German economy teeters into 2024 amid strikes

By Xinhua News Agency

Jan 15, 2024 12:18 am

FRANKFURT, Germany: Around 80 percent of the long-distance trains have been put to a standstill from Wednesday through Friday in Germany as the train drivers of the state-owned railway company Deutsche Bahn went on strike to get reduced working hours and better pay.

Twelve days into the first month of 2024, the train drivers' protest is one of a spate of strikes in the largest economy in the European Union, which is grappling to find a way back to economic growth.

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