AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoLabour Disputes: IG Metall is calling a two-hour strike at a Mercedes supplier near Berlin as wage talks stall. The union wants a 5% pay rise for 96,000 workers; employers have offered a smaller increase and a one-off payment. Industry: German factory output rose 0.7% in September and orders rebounded 4.4%, but economists warn the recovery is fragile as high costs and job cuts weigh on manufacturers. Defence: Berlin has agreed to take a 50% stake in KNDS, maker of Leopard tanks and PzH 2000 artillery, while Defence Minister Boris Pistorius wants a decision on Germany’s future fighter-jet partnership by March. Politics: Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s conservatives have backed Bavaria’s Ilse Aigner for president, putting her in line to become Germany’s first woman in the largely ceremonial role. Climate: COP31 opens amid pressure to turn electrification pledges into action; Germany is among major European economies lagging on deployment.
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