The social season is starting at full speed. In late August, Volkswagen CEO Oliver Blume began a series of meetings with the group’s German employees. The goal is to prepare minds for the implementation of radical measures announced last July. On Tuesday, August 25, Mr. Blume outlined a still vague restructuring plan before more than 10,000 workers at the main Wolfsburg plant. According to him, Germany should bear half of the adjustments required to turn the group around. In early July, Volkswa
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As a Berlin correspondent for the French and Swiss press since the late 1990s, I cover a wide range of economic, political and social issues, with a particular focus on the German business and labour market. My areas of interest include co-determination, digitalisation, demographics and ESG/DEI policies.