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Election Upheaval And Volkswagen Woes Show Germany’s Ruinous Price For Being Uncle Sam’s Lapdog – OpEd
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Chancellor Olaf Scholz's coalition parties faced significant losses in the September 2024 elections; the Alternative for Germany (AfD) topped the Thuringia state election; Volkswagen plans to close factories and lay off workers due to high production costs; the German economy is suffering from reliance on U.S. foreign policy; over €23 billion military aid to Ukraine has fueled public discontent; the Nord Stream gas pipeline sabotage in 2022 severed Germany's energy supply from Russia; Volkswagen's CEO Oliver Blume cited 'costs, costs, costs' as the reason for drastic measures; the historical context of Volkswagen's founding under Nazi Germany is noted; the article criticizes the EU's alignment with U.S. imperialism.
#Germany #Volkswagen #Elections #UsForeignPolicy #Afd #EconomicCrisis #MilitaryAid #NordStream #EnergySupply #PoliticalDiscontent
https://www.eurasiareview.com/09092024-election-upheaval-and-volkswagen-woes-show-germanys-ruinous-price-for-being-uncle-sams-lapdog-oped/
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Chancellor Olaf Scholz's coalition parties faced significant losses in the September 2024 elections; the Alternative for Germany (AfD) topped the Thuringia state election; Volkswagen plans to close factories and lay off workers due to high production costs; the German economy is suffering from reliance on U.S. foreign policy; over €23 billion military aid to Ukraine has fueled public discontent; the Nord Stream gas pipeline sabotage in 2022 severed Germany's energy supply from Russia; Volkswagen's CEO Oliver Blume cited 'costs, costs, costs' as the reason for drastic measures; the historical context of Volkswagen's founding under Nazi Germany is noted; the article criticizes the EU's alignment with U.S. imperialism.
#Germany #Volkswagen #Elections #UsForeignPolicy #Afd #EconomicCrisis #MilitaryAid #NordStream #EnergySupply #PoliticalDiscontent
https://www.eurasiareview.com/09092024-election-upheaval-and-volkswagen-woes-show-germanys-ruinous-price-for-being-uncle-sams-lapdog-oped/