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November tender for onshore wind energy - 08.01.2026
Strong signal for expansion - industry needs reliability
The Federal Network Agency today published the results of the November 2025 tender for onshore wind energy.
About the CDU's Mainz Declaration: - 08.01.2026
“Earlier tax cuts for companies are urgently needed!”
The tax burden for companies in Germany is 30 percent, compared to less than 24 percent for bettors from other OECD countries. An early reduction in corporation tax would therefore be an urgently needed step.
Incoming orders in mechanical engineering - 08.01.2026
Slight recovery
The order situation in the mechanical engineering sector recovered somewhat in November. However, no real order momentum that would lead to stronger growth is foreseeable for 2026.
Labor market figures 2025 - 07.01.2026
"Inability to reform costs jobs!"
Jobs are also being cut in mechanical engineering because the framework conditions are not improving. Politicians are failing to do their homework: Reduce bureaucracy and taxes, make the labour market more flexible.
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Bildunterschrift: Thilo Brodtmann, Hauptgeschäftsführer des VDMA - Lizenztyp: frei verfügbar, bitte Bildquelle angeben - Bildnachweis: VDMA | caption: Thilo Brodtmann, Executive Director of the VDMA - license type: freely available, please indicate image photo - credits: VDMA
Bildunterschrift: Thilo Brodtmann, Hauptgeschäftsführer des VDMA - Lizenztyp: frei verfügbar, bitte Bildquelle angeben - Bildnachweis: VDMA | caption: Thilo Brodtmann, Executive Director of the VDMA - license type: freely available, please indicate image photo - credits: VDMA
Bildunterschrift: Hartmut Rauen, stv. Hauptgeschäftsführer des VDMA - Lizenztyp: frei verfügbar, bitte Bildquelle angeben - Bildnachweis: VDMA | caption: Hartmut Rauen, Deputy Executive Director of the VDMA - license type: freely available, please indicate image photo - credits: VDMA
