of Die Welt this morning reports Germans are worried about the economy. “According to a survey, the issue of climate protection is taking a back seat”.

The resignation of Michel Barnier as prime minister of France also leads the paper. 

1. It is not a hopeful finding that the employer-friendly IW Institute published on Thursday: “The German economy is not making any progress. The stability in the service sector is just enough to compensate for the continued declines in the industrial and construction sectors.” According to this, the economy will also have to struggle with the recession in the coming year. This crisis is currently perceived by the population as by far the “most important political problem” “that German politics must urgently address” after the federal election on February 23 : This is what 45 percent of those surveyed in the Germany trend for December said – an increase of 38 percentage points compared to September 2021.

2. After the previous French government was overthrown by a vote of no confidence from the opposition, President Emmanuel Macron has ruled out resigning. He will remain in office until the end of his term in 2027, Macron stressed in a TV address on Thursday.