Germany to consider rent freeze as housing costs soar
Tenants across Europe's largest economy have struggled against a deepening cost of living crisis which has seen rents surge to record levels.
Tenants across Europe's largest economy have struggled against a deepening cost of living crisis which has seen rents surge to record levels.
Among the measures is an extra one-off payment for more consumers to help cover energy costs and an extension of the “9-euro ticket” for nationwide public transport.
Food and drink is handed out along with sim cards for phones, and German families step forward to offer places in their homes for the refugees.
Trade with fellow European Union members, conversely, picked up by 16.8 per cent.
In an ageing labour market, the arrival of young, highly educated migrants has been a boon for Germany.
Chancellor-in-waiting Olaf Scholz said Berlin would back "countermeasures" if the UK reneges on the Brexit deal.
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