Industrial strategy in Europe

Trade unions and the Volkswagen works council in Germany achieved significant breakthroughs in talks with management, avoiding plant closures and mass layoffs

Thousands of Volkswagen workers in Germany held warning strikes on Monday, opposing management’s cost-cutting plans aimed at preserving bonuses and dividends

While a Kamala Harris or Donald Trump presidency would differ in style, the impact on US-Europe relations may ultimately be one of nuance

Thousands of workers took to the streets of Brussels to protest the planned closure of an Audi production site, highlighting broader concerns over the EU’s failed industrial strategy