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Emanuel Boeminghaus reported that the British malt manufacturer Crisp Malt plans, according to industry reports, to close its malt plant in Hamburg-Eidelstedt by the end of March 2027. The company has not officially confirmed the plans so far. The site has an annual production capacity of 110,000 tons. As reasons for the crisis in the malt industry, Boeminghaus cited the significantly decreased demand for Scotch whisky as well as high energy and transport costs. In Germany, around 350,000 tons of annual malt capacity have already been lost. If the Hamburg plant were to close, the loss would rise to around 460,000 tons, according to his contribution. He cited Vinetur from October 10, 2026, as the source. https://t.co/18Do28BQPK #Industrie #Hamburg #Werksschließung (translated)

Dr. Daniel Stelter made it clear that this was not his argument. He wrote that the tax burden is above that in the main competitor countries and that the framework conditions need to become more attractive. Higher taxes do not equate to better framework conditions; while taxes could be increased, he believes that this would not help the location. #Steuern #Wettbewerb #Rahmenbedingungen (translated)

In doing so, it is important to consider the economic opportunities of a relief as well as the budgetary leeway. Tourism Secretary Elisabeth Zehetner (ÖVP) therefore wants to "closely examine how we can strengthen the competitiveness of the location." #FlughafenWien #Flugabgabe #Wettbewerbsfähigkeit (translated)

The board of Vienna Airport is calling for the abolition of the flight tax, as high location costs are burdening competitiveness and airlines like Wizz Air and Ryanair are relocating to Bratislava, where costs are a third lower. #FlughafenWien #Flugabgabe #Wettbewerbsfähigkeit (translated)

The mayor of Marburg, Thomas Spies, appeals to the federal and state governments to secure the Biontech site in Marburg, as its impending closure jeopardizes the supply security for mRNA vaccines in Europe and puts numerous jobs at risk. #Biontech #Marburg #Pandemievorsorge (translated)

The author described the standstill as a government program and cited inflation, recession, unemployment, tax burden, and the decline of the economic location as the government's balance sheet. It is not in a crisis, but is itself the crisis, he wrote. He also referred to the unresolved migration issue and mentioned hundreds of thousands in this context. https://t.co/O0DUKWOXz1 #Politik #Wirtschaft #Krise #DE (translated)

The airport's managing director, Günther Ofner, comments on the declining number of passengers at Vienna Airport and the reduced flight connections, addressing the high location costs and the ticket tax as possible reasons. #FlughafenWien #Passagierzahlen #GüntherOfner (translated)

The Hamburg Senate is examining a new location for the planned natural history museum after a real estate company has made a more favorable offer near the main train station, while the Greens are questioning the project's priority. #Naturkundemuseum #Hamburg #Elbtower (translated)

The author _horizont_ wrote that Antifa set fire to the car of AfD politician Bernd Baumann in November 2025. BMW withdrew its leasing offer for a company car for the President of the Saxony-Anhalt Parliament on October 6, 2026, just hours after Tobias Rausch was elected the first AfD politician to head a German parliament. Regarding the question of whether the AfD harms Germany as a business location, BMW CEO Milan Nedeljković recently stated that right-wing populism and nationalism jeopardize an open, trade-dependent economy. Those who demand protectionism and isolationism do not act in the interest of the German location and prosperity, Nedeljković reportedly said according to _horizont_. The author wrote that this says enough about BMW. #Antifa #AfD #Rechtspopulismus (translated)

Bernd Kaiser criticized BMW for canceling the leasing contract for the 7-series company car of the newly elected President of the State Parliament of Saxony-Anhalt, according to his representation. He accused the company of making a political statement while it is cutting 8,000 jobs worldwide and offering severance packages to almost 40,000 employees in Germany. Kaiser contrasted the decision with the BMW management's statements in the FAZ, claiming that certain parties are "poison for the economic location." He wrote that the company should focus more on technological innovations and sales, and he held the perceived misallocation of priorities partly responsible for the decline of the German location. #BMW #Dienstwagen https://t.co/JhQgq0WEGr #BMW #Autoindustrie #Wirtschaft (translated)

Emanuel Boeminghaus wrote that the Audi plant in Neckarsulm is threatened with closure. Audi has activated the so-called bad weather clause and demanded negotiations on job cuts and working conditions. The site with more than 15,000 employees must present a viable savings plan within a year; otherwise, closure may loom. Citing assessments from economic experts, Boeminghaus wrote that around 50,000 jobs in the region could be affected by a closure. About 1,000 suppliers depend on production, and up to a quarter of the regional industrial value creation could be lost. He added that it now concerns a total of seven to eight plants, including those of VW, Audi, and Mercedes. He named WELT and dpa as sources. https://t.co/0fbpxaHufh #Automobilindustrie #Neckarsulm #Stellenabbau (translated)

We will hold rallies at a total of ten locations in Lower Austria on October 16 and 17. “We will hold rallies at a total of ten locations in Lower Austria on October 16 and 17,” says the Purkersdorf city councilor Josef Baum, who is also part of the “Platform Lower Austria.” #Notarzt #Niederösterreich #Gesundheitsreform (translated)

Audi questions the job security at the Neckarsulm plant, as a bad weather clause could allow for operationally related layoffs before the end of 2033, while the workforce is concerned due to the austerity plans and uncertainties about the future of the site. #AudiNeckarsulm #Schlechtwetterklausel #Zukunftsängste (translated)