Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos earlier today, Germany's finance minister Christian Lindner stated that his country is not the sick man of Europe. “After a very successful period since 2012 and these years of crisis, Germany is a tired man after a short night,” he said.
The finance minister added that now Germany needs a good cup of coffee, which means structural reforms. "Then we will be continuing to succeed economically,” he stressed.
Lindner also noted that Germany's weak economic performance in 2023 and low growth projections for 2024 serve as a call for action and admitted such challenges as the rise of AI and the threat of global economic fragmentation.