The reasons being given are the critical situation in the domestic labour market, and the uncontrolled flood of Albanians into Germany. More construction jobs expected to be lost Bonn. The central association of German construction companies expects up to 80,000 jobs in the industry to be cut over this and next year. The association's President Eichbauer said that this meant that the loss of jobs would continue unabated. He reaffirmed his prognosis that investment in construction would fall by 2.5 percent this year.
Inflation continues to rise Wiesbaden.
Inflation accelerated in Germany in June. The Federal Statistics Office has announced that prices were up by 1.6 percent over a year ago. In May the rate was 1.5 percent. Dangerous driver injures 4 Essen. The driver, drunk and suspected mentally confused, ran into a group of people at a bus stop.