Germans will be voting on Sunday against a backdrop of extraordinary uncertainty for Europe’s biggest economy. At home, the next government faces stagnating growth, an industrial model in urgent need of change and the rise of populism. Abroad, the return of Donald Trump threatens a fundamental reordering of trans-Atlantic relations as the US moves for a swift end to the Russia-Ukraine war.
Will the federal election outcome bring any clarity to Germany’s existential economic and political questions? Could a new government usher in an era of more aggressive fiscal spending – including on defence – and structural reform? Will Germany's new government take a clearer leadership role in Europe?
Join Neil Shearing and our senior Europe economists for this special post-election online briefing all about what to expect under new leadership in Berlin. During this 20-minute session, the team will be answering your questions as they address key issues, including:
- The make-up of a new governing coalition and its likely policy priorities;
- What’s needed to get Germany out of its economic funk;
- How US tariffs could affect the German economy;
- If Germany will ramp up defence spending within a new European security posture.
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