damirUSBiH + 327 DD March 5, 2018 Germany will work with France to tackle pressing issues such as trade policy, the war in Syria and competition with China. This is attitude of Chancellor Angela Merkel after the Social Democrats (SPD) approved joining a coalition with her conservatives. This block with Germany and France on the top is strong answer for last events and the crisis in the world. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pavel + 384 PP March 5, 2018 German manufacturing is highly productive and it's not just about big names like Siemens or BMW. Many people, not just in U.S. are don't know there is a wealth of small and medium-sized businesses which are world leaders in their fields. Without any doubt, Germany is European leader. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Petar + 76 PP March 5, 2018 6 minutes ago, Pavel said: Without any doubt, Germany is European leader. Not just European... One reason - Germany produces lots of things that the rest of the world wants to buy and companies being German owned are not subject to global sales policies made elsewhere... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
franco + 96 FM March 5, 2018 I sometimes wonder do Germany and France have a head start because a lot of the rules in place in the EU already were in place in these two countries? That meant the rest had to sacrifice competitiveness to catch up? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
damirUSBiH + 327 DD March 5, 2018 Exports as a percentage of each economy: Germany 46% China 20% South Korea 42% Canada 31% Mexico 38% US 12%.  Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites