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Economy

Wolfsburg Postcard: Wealth, Wheels And Anxiety In Volkswagen’s Company Town

photo of ​The view of the VW plant in Wolfsburg
The view of the VW plant in Wolfsburg Julian Stratenschulte/DPA via ZUMA

No place says Volkswagen like Wolfsburg. The city and the brand live in symbiosis, and for a long time, this has been beneficial to both. Now, the times of prosperity might be over. A visit to the quiet and historically prosperous corner of western Germany.

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In The News

Hard Questions For Denmark’s Soft Unemployment Cure

Working on the line in Copenhagen
Working on the line in Copenhagen Hunter Desportes

‘Flexicurity,’ the Danish labor approach, where it’s easy to be fired but also rehired, has helped unemployment remain among the lowest in the world. But the lack of skilled labor creates new demands.

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