This was announced by government spokesperson Steffen Hebestreit on Tuesday evening. Scholz had previously spent three hours discussing measures to boost growth in Germany. "Germany is a strong country that is currently facing major challenges. It is now a matter of tackling them together and strengthening the location with a pact for industry that includes very specific measures," said Scholz after the meeting.
The spokesperson said that the meeting was the start of a process in which the Federal Government wanted to discuss with the participants ways in which it could provide further impetus for growth, secure industrial jobs in Germany and strengthen Germany as an industrial location. The agreed confidentiality remains in place. According to government circles, the results should be available in mid-December.
Economics Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) and Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP) were not invited, which is why the FDP parliamentary group organized another meeting with business representatives on Tuesday.
According to the Federal Government, BDI President Siegfried Russwurm, VCI President Markus Steilemann, Mechanical Engineering President Bertram Kawlath and Gunnar Groebler for the German Steel Federation took part in the high-profile meeting at the Chancellery. DGB head Yasmin Fahimi, IG BCE President Michael Vassiliadis and IG Metall Chairwoman Christiane Benner were also part of the group. Company representatives included Oliver Blume, VW CEO, BASF CEO Markus Kamieth, Siemens CEO Roland Busch, Wacker Chemie CEO Christian Hartel and board members from Mercedes and BMW.
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