#MiddleClass

[…] Emergency decrees supplant separation of powers On 25 July 2021, Tunisia’s President Kais Saied independently exercised his powers and declared a state of emergency. With strong approvalfrom the [...]

[…] The large conference room at the center of Stockholm is filled to bursting at 8 a.m. sharp already. The stage is shared by two women in business suits and a man with a fine moustache, topping off his [...]

[…] The German government is trying to mitigate the consequences of the corona pandemic with aid programmes and economic stimulus packages worth billions. But despite these measures, there is a [...]

[…] Israel’s innovative power is no secret today – and neither is the German Mittelstand’s need for innovation. In a pilot project managed by Israeli NGO Start-Up Nation Central, Israeli startups and [...]

[…] The EU and its neighbours: How to strengthen the economy and civil society? Learning from each other in order to strengthen their own economies through more partnership with the EU. In Marrakech, the [...]

[…] Germany will have to continue increasing its innovative capacity if it wants to stay competitive in a world undergoing rapid technological change. The companies that make up the country’s Mittelstand [...]

[…] In historical terms, Germany has long been a culturally diverse society. Yet the question has repeatedly been asked of how the country should deal with this diversity. The 2018 Reinhard Mohn Prize on [...]

[…] As a tech-driven, cost-efficient "Startup Nation" that embraces innovation, Israel bears considerable innovation potential – all within near proximity to Germany. Yet Germany and its SMEs – which form [...]

[…] Ireland is the country that is the forerunner in trade with digital services. In a ranking of 28 advanced economies that assesses to what extent they harness their potential, Ireland finished in the [...]

[…] A study by the Bertelsmann Stiftung and the ifo Institute in Munich demonstrates that the decline in collective bargaining is the number one factor in rising wage inequality in Germany. While wages [...]