German VDMA slams coalition's reform paralysis, warns of industrial decline

The VDMA, Germany's largest mechanical engineering lobby, publicly criticizes the coalition government's internal disputes and slow reform pace, warning they endanger Germany's industrial competitiveness. The statement reflects growing business frustration with policy gridlock, though it is an advocacy position rather than a hard economic data point. The risk is that prolonged political paralysis erodes investment confidence in Europe's largest economy.

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