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Why Germany’s Economy is in Trouble
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Germany used to be the the dominant economy in Europe, and while the title is still within its grasps, Germany is struggling and slipping compared to other world economies. So let’s uncover what’s happening to their economy & if Germany’s falling behind
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No, the UK isn’t Going to Rejoin the EU
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In this video, we thought we’d explain why – as popular as the idea might be – the UK isn’t going to rejoin the EU any time soon.
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Merz’s Economic Reforms Explained
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On Tuesday, Merz presented a series of proposals for the German economy, hoping to lift the countries out of its five-year economic stagnation. In this video, we’re taking a look at these proposals and whether they can work.
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Germany’s proposed Swedish-style pension fund
https://www.reuters.com/sports/german-pension-commission-proposes-shift-swedish-style-fund-2026-06-23/
https://www.ft.com/content/76f3a074-c0d0-4585-adf3-88d8d43f2d08?syn-25a6b1a6=1
Merz’s health reforms
https://www.dw.com/en/germany-merz-hails-historic-health-care-reform/a-76984736
Germany’s economic crisis
https://www.intereconomics.eu/contents/year/2025/number/1/article/the-current-economic-situation-in-germany-in-the-context-of-previous-crises.html
https://www.imf.org/en/publications/fandd/issues/2025/06/making-germany-grow-again-ulrike-malmendier
https://www.bruegel.org/blog-post/understanding-lack-german-public-investment
German GDP growth forecasts
https://www.reuters.com/business/german-economic-council-cuts-growth-forecast-energy-prices-bite-2026-05-27/
https://www.reuters.com/commentary/breakingviews/germany-is-sleepwalking-into-permanent-stagnation-2026-04-23/
German rearmament
https://youtu.be/uQVuqFOTeVM
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Why the EU has more Leverage Over China than you think
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As Chinese exports to the EU have surged but imports have stagnated, European governments are starting to ask the European Commission to come up with tools to fight the upcoming trade war. In this video, we’re taking a look at the looming EU-China trade war and why Europe might do surprisingly well.
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How the EU Could Win its Next Trade War
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As Chinese exports to the EU have surged but imports have stagnated, European governments are starting to ask the European Commission to come up with tools to fight the upcoming trade war. In this video, we’re taking a look at the looming EU-China trade war and why Europe might do surprisingly well.
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How Russia is Running Out of Allies
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Russia’s sphere of influence in both Eastern Europe and the Middle East seems to be waning as elections continue to go badly for Putin and key strategic partners are ousted. So in this video, we’ll explain how, and where, Russia is running out of allies.
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2026 Armenian election
https://theconversation.com/armenias-ties-with-russia-continue-to-deteriorate-as-election-day-approaches-284269
Hungary–Russia relations
https://youtu.be/C2LQ8wk7EJE?si=lgdsUcyE_S_r4MSe
https://nestcentre.org/after-orban-can-russia-keep-its-grip-on-magyars-hungary/
https://world-nuclear-news.org/articles/first-concrete-poured-for-hungarys-paks-ii-nuclear-project
Russia–Iran relations
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/03/01/putin-calls-the-death-of-irans-ali-khamenei-a-cynical-murder
2025 Moldovan election
https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/how-russia-tried-manipulate-moldova-s-election-what-it-reveals
Russia–Azerbaijan relations
https://cepa.org/article/russia-azerbaijan-relations-back-on-the-rocks/https://jamestown.org/russia-azerbaijan-relations-remain-in-state-of-limbo/
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@Djehuti-ze9ce
March 3, 2024 at 3:32 pm
Germany? Nobody is interested in this small, shitty, overcrowded country.
@livingmorelife
March 3, 2024 at 3:32 pm
Backing a loser in Ukraine didn’t help. And rolling over when the Nordstrom pipe line was cut was embarrassing. This once proud nation needs to reassess its position in both the EU and NATO.
@rdson1621
March 3, 2024 at 3:32 pm
They got woke, that summs it all…
@dmitry5233
March 3, 2024 at 3:32 pm
we all know what caused this disaster, nord stream 2 kaboom! ehem ehem wink wink…
@accountname8819
March 3, 2024 at 3:32 pm
Where can i find infos about the gdp growth of the differnt german bundesstaten/regions (bavaria, etc. ) since 1900 up to now?
@Marynando
March 3, 2024 at 3:32 pm
I'm not even kidding when I say that the market crash and high inflation have me really stressed out and worried about retirement. I've been in the red for a while now and although people say these crisis has it perks, I'm losing my mind but I get it, Investing is a long-term game, so I try to focus on the long term.
@ibrahimseth8646
March 3, 2024 at 3:32 pm
German Debt=4000B
Loan=10000
Total Debt(Loan+Debt)=14000B
Yield or Interest=5%
Cash=10000B-4000B=6000B
Invest=6000B(cash) Expenditure=3%=180B
Reinvest=5% Year=40 Yield=8%
Expenditure(40Year)=180B*1.05^40
Expenditure(40 Year)=1267B
Debt=14000B Yield=5% Year=40
TotalDebt=1.05^40*14000B
TotalDebt=100,000B=100T
Premium=4000B Year=40 Yield=9%
{
Invest=4000B Yield=9% Year=40
TotalInvestment=1.09^40*4000B
TotalInvestment=125,000B=125T
}
Balance=TotalInvestment-TotalDebt
Balance=125T-100T=25T(Year=40)
Thank you.
@super-8
March 3, 2024 at 3:32 pm
Zuviel Kanacken eingelassen 2 Millionen Hilfe Empfänger.. Es ist vorbei ende aus.. Forget Germany .. we have kill judas, and now we have them greates anemys bring into this land, millions of migrants from thrid world .. all got Sozialhilfe.. Energy cost more then food. Food is unpayable , all eat only nudels with ketchup only every day. -Since and devlopm,ent of Merceds would be closed last year. this is the end. We was abhängig from russ, they are stupid murders lol good bye
@vicdor1031
March 3, 2024 at 3:32 pm
Successors of the fascists should be aware – Russia always strikes back. No cheap gas – no chemical industry and no steel industry
@k5player
March 3, 2024 at 3:32 pm
great video 🫡
@saljogja
March 3, 2024 at 3:32 pm
The shortage of natural gas supply from Russia could cause a collapse of industry in Germany..
Germany is heavily reliant on natural gas from Russia, which accounts for 35% of its imports of the fuel.
Natural gas is a vital energy source for Germany, which accounts for about a quarter of the country’s total energy mix.
Russia has already cut gas flows to Germany by 60% since June 2021, citing an equipment hold-up in Canada as a result of sanctions over the war in Ukraine.
Germany fears that the situation may get worse after the scheduled shutdown of the Nord Stream 1 pipeline for maintenance from July 11 to July 212. There is no guarantee that the gas flows will resume after that.
Entire industries in Germany, such as aluminum, glass, and chemical industry, are in danger of collapsing permanently because of the gas bottlenecks. These industries employ hundreds of thousands of people and contribute significantly to the country’s economy.
The gas shortage is also driving inflation to record highs, which threatens social stability and consumer spending.
Germany has moved into the second stage of its three-stage emergency gas plan, which involves securing alternative supplies and energy sources, easing infrastructure bottlenecks, encouraging energy savings, and expanding solidarity agreements to share gas across countries1. However, these measures may not be enough to cope with a total shutoff of Russian gas.
A total shutoff of Russian gas could lead to shortages of 15% to 40% of annual consumption in some countries in Central and Eastern Europe, which are also dependent on Russian gas. This could have spillover effects on Germany’s trade, investment, and financial links with these countries.
A total shutoff of Russian gas could also reduce Germany’s gross domestic product by up to 6%, according to some estimates3. This would be a severe setback for the country’s economic recovery from the pandemic.
@christheswiss390
March 3, 2024 at 3:32 pm
This video made me laugh. You consistently skirt the REAL reasons for Germoney's total demise and downfall, but incite "reasons" that make Germoney seem a passive victim of circumstances. How low you have to stoop to publish such PC nonsense.
The massively left-leaning German government and its tax-funded, state run framing media enterprises have used their extreme left ideology to effectively kill major industrial sectors such as its world-class automotive OEM Industry (starting with Diesel engines and now "successfully" expanding into Car manufacturing in general), it has completely f*cked up its migration "policies" and flooded the country with uneducated illegal migrants from medieval countries – thus sucking the funding from its social services for the original workers that actually funded these services, it has raised taxes again and again, thus ensuring even more companies are fleeing the country and expanding their manufacturing abroad, it has created a phenomenal level of poverty for retirees with one of the lowest pension rates in Europe, thus reducing demand for goods and services, it has screwed up the energy market so badly that large multinational chemical companies are being forced to flee the country for pastures with lower energy costs – or even just getting a guaranteed energy supply!, the reigning green ideologists (the majority are school, university and job market dropouts) in the government have an informal agenda to kill all things automotive and propagate using bikes for urban transport (killing industrial tax income), it has created tax funding for socialistic hand-outs for its potential voters, i.e. the 49 € ticket that adds zilch to the economy yet creates a new financial burden on the state, it has focussed tax funds on gender studies instead of achieving a higher patent output, it has created a new and improved payout scheme for work-resistant occupants that make it easy to decline job offers and rather have the taxpayers pay your monthly bill with a payout that is higher than those in low-wage jobs, etc. I could go on for another hour. But you know all this yourself. You just chose to ignore these facts – for political reasons, I'm assuming. That's why I see it as necessary to supplement your biased video with what is REALLY happening in quickly degrading Germoney. But by all means – keep believing in your PC smoke screen of make believe. Why do you think the conservative right in Germoney just doubled in size in the past few months? 🤣🤣
@donaldwatson51
March 3, 2024 at 3:32 pm
Honestly, I'm unsure if investing is a wise move right now. Take note of how frequently things fail. As I still have some time before I retire, I'm still looking for a better strategy to invest my money despite reading charts and predictions from well-known investors from the past and present. In order to generate passive income, I want to build a solid and reliable portfolio.
@samuelmorales2344
March 3, 2024 at 3:32 pm
Germany is being deindustriailized due to a number factors but the big one is expensive energy. Energy is a crucial input costs in a competitive market. If Germany wants to subsidize or give tax incentives to companies it would have to take into account energy costs. Energy costs are added to taxation. Germany isn't building solar and wind energy fast enough and they are shutting down nuclear power plants despite high energy prices. Germany has a aging population with no skilled workers taking their place. Foreigners aside from the generous welfare benefits do not want to live in Germany for a career. The entrepreneurial culture of Germany is poor as most Germans prefer a safe job rather than taking risks investing or creating a new business. Your big name companies in Germany are old.
@Noidonteatbabiesstopasking
March 3, 2024 at 3:32 pm
Germany gave us a word for this, it’s called schadenfreude
@thegreenexperiment1484
March 3, 2024 at 3:32 pm
we, the PIIGS (yes, the called us so..) are laughing now
@paulstuart551
March 3, 2024 at 3:32 pm
Germany uses China's cheap labour to make goods, then send them to another country to finish them to avoid tariffs. America is wise to use the same protectionist policy.
@MrDwaine
March 3, 2024 at 3:32 pm
What this young pup is doing is pushing for USA has to supply KRAUT LAND at 5 times the €€€€ times the price of CHEAP RUSSIA Natural gas …. The dimwit guy running Krautland got sucked in by 1st Trump and the biden Idiots
Pushing Germany to think "You are relying to much on Russian gas"
They told Kraut boss "We are going to blow up your gas pipeline from Russia you will buy from us. ???
Sounds like the Germans want to assist the NAZI Regime in Ukraine ????
@augustinefrimpong5363
March 3, 2024 at 3:32 pm
Germany's president needs a back up
@FarmerSchinken
March 3, 2024 at 3:32 pm
This analysis is wrong, and so are the conclusions. The biggest challenge is the demography with an aging population and stagnant workforce at best. Large exports also imply that the economy doesn't depend that much on local events and spending and the economy is less volatile than one that puts all it's eggs in one basket and then ruins itself with a single local policy (e.g. brexit). Also no country currently has such a large share in the exports that it indicates another threat like energy dependence on Russia.
There is really no point in changing a policy that – as you said yourself – worked for thirty years because of two or three lackluster years
@jasondong9721
March 3, 2024 at 3:32 pm
No worries your best buddy “America” will help!
@proclamnation
March 3, 2024 at 3:32 pm
🕊️
@308_Negra_Arroyo_Lane
March 3, 2024 at 3:32 pm
I love how America is telling Europe not to trade with China while at the same time putting up trade barriers against Europe.
@vilim3897
March 3, 2024 at 3:32 pm
How is germany's reliance on Russian energy hurting their economy?…. What a load rubbish!…. Changing to US energy is the Killer of their economy. Germany has to grow a set of balls, as well as other European countries and ditch NATO.
@aarengraves9962
March 3, 2024 at 3:32 pm
Finally some good news for South Europeans
@jesusmtz29
March 3, 2024 at 3:32 pm
German get away with murder and nobody wants to admit it. Wish them the best but Im not sympathetic to them at all. "Why germans do it better" is the perfect example why they're so obnoxious and self-centered
@maxmusterman7620
March 3, 2024 at 3:32 pm
1:06 Dont let your "allies" nuke your pipeliness would be the first step
@aalb1873
March 3, 2024 at 3:32 pm
Germany’s economy is in trouble meanwhile in the UK supermarkets there’s no more fruits and vegetables…🎉
@Ralphieboy
March 3, 2024 at 3:32 pm
Germany has a great incentive to wean itself off Russian gas and oil and off carbon-based fuels in general. Once they get that sorted and establish themselves as industry leaders in renewables technology, they will resume their position.
@robleyking3451
March 3, 2024 at 3:32 pm
Yes, Germany should not have put its trade into the hands of Putin in Russia and Shi in China. They are criminals who are guilty of mass murder; you can’t count on them. Do the right thing and help Ukraine and stop thinking trying to get everything on the cheap.
@joecaruso06
March 3, 2024 at 3:32 pm
Even while I think that economic downturns are inevitable and that growth and recession are associated, it is time to reconsider the policies that are to blame, particularly in light of the ECB's recent rate hikes and efforts to make it more difficult for the average person to repay loans. In either case, I'm glad I'm not long on the euro or a European asset. Any take on the dollar bounce back?
@prohabetamu
March 3, 2024 at 3:32 pm
Good luck with supporting Ukraine war
@lucientjinasjoe1578
March 3, 2024 at 3:32 pm
You are missing the real facts, of the market policy of Germany and that was the deal to get cheap commodities from Russia, just what Russia does now with India and if this continues I don't know if Germany will pick itself up but surely know that India economy will sailing ahead
@seanlander9321
March 3, 2024 at 3:32 pm
The Germans don’t pay their debts, so what’s the issue? If it’s all too much they simply walk away and give the middle finger.
@sfperalta
March 3, 2024 at 3:32 pm
Gas consumption down 20%… 75% of German companies maintained output while reducing energy consumption. Am I crazy? Those sounds like really good outcomes. Maybe the German government should think twice about jumping into bed with another belligerent authoritarian regime and continue focusing on reducing energy costs.
@ziggiLarsson
March 3, 2024 at 3:32 pm
So, the last 1min45s(18%) of this video (out of a total of 9min41s) is devoted to an advert? Mmmm… otherwise, the content is quite interesting.
@canemcave
March 3, 2024 at 3:32 pm
the vast majority of Germany's exports are made to other European countries, the USA and Chinese markets are a delusional mirage, everybody is trying to get and destined to fail. Competition for those markets is fierce and will increase, and Germany has lost the geopolitical strategic place it had since wwii that ensured it had a privileged position in those markets, particularly the usa.
@canemcave
March 3, 2024 at 3:32 pm
Germany since the end of wwii was in a sweet geopolitical spot, perhaps things have changed, even though I don't think so. If it has, someone else in Europe will pick up the slack, nothing to worry about.
@terryj50
March 3, 2024 at 3:32 pm
Looks like Germany the sick man of Europe not the uk.
@MemoryMori
March 3, 2024 at 3:32 pm
Grmany outsourced 50% of theire labour/ work to other countries like Czech republic, Slovakia, Hungary……
@caver38
March 3, 2024 at 3:32 pm
The reason , incompetent , unaccountable and ultra conservative politicians
@douglascutler1037
March 3, 2024 at 3:32 pm
Wow, you site troubles with current German auto exports without once mention the accelerating global transition to EV. When did you put this report together 1998?
@8-Tryzub-8
March 3, 2024 at 3:32 pm
Germany quietly began producing junk, relying on a perception of when Germany produced quality and unmatched engineering. Ever try to get your BMW repaired? New ones are easily mechanically totaled, they're so expensive to repair. And you're doing repairs often. Junk.
@photoman3579
March 3, 2024 at 3:32 pm
I never ever buy german or French goods…..I consider it treacherous to the UK to do so !!
@BobTheTrueCactus
March 3, 2024 at 3:32 pm
German GDP growth was 1.9% in 2022. That's alright for Germany
@themysticalmarv
March 3, 2024 at 3:32 pm
Great Video! Must've been quite the work. Also love the reference with the coal item xD
@oskars1419
March 3, 2024 at 3:32 pm
germany compared to china or us is small dirt 😀
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March 3, 2024 at 3:32 pm
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@GreenStorm01
March 3, 2024 at 3:32 pm
Cars made in the USA? The biggest BMW plant in the world is in Spartanburg, North Carolina.
The biggest Mercedes plant also is in the USA.
@mweskamppp
March 3, 2024 at 3:32 pm
Yep, we are struggling. Biggest reason is the dependents on exports and imports. Covid with the supply chain problems slowed us down already and now the high energy prices too. We will be slowed down permanently by energy costs but less than just now.