Germany’s economy has been struggling for five years. The main reason for the energy crisis that Russia stopped sending gas, which makes energy very expensive. Factories now pay much more to produce goods. Renewable energy is not growing fast enough to help.

China is also a problem. Before, China bought many German products, but now it makes the same things and sells them for less money. This means that German companies are losing business.

Germany also didn’t spend enough on roads, trains, and the internet. Now these things need fixing, but the government has little money to help. There is a shortage of skilled workers. Many companies can’t find people with the right training, and fewer students want to study science or technology.

Finally, Germany has too many rules which slow things down. Businesses have to do a lot of paperwork, which makes everything take longer.