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Germany: air strikes impact GDP

Monitoring Bundesbank expects negativity in the 1Q2024

Germany could suffer negative financial and industrial repercussions due to the various strikes planned in the air transport sector. This is what we read in the Bundesbank's monthly monitoring published today. According to the German central bank, the national economy is at risk of recession in the first quarter of 2024 due to the growing number of union protests by airport and airline workers."The...

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Frankfurt, Germany, 02/20/2024 12:12
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Another day of chaos in German skies. The VerDi union has called a 27-hour air strike for Tuesday 20 February 2024. Around 25,000 employees of the German aviation group Lufthansa will cross their arms.... more

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At least 1100 flight connections will be cancelled at 11 German airports. This is due to a strike called for today, February 1, 2024, which is being joined by security staff working in numerous airports.... more

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