PoliticsGermany news: Reform row raises fears for Merz's coalition

Germany’s conservative CDU is intensifying pressure on its SPD coalition partners before next week’s talks on pension and labor-market reforms. The dispute is straining the government, while IG Metall has fiercely condemned Volkswagen’s cost-cutting plans, including 50,000 job cuts worldwide.

Germany politicsMerz coalitionpension reformVolkswagen

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