Lockdown blow: Lights form a heart shape on the InterContinental Frankfurt hotel. There seems to be no plan to reopen restaurants, hotels and leisure facilities in Germany any time soon. This plus delays in financial aid has stoked discontent among many in the country. ─ Bloomberg
FRANKFURT: Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government is under increasing pressure to ease Germany’s coronavirus lockdown, with the ire coming from the heart of the country’s economy.
Representatives of German industry plan to protest in Berlin soon when the country’s top industry lobbies will hold talks with economy minister Peter Altmaier. The demonstration will take place outside Altmaier’s ministry.
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