Germany growing again after three-year recession, says Merz

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2026-08-26

Berlin (dpa) - Chancellor Friedrich Merz has said Germany is on the road to economic recovery, declaring that the country is growing again after three years of recession. "We have three years of recession behind us and now we are growing again," the conservative leader said after a two-day Cabinet retreat at Neuhardenberg Castle in the state of Brandenburg outside Berlin. "Full concentration on growth," Merz pledged. "We are heading into the rema......

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