German FAZ: Works councilor in combat mode007619

It is a cinematic drama that is now taking place in the Volkswagen Group. In this respect, the setting had a certain symbolic power. Several hundred officials from the IG Metall union gathered this week in the large cinema hall of the “Astor Grand Cinema”, right in the center of the Lower Saxony state capital… Continue reading German FAZ: Works councilor in combat mode007619

German FAZ: Austria’s second largest bank still has a Russia problem007618

Anyone who wants to do business in Russia has to be prepared for anything. Because of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, many Western companies have announced a withdrawal. The Austrian Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) is also one of them. However, the planned exit of the second largest financial institution in Austria is likely to… Continue reading German FAZ: Austria’s second largest bank still has a Russia problem007618

German FAZ: VW is paying for a festival concert007617

Does Wolfsburg need a theater? The fact that a city defines itself by, as Lewis Mumford explains in his epochal study “The City”, “promoting the arts and becoming art itself” remained an alien idea for a long time in the Volkswagen location created in 1938. After 1954 there had only been “theater around the theater”… Continue reading German FAZ: VW is paying for a festival concert007617

German Manager Magazine: SUVs and pick-up trucks in traffic accidents: The killer cars from America003547

Monster vehicles The killer cars from America Anyone who drives a huge pickup truck or SUV that weighs tons feels safe. But this safety comes at a monstrous price: the number of fatalities in small compact cars that collide with such heavyweights has risen sharply. Is road safety becoming a question of your own wallet?… Continue reading German Manager Magazine: SUVs and pick-up trucks in traffic accidents: The killer cars from America003547