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Dirk Kaufmann

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Turkish economy takes a battering after Imamoglu arrest

Turkish economy takes a battering after Imamoglu arrest

After Turkey's President Erdogan arrested Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, stocks and the national currency have plummeted. Erdogan is now desperately...

28.03.2025 10

Deutsche Welle

Dirk Kaufmann

Turkey economy faces confidence crisis after Imamoglu arrest

Turkey economy faces confidence crisis after Imamoglu arrest

After Turkey's President Erdogan arrested Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, stocks and the national currency have plummeted. Erdogan is now desperately...

28.03.2025 7

Deutsche Welle

Dirk Kaufmann

What would it cost Europe to defend itself without US help?

Donald Trump's controversial initiative to end the war in Ukraine has reignited the longstanding issue of how Europe can fend for itself. What would...

08.03.2025 20

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Dirk Kaufmann

Why Europe's southern periphery props up eurozone growth

The 20 countries that use the euro are languishing in stagnation, with recession-plagued Germany weighing heavily on them. Surprisingly, the only...

15.02.2025 10

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Dirk Kaufmann

As Russia-Ukraine gas deal ends, worries mount in EU's east

Russian gas exports via Ukraine came to a halt on New Year's Day, after Kyiv had refused to renew a transit deal hailing this as "Russia's biggest...

03.01.2025 30

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Dirk Kaufmann

German auto industry faces make-or-break year of 2025

The German auto industry has been in crisis mode in 2024 amid stuttering sales of electric vehicles in Europe and falling demand for fossil-fuel-...

03.01.2025 20

Deutsche Welle

Dirk Kaufmann

As Russia-Ukraine gas deal ends, worries mount in EU's east

The current gas transit deal between Russia and Ukraine expires at the end of 2024, with Vladimir Putin having already said there was no time left...

01.01.2025 5

Deutsche Welle

Dirk Kaufmann

German crisis: Businesses call for action on growth

After the collapse of Germany's governing coalition, calls are mounting for Chancellor Scholz and the rest of his cabinet to take urgent action to...

08.11.2024 3

Deutsche Welle

Dirk Kaufmann

How the VW crisis is a failure of Germany's car policy

Volkswagen, Europe's biggest carmaker, is in the midst of a severe sales and cost crisis that it says requires plant closures and layoffs. Talks to...

31.10.2024 10

Deutsche Welle

Dirk Kaufmann

VW crisis: Will German politics meddle in carmaker's rescue?

Europe's biggest carmaker is in the midst of a severe sales and cost crisis that the company says requires plant closures and layoffs. Talks to...

31.10.2024 10

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Dirk Kaufmann

VW's warning on plant closures in Germany causes outcry

Europe's biggest carmaker is intensifying cost-cutting measures that no longer rule out plant closures or layoffs in Germany. This has sparked...

03.09.2024 4

Deutsche Welle

Dirk Kaufmann