07/10/2022
Germany is doing well at the moment. But the major trends of the 21st century, notably globalisation, digitisation, demographic change, recent developments within the EU, and the energy transition all represent major challenges for us to tackle. This does not mean that we are having to reinvent the social market economy. But we must make use of our current position of strength to prepare for the future. In its almost 70-year-old history, the German social market economy has seen constant adjustments that have allowed Germany to remain one of the most competitive economies and one that can offer high levels of prosperity to its people.
First and foremost, we must invest in forward-looking technologies an innovation that will strengthen our core industries and our SMEs, and to promote digitisation in our businesses