# Germany news: Reform row raises fears for Merz's coalition

https://mins.news/en/item/83224

- DW, 2026-10-02 09:53 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/germany-news-reform-row-raises-fears-for-merz-s-coalition/live-79512757?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> 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.

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